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WorksheetsExecutive Branch
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the job, identified in the Constitution, of the Vice-President?
a)
President of the House of Representatives
b)
President of the Senate
c)
Chief Diplomat
d)
Chief of State
2.
When the President vetoes a bill, which branch is checking which branch?
a)
Executive checks Judicial
b)
Legislative checks Executive
c)
Executive checks Legislative
d)
Judicial checks Executive
3.
Who does the President speak to in the annual State of the Union address?
a)
Congress and the people of the United States of America
b)
His family
c)
Other countries
d)
The tv producers
4.
The State of the Union Address is a way for the president to _________________.
a)
propose legislation to Congress
b)
campaign directly to the people
c)
approve or veto legislation
d)
appoint officials
5.
A President’s term is ____ years long and they can serve a maximum of ____ term(s).
a)
2;2
b)
6;1
c)
4;2
d)
4;3
6.
The executive branch is only the President.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
An official act by the President forgiving a person convicted of a crime and freeing that person from serving his/her sentence.
a)
Excuse
b)
Commutation
c)
Pardon
d)
Termination
8.
Who is Commander-in-Chief of the military?
a)
Congress
b)
The Senate
c)
The President
d)
The Supreme Court
9.
The purpose of the President's cabinet is to ___________________.
a)
advise and help the President
b)
advise Congress
c)
Help make laws
d)
decide if laws make sense
10.
The 15 department heads are all part of the president’s cabinet.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Which of these is NOT a power of the president?
a)
commander in chief
b)
appoint ambassadors
c)
declare war
d)
grant pardons
12.
Which Article of the Constitution creates the executive branch?
a)
Article I
b)
Article II
c)
Article III
d)
Article IV
13.
What is the President’s annual speech to Congress called?
a)
State of the Union Address
b)
Congressional Address
c)
Legislative Mandate
d)
Executive Order
14.
If the president should die, who would become president?
a)
Vice President
b)
Attorney General
c)
Secretary of State
d)
Speaker of the House
15.
To be President you must be at least ____ years old
a)
25
b)
30
c)
35
d)
40
16.
The President gets to choose or appoint all of the following people EXCEPT ______________.
a)
members of Congress
b)
ambassadors
c)
cabinet members
d)
federal judges
17.
What does the executive branch do?
a)
elect the president
b)
make the laws
c)
carry out the laws
d)
count the votes
18.
To be president you must be
a)
a citizen for 7 years
b)
a citizen for 9 years
c)
a natural born citizen
d)
a citizen for 20
19.
The main job of the executive branch is to ______________________.
a)
enforce laws
b)
make laws
c)
interpret laws
d)
pardon criminals
20.
Which individual could qualify as a candidate for President of the United States?
a)
Max is 67 years old; he has lived in Ontario, Canada for all of his life; he was born in Detroit.
b)
Martha is 45 years old; she has lived in Chicago for the last 18 years; she was born in Tampa.
c)
Samuel is 27 years old; he has lived in New York City for the past 3 years; he was born in Israel of American Parents.
d)
Karen is 42 years old; she has lived in Boston for the last 26 years; she was born in Ireland of Irish parents.
21.
The 25th Amendment sets out the order of succession to the Presidency. If the President dies, the Vice President is next in line. Which official follows next?
a)
Secretary of State
b)
Secretary of Defense
c)
Speaker of the House
d)
President pro tempore of Senate
22.
True or False? The executive branch is the largest of the three branches of government.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
The President of the Senate also holds what role?
a)
Senator
b)
Speaker of the House
c)
Majority Whip
d)
Vice President
24.
If a president were to meet with a foreign leader he would be performing which role?
a)
Chief of Party
b)
Commander in Chief
c)
Chief Legislator
d)
Chief Diplomat
25.
Presidential cabinet responsible for managing armed forces?
a)
Homeland
b)
Defense
c)
Interior
26.
Presidential cabinet responsible for collecting, borrowing, spending, and printing money?
a)
Treasury
b)
Justice
c)
Interior
27.
Presidential cabinet responsible for planning and carrying out foreign policy?
a)
Justice
b)
Treasury
c)
State
28.
Presidential cabinet responsible for law enforcement?
a)
Justice
b)
Agriculture
c)
Commerce
29.
Presidential cabinet responsible for protecting and maintaining public lands and parks?
a)
Agriculture
b)
Interior
c)
Housing and Urban Development
30.
Presidential cabinet responsible for helping farmers and consumers with farm products?
a)
Labor
b)
Commerce
c)
Agriculture
31.
Presidential cabinet responsible for supervising trade and promoting business?
a)
Commerce
b)
Interior
c)
Health and Human Services
32.
Presidential cabinet responsible for working conditions and American wages?
a)
Homeland
b)
Housing and Urban Development
c)
Labor
33.
Presidential cabinet responsible for well-being and health of Americans?
a)
Labor
b)
Health and Human Services
c)
Commerce
34.
Presidential cabinet responsible for needs and problems of cities?
a)
Housing and Urban Development
b)
Interior
c)
Justice
35.
Presidential cabinet responsible for highways, railroads, water routes, and air traffic?
a)
Veterans
b)
Transportation
c)
Energy
36.
Presidential cabinet responsible for the energy plan for the entire nation?
a)
Defense
b)
Interior
c)
Energy
37.
Presidential cabinet responsible for providing advice and funding (money) for schools?
a)
Veterans
b)
Education
c)
Treasury
38.
Presidential cabinet responsible for assisting veterans with different services they need?
a)
Veterans
b)
Defense
c)
Health and Human Services
39.
Presidential cabinet responsible for protecting against terrorist attacks?
a)
Justice
b)
Homeland Security
c)
Labor
40.
A cabinet member is also known as a ________________.
a)
Partner
b)
Assistant
c)
Secretary
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