WTP Lesson 14 Executive Branch

Match the following terms

• Electoral College

• The part of the Constitution that describes the executive branch of the government

• Article II

• To accuse a public official of committing a crime while he or she is in office

• impeach

• Highest leader of the military forces. In the United States, it is the president.

• commander in chief

• The group of presidential electors who cast the official votes for president and vice president after a presidential election.

The executive branch of our government carries out and enforces the laws passed by Congress.

• True

• False

Who is the head of the executive branch?

• the vice president

• congress

• the president

• the electoral college

How often is a president and vice president elected or re-elected?

• Every 2 years

• Every 3 years

• Every 4 years

• Every 5 years

The president can declare war. True or false?

• True

• False

Which choice shows the powers of the President?

• Act as a member of the Electoral College, make treasons, declare war, and make as many calls as needed

• Act as commander and chief, make treaties, appoint ambassadors and judges, and grant pardons

• The president has unlimited power

• Play Back Street Boys in the White House, make his friends his cabinet members, and appoint judges

True or False? A candidate must have 270 of the total 538 electoral votes to become president.

• True

• False

Match the following departments that help the president with their responsibilities

• Department of the Treasury

• Handles the defense of the nation

• Attorney General

• Chief Law Enforcement officer

• Department of War/Defense

• Handles the money of the federal government

• Department of State

• Handles relations with other countries

True or False? The vice president is part of the president's cabinet of advisers.

• True

• False