WorksheetsExecutive Branch
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which article in the Constitution deals with the Executive Branch?
a)
l
b)
ll
c)
lll
d)
llll
2.
What does the executive branch do?
a)
elect the president
b)
make the laws
c)
enforces the laws
d)
count the votes
3.
How many terms may the president serve?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
4
d)
unlimited
4.
. Who has the expressed power to declare war?
a)
President
b)
Congress
c)
House
d)
Senate
5.
To be President you must be at least ____ years old
a)
25
b)
30
c)
35
d)
40
6.
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
7.
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
8.
What role is in charge of the military?
a)
Chief of State
b)
Commander in Chief
c)
Chief of Party
d)
Chief of Armed Forces
9.
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
10.
Who is Commander in Chief of the military
a)
Congress
b)
The Senate
c)
The President
d)
The Supreme Court
11.
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
12.
The 15 department heads are all part of the president’s cabinet.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Which of these is NOT a power of the president?
a)
commander in chief
b)
appoint ambassadors
c)
declare war
d)
grant pardons
14.
How does the President “check” Congress?
a)
clemency
b)
pardon
c)
veto
d)
reprieve
15.
How long is the president’s term?
a)
2 years
b)
4 years
c)
6 years
d)
8 years
16.
If the president should die, who would become president?
a)
Vice President
b)
Attorney General
c)
Secretary of State
d)
Speaker of the House
17.
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
18.
What does the executive branch do?
a)
elect the president
b)
make the laws
c)
carry out the laws
d)
count the votes
19.
Who's in charge of the Executive Branch?
a)
Congress
b)
the president
c)
judges
d)
committee
20.
True or False: The President must approve a bill before it becomes a law.
a)
True
b)
False
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