Executive Branch

As outlined in the Constitution, there are three formal qualifications for the presidency. Presidents must:

• Be at least 35 years old

• Have lived in the country for 14 years

• Be a natural - born U.S. citizen

• All of the above

What is the Electoral College and how does it work?

• The number of electors each state gets is equal to its total number of House of Representatives in Congress. A total of 438 electors form the Electoral College. Each elector casts one vote following the general election. The Candidate who gets 270 votes or more wins.

• The number of electors each state gets is equal to its total number of Senators and Representatives in Congress. A total of 538 electors form the Electoral College. Each elector casts one vote following the general election. The Candidate who gets 340 votes or more wins.

• The number of electors each state gets is equal to its total number of Senators and Representatives in Congress. A total of 538 electors form the Electoral College. Each elector casts one vote following the general election. The Candidate who gets 270 votes or more wins.

• The number of electors each state gets is equal to its total number of House of Representatives in Congress. A total of 538 electors form the Electoral College. Each elector casts one vote following the general election. The Candidate who gets 270 votes or more wins.

Department that identify and assess threats to the safety of the United States, Coordinate the national response to and lead recovery efforts after acts of terrorism, natural disasters, and other emergencies, and works to prevent possible attacks to the United States.

• Department of Justice

• Department of Defense

• Department of State

• Department of Homeland Security

Department of Defense

• Provide military forces and domestic security and deliver humanitarian aid and disaster relief and provide peacekeeping forces

• Promote international trade

• Protect employees from discrimination

• All of the Above

Department of Commerce

• Promet international trade, Assist states, groups and individuals through economic progress

• Works to improve working conditions; set standards for wages and overtime pay

• Protect employees from discrimination

• Both B and C

Department of State

• Protect and assist U.S. citizens living and traveling abroad

• Help advance the global interest of the United States

• Provide military forces and domestic security

• Both A and B

The Constitution assigns the president the power to sign or veto legislation, command the armed forces, grant reprieves and pardons, and receive ambassadors are examples of which type of presidential powers.

• Informal

• Formal

• Whatever they want to do powers

• No power

The Sixteenth Amendment gave Congress the power to levy an _______, which is a tax on a person’s or corporation's income.

• Income Tax

• Payroll Tax

• Mandatory Spending

• Discretionary Spending

The ability to enact a legislative agenda, executive orders, sending out troops without a declaration of war, and conducting foreign policy initiatives are examples of which type of presidential power?

• Executive

• Pardon

• Payroll Tax

• Informal

The Constitution gives the president the “Power to grant Reprieves and ________ for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.”

• Pardon

• Tax

• Informal Power

• Executive Power