GOV Unit 5 Quiz: Executive Branch

Which of the following statements is in favor of the Electoral College system?

• A candidate who loses the popular vote may still be elected president.

• It is a known and understood process for choosing the president.

• The results would depend upon how State congressional districts are drawn.

A formal duty assigned to the Vice President by the Constitution is to

• call cabinet meetings

• lead executive agreements with other nations

• preside over the Senate

Which of the following is NOT a formal qualification for the presidency?

• Must be at least 35 years old

• Must have extensive prior political experience

• Must have lived in the United States for at least 14 years.

_________ is leagal forgiveness for a crime given by the President to one person.

• Amnesty

• Reprieve

• Pardon

Bureaucracy is

• a way to describe the legislative branch

• a way to organize a large number of people to work

• loved by the American people

According to the Constitution the President must

• be at least 35 years old

• have held one major public office

• have lived in the US for at least 20 years.

A candidate needs ____ out of 538 electoral votes in order to be elected President.

• 500

• 270

• 400

What is the purpose of the cabinet?

• to be the traditional advisors of the President

• to stop the President's actions

• to talk about the NFL

If the President and Vice President die at the same time, who becomes President?

• Secretary of State

• Secretary of Defense

• Speaker of the House

If the President is impeached, the impeachment trial is presided over by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. This is an example of which of the following constitutional interactions among branches?

• the executive branch checking on the judicial branch

• the judicial branch checking the executive branch

• the legislative branch checking the executive branch