Executive Branch Quiz Review

The prime minister of Canada and the U.S. president acting as chief executive might do which of the following?

• appoint heads of agencies

• attend the Stanley Cup hockey final

• enact treaties with foreign countries

• send military personnel to war

Which of the following is a formal qualification to be President?

• Must be 35 years old

• Must be male

• Must be Protestant

• Must have served in the military

What was the name of the law passed in 1973 to limit the President's war powers?

• Congressional War Act

• Resolution for War

• War Powers Resolution

What does the executive branch do?

• elect the president
• make the laws
• enforces the laws
• count the votes

What role gives the President the ability to rule as head of all the branches of the military?  

• Chief of State
• Chief Diplomat
• Chief Citizen
• Commander in Chief

What is NOT a formal requirement to be president?

• 35 yrs old

• 14 years of residency

• military service

• born a citizen

How does the President “check” Congress? 

• clemency
• pardon
• veto
• reprieve

When a president gives the state of the union address, what role is he fulfilling?

• Chief Diplomat

• Commander in Chief

• Chief Legislator

• Chief of Party

When the Founding Fathers finally decided on the length of the presidential term of office, they established a term

• of 8 years

• of 4 years

• not to exceed 10 years

• that could not be renewed after 4 years

Which of these was a successful check on the power of a president?​

• ​After Jefferson negotiated the Louisiana Purchase, the Senate ratified it.

• After Truman seized steel mills, the courts declared the action unconstitutional.​

• ​When FDR’s New Deal programs took effect, the executive branch expanded.

• When Lincoln blockaded southern ports, he was not opposed by Congress.