Executive Branch

Who is the leader of the Executive Branch?

• President

• Vice President

• Speaker of the House

• Majority Leader

How long is a presidential term?

• 2 years

• 4 years

• 6 years

• 8 years

How many terms can a president serve?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which of the following is not a power of the president?

• Pardon people from federal crimes

• Nominate Supreme Court Justices

• Sign or veto laws

• Declare laws unconstitutional

To be President you must be at least ____ years old

• 25

• 30

• 35

• 40

What does the Executive Branch do?

• elect the president

• enforce laws

• make laws

• count the votes

This is a rule with the force of law that is issued by the President.

• faithless elector
• executive order
• bureaucracy
• cabinet

In case the President is disabled, the way the Vice President becomes President is determined by the...

• 25th Amendment
• Original Constitution
• Congress
• Supreme Court

According to the Presidential Succession Act of 1974, which of these officers follows the Vice President in line of presidential succession?

• Speaker of the House
• President pro tempore of the Senate 
• Secretary of State 
• Secretary of Treasury

The Electoral College

• functions largely independently of the major political parties
• provide for a winner-take-all system of election in all 50 states
• requires that the candidate who receives a plurality of the votes (the most) will be elected to the office of president
• requires that a candidate receive a majority (270 electoral votes) to be elected president.