Executive Branch Test

What is the main purpose of the executive branch?

• To make laws

• To interpret laws

• To enforce laws

• To adjudicate disputes

What is the main job the federal bureaucracy performs for the president?

• Enforcing laws

• Creating laws

• Judging laws

• Funding laws

What are the Constitutional requirements of the presidency, how long is the term, and how many terms can be served?

• Must be a natural-born citizen, 35 years old, 14 year resident of US

• Must be a resident for 14 years, 30 years old, college degree

• Must be a natural-born citizen, 40 years old, previous political experience

• Must be a resident for 10 years, 35 years old, served in the US Senate

What can the President do if Congress does not declare war?

• Initiate military action as commander in chief

• Veto any legislation until Congress declares war

• Resign from the presidency

• Nothing, the President cannot act without Congress' declaration

List the next four positions in the order of succession to the presidency - after the president.

• Vice President, Speaker of the House, President pro tempore of the Senate, Secretary of State

• Vice President, Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Defense

• Vice President, Secretary of Defense, Attorney General, Secretary of the Interior

• Vice President, President pro tempore of the Senate, Speaker of the House, Secretary of the Treasury

If the president dies, how is the vacancy filled? Which amendment outlines the above process?

• 12th Amendment

• 22nd Amendment

• 25th Amendment

• 27th Amendment

How does a person become the Vice Presidential candidate?

• By winning a majority vote in the general election

• By being appointed by the current President

• By being selected by the presidential candidate

• By inheriting the position from the previous Vice President

What is the 22nd amendment?

• Limits the president to two terms

• Gives women the right to vote

• Abolishes slavery

• Establishes the income tax

List 2 duties of the Vice President.

• Presiding over the Senate and voting in the Senate in the case of a tie

• Acting as ceremonial assistant to the President

• Managing the country's national defense

• Creating laws and policies independently

List one way the President (executive branch) can check the Congress (legislative branch).

• Vetoing legislation

• Appointing federal judges

• Declaring war

• Issuing executive orders