Test: Executive Branch

Circle ALL of the following responsibilities of the President of the United States.

• Acts as a jury in an impeachment trial
• Is commander-in-chief of the nation’s armed forces
• Can declare a law to be unconstitutional
• Is responsible for carrying out the laws

Which of the scenarios below would be dealt with by the Executive Branch of the US Government?

• A bill to raise the corporate income tax is about to be debateds.
• A law has been challenged to be unconstitutional by a group of citizens.
• A person who has been in prison for over 20 years has been granted a pardon.

Which action would most likely result in the greatest increase in the power of the Executive Branch?

• Abolishing the Electoral College
• Submitting a budget for Congressional approval
• Broadening the President’s wartime authority
• Lowering the age at which a person can be elected President

“The nation deserves and I will select a Supreme Court justice that American can be proud of...I will choose a nominee in a timely manner so that the hearing and the vote can be completed before the new Supreme Court term begins…” Under Article II of the US Constitution, which power is suggested by this statement by President Bush?

• The power to veto bills of Congress
• The power to nominate justices to the Supreme Court
• The power of pardons and reprieves
• The President’s power to issue Executive Orders

People who dodged the draft by fleeing to Canada during the Vietnam War were pardoned by President Jimmy Carter. President Carter was acting under his authority as

• Chief Diplomat of the United States
• The individual empowered to negotiate treaties
• Chief Executive of the United States
• Leader of the free world

To win a Presidential election, a candidate must win a

• Two-thirds vote of the state legislator
• Two-thirds vote in Congress
• Majority of the popular vote
• Majority of the Electoral College (270)

What article describes the structures and functions of the executive branch?

• Article I
• Article II
• Article III
• Article V

What article describes the structures and functions of the executive branch?

• Article I
• Article II
• Article III
• Article V

On Election Day, when citizens vote for a President, they are really voting for ______________?

• Elections
• Electors
• Republicans
• Senators

The national executive is the_________________?

• Governor
• House of Representatives
• Senate
• President