Executive Branch Test

What is the main thing the Executive Branch does?

• Enforce the laws
• Make the laws
• Interpret the laws
• Review the laws

Who is the leader of the state Executive Branch of government?

• Mayor
• President
• Chief Justice
• Governor

What are the duties and responsibilities of the Executive Branch of the national government? (pick all that apply)

• Declares war
• Executes the laws of the land
• Appoints federal judges
• Exercises the power of judicial review
• Prepares the budget

Who is in charge of the Executive Branch of the national government?

• Senators
• President
• Representatives
• Chief Justice

In addition to the President, what other positions are part of the Executive Branch?

• Vice President
• Attorney General
• The Senate
• The House of Representatives
• The Secretary of Defense

The Governor is the Chief Executive of Virginia. Which answer best describes the Governor's role as Chief Executive?

• Responsible for making the state's laws
• Responsible for seeing that laws are carried out
• Responsible for interpreting the state's laws
• Responsible for choosing members of the law making branch

To help the Governor of Virginia oversee the functions of the government, the Governor appoints a -

• Lt. Governor
• General Assembly
• Cabinet
• Attorney General

Who is the chief lawyer for the Country (and part of the Executive Branch)?

• President
• Governor
• Mayor
• Attorney general

Where are the powers of the governor listed?

• The US Constitution
• The State Constitution
• The Law Book
• The VA Declaration of Rights

What do the LT. Governor and the VA Attorney General NOT have in common?

• Appoint members of the cabinet
• Elected by the people of Virginia
• State level official
• Part of the Executive Branch