Executive Branch Quiz

The head of the executive branch of office in the U.S. government is _____.

• the Speaker of the House
• the Vice President
• the Chief Justice
• the President

As the leader of the military, the president is referred to as the ____.

• chief of staff
• military advisor
• commander-in-chief
• defense secretary

Diplomacy is _____.

• the art of negotiating with foreign countries

• domestic policy

• a president's tax policies

• the act of war

The president is the chief of _____, a unofficial title where they play the role of the symbolic figurehead of the United States.

• government
• state
• staff

• economy

How old to you have to be to run for president?

• 25 years old
• 35 years old
• 40 years old
• 18 years old

TRUE/FALSE: You must be born a U.S. citizen to run for president.

• TRUE

• FALSE

After what president did Congress amend the Constitution to limit presidential term limits to two?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Abraham Lincoln

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

Who is in the line of presidential succession after the President and Vice President?

• Speaker of the House of Representatives
• Attorney General
• Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
• Secretary of State

How many job positions does the president appoint to the executive branch?

• 9

• 100

• 435

• 3,000

The president has four powers of clemency. Which one of these is NOT one of those powers?

• Pardoning

• Amnesty

• Commuting a Sentence

• Forgiving a State Crime