SOS Day 5 Test

What does the executive branch do

• Collect taxes, regulate commerce, declare war
• Make laws, interpret laws, conduct trials
• Enforce laws, manage the government, oversee policy implementation
• Provide education, maintain infrastructure, ensure public safety

The power to declare war belongs to

• Military generals
• United Nations
• Local government officials
• Congress

Why does the Constitution establish the electoral college

• To ensure that only the most qualified individuals become President
• To balance the interests of smaller and larger states by giving each state a number of electoral votes based on its representation in Congress.
• To allow the President to be directly elected by the people
• To simplify the election process and reduce costs

The founding fathers were concerned people would not have enough information to make an informed decision when voting. What was their solution to this?

• Establish a mandatory voting system
• Limit voting rights to landowners
• Establish the electoral college

• Create a monarchy

What is the supreme law of the land

• Constitution
• Emancipation Proclamation
• Declaration of Independence
• Bill of Rights

The president of the United States does not have the power to

• declare war

• appoint judges

• veto bills

• negotiate treaties

impeachment charges are started by whom

• President
• Supreme Court
• Senate
• House of Representatives

Which presidents have faced impeachment

• Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton, Donald Trump
• George Washington
• Barack Obama
• Abraham Lincoln

Who takes the president's place if he/she is not able to serve a full term

• Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
• Vice President
• Secretary of State
• Speaker of the House

Who usually administers the oath of office to the president

• Speaker of the House
• Secretary of State
• Vice President
• Chief Justice of the United States