Legislative and Executive Connections

If the President is unable to do their job, who takes over?

• Speaker of the House

• President Pro Tempore

• Vice President

• Secretary of State

If the president does not like a bill passed by the Congress he can do this

• yell at them

• veto it

• complain to the media

• write his own law

when the president sits on the bill and takes no action before the end of a session, it is called

• pocket veto

• sitting around

• line action veto

• ignoring tact

the president can select a judge for the Supreme Court but who approves them?

• House

• Senate

• all of Congress

• the people vote

If the Vice President is not able to take over for the President, who is the next person in line for the presidency?

• Majority Leader in the Senate

• Secretary of State

• President Pro Tempore

• Speaker of the House

Which of the following are checks the president has over the the legislative branch (more than one answer)

• suggest laws

• negotiate treaties

• make federal appointments

• veto laws

• approve treaties

Which of the following is NOT an executive powers to check the judicial branch

• pardon

• clemency

• abdication

• commutation

To remove a federal charge or punishment like it never happened is

• commutation

• reprieve

• clemency

• pardon

To shorten a sentence is

• commutation

• reprieve

• pardon

• clemency

The judicial branch checks the president by

• by convicting all presidential enemies

• by supporting the presidents decisions all the time

• finding that an executive action is unconstitutional

• none of the above