WorksheetsThe Executive Branch
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How much is the President's yearly salary?
a)
$400,000
b)
$160,000
c)
$4,000,000
d)
$163,000,000
2.
What's the group of people called who give advice to help the president make choices?
a)
Secretary
b)
FBI or DEA
c)
Cabinet
d)
Line of Succession
3.
Who's in charge of the Executive Branch?
a)
Congress
b)
the president
c)
judges
d)
committee
4.
Which word means an order given by the president?
a)
executive order
b)
department
c)
Executive Branch
d)
filibuster
5.
Which word gives the order of people that would take over for the president if something happened to them?
a)
cabinet
b)
electoral college
c)
Speaker of the House
d)
line of succession
6.
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 14 years
7.
What does the executive branch do?
a)
elect the president
b)
make the laws
c)
enforces the laws
d)
count the votes
8.
How many terms may the president serve?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
4
d)
unlimited
9.
Which amendment addresses the order of succession to the Presidency if the President dies or resigns?
a)
20
b)
25
c)
22
d)
23
10.
What role gives the President the ability to rule as head of all the branches of the military?
a)
Chief of State
b)
Chief Diplomat
c)
Chief Citizen
d)
Commander in Chief
11.
To be President you must be at least ____ years old
a)
25
b)
30
c)
35
d)
40
12.
Which amendment addresses the number of years a President can serve?
a)
20
b)
22
c)
23
d)
25
13.
The executive branch is only the President.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
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.
15.
How many U.S. presidents have died while in office?
a)
8
b)
2
c)
1
d)
4
16.
Who becomes president if the vice president would die?
a)
Speaker of the House
b)
Senator of Washington DC
c)
oldest cabinet member
d)
Secretary of State
17.
When the President has a phone conference with the President of France, s/he is acting as
a)
Chief Diplomat
b)
Chief Executive
c)
Chief Legislator
d)
Commander in Chief
18.
When the President travels to California to speak at a rally for a party nominee for Senate, s/he is acting as _______________.
a)
Chief of Party
b)
Chief Diplomat
c)
Chief of State
d)
Chief Executive
19.
When the President inspects a Navy yard, s/he is acting as ___________________.
a)
Commander in Chief
b)
Chief of Party
c)
Chief Diplomat
d)
Chief Legislator
20.
When George Washington was President, people recognized that one person could not carry out the duties of the President without ________________
a)
advice and assistance
b)
financial support
c)
a salary to pay for his work
d)
transportation to get from one state to the other
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