Executive Branch Quiz

The Electoral College:

• functions largely independently of the major political parties

• provides for a winner-take-all system of election in all 50 states

• requires that the candidate who receives a plurality of the votes (the most) will be elected to the office of president

• requires that a candidate receive a majority (270 electoral votes) to be elected president.

What is the formal duty assigned to the Vice President by the government?

• Call cabinet meetings.

• Choose the Secretary of State.

• Preside over the Senate.

• Preside over the House.

What does the executive branch of the government do?

• elect the president

• make the laws

• enforces the laws

• count the votes

How many terms may a President serve?

• 1

• 2

• 4

• unlimited

To be President, you must be at least ____ years old.

• 25

• 30

• 35

• 40

What is the job, identified in the Constitution, of the Vice-President in the context of government operations?

• President of the House of Representatives

• President of the Senate

• Chief Diplomat

• Chief of State

When the President vetoes a bill, which branch of government is checking which branch?

• Executive checks Judicial

• Legislative checks Executive

• Executive checks Legislative

• Judicial checks Executive

Who is the Commander in Chief of the government's military forces?

• Congress

• The Senate

• The President

• The Supreme Court

How long is a presidential term?

• 2 years

• 4 years

• 6 years

• 8 years

If the President should die, who would become President?

• Vice President

• Attorney General

• Secretary of State

• Speaker of the House