Exploring the Powers of the Executive Branch

What article of the U.S. Constitution discusses the executive branch?

• Article IV

• Article III

• Article II

• Article I

Who cannot become the President of the United States according to the Constitution?

• A person born in the U.S. territory

• A person over 35 years of age

• A person born in Canada

• A naturalized citizen

What is the primary purpose of the Electoral College?

• To ensure direct democracy

• To simplify the voting process

• To represent different factions across the country

• To limit the power of the president

What term describes electors who do not vote according to the popular vote in their state?

• Rogue electors

• Faithless electors

• Independent electors

• Defiant electors

Which state has a large number of electoral votes due to its population?

• North Dakota

• Wyoming

• California

• Alaska

How does the size of a state affect its power in the Electoral College?

• Only coastal states have more power

• All states have equal power

• Smaller states have more power

• Larger states have less power

Which president was elected four times?

• Barack Obama

• Abraham Lincoln

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• George Washington

What major event occurred in the 2000 U.S. presidential election?

• A candidate won without the popular vote

• The introduction of the Electoral College

• The election was decided by the Supreme Court

• All candidates received equal votes

What was the Supreme Court's decision in Brown vs. Board of Education about?

• Presidential term limits

• Women's voting rights

• School desegregation

• The legality of the Electoral College

How did President Eisenhower respond to the Little Rock Nine incident?

• By sending the National Guard

• By sending paratroopers

• By resigning from office

• By holding a national referendum