Chapter 6: The Executive Branch

Who is the highest elected official and is one of the most powerful persons in the world?

• The president

• Vice President

• Speaker of the House

• President Pro Tempore

Every year the president delivers what?

• A new budget

• State of the Union Address

• foreign policy

• pardon

Under the Constitution, only who can declare war?

(a)  

When is the State of the Union Address normally?

(a)  

This is the government's plan for interacting with the foreign countries of the world?

• diplomacy

• commutation

• reprieve

• foreign policy

This was passed in 1973 that required that the president recall troops sent abroad with 60 days, unless Congress approves the action.

• War Powers Resolution

• regulatory commision

• bureaucracy

• Joint Chiefs of Staff

What is the salary for the president?

• $208,100 a year

• $165,200 a year

• $400,000 a year

• 850,000

The title of most cabinet members

(a)  

The president has a group of close advisers and aides known as

(a)  

The art of interacting with foreign government

• diplomacy

• reprieve

• commutation

• treaties