Unit 6 Executive Branch

What is the symbolic head of the United States known as?

• Chief of State

• Chief Justice

• Prime Minister

• Monarch

Who was the only President to serve more than 2 terms?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• George Washington

• Grover Cleveland

• Thomas Jefferson

What is the President called when he/she welcomes and meets with another country’s Prime Minister or Leader?

• Chief Diplomat

• Chief Legislator

• Chief Administrator

• Chief of Party

What is the one thing the President does not have the power to do unilaterally?

• Declare War

• Make Treaties

• Command the Armed Forces

• Grant Pardons

What is the President's right to withhold certain kinds of information from Congress and the Court known as?

• Executive Privilege

• Amnesty

• Immunity

• Impoundment

What is the President's power to appoint and remove federal officials classified as?

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

• Concurrent

What may the President do as Commander in Chief?

• All of the above

• Appoint military commanders on the highest levels

• Declare an end to a war declared by Congress

• Commit troops to battle without a declaration of war

Besides their loyalty to the president and political party, what are cabinet members chosen for?

• Professional expertise

• Living in the same state as the President

• Representing both parties and their diverse opinions

• Campaign contributions

This amendment gave citizens living in Washington D.C. the right to vote in national elections, and provided three electoral votes for the district in the election.

• 23rd Amendment

• 20th Amendment

• 22nd Amendment

• 12th Amendment

Which group may, by majority vote, impeach the President for 'treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors'?

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Supreme Court

• Combined Congress