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Executive Branch

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

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.

Which amendment limits Presidents to two terms?

a)

20

b)

25

c)

22

d)

23

4.
What role gives the President the ability to host the first pitch in a baseball game in the World Seriess?
a)
 Commander in Chief
b)
Chief of Foreign Policy
c)
Chief of State
d)
Chief Executive
5.
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
6.
To be President you must be at least ____ years old
a)
25
b)
30
c)
35
d)
40
7.
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
8.
What is the President’s annual speech to Congress called?
a)
State of the Union
b)
Congressional Address
c)
Legislative Mandate
d)
Executive Order
9.
How does the President “check” Congress? 
a)
clemency
b)
pardon
c)
veto
d)
reprieve
10.
How long is the president’s term?
a)
2 years
b)
4 years
c)
6 years
d)
8 years
11.

If the president should die, who would become President next in the line of succession?

a)

Vice President

b)

Attorney General

c)

Secretary of State

d)

Speaker of the House

12.
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
13.
The executive branch is only the President.
a)
True
b)
False
14.

Who can call both houses of Congress into special session?

a)

vice president

b)

speaker of the house

c)

supreme court

d)

president

15.
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
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.
Which of these is NOT a power of the president?
a)
commander in chief
b)
appoint ambassadors
c)
declare war
d)
grant pardons
18.
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
19.
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
20.
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
21.
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.
22.
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 Defence
c)
Speaker of the House
d)
President pro tempore of Senate
23.
During the 1976 Presidential campaign, Jimmy Carter promised to pardon draft evaders from the Vietnam War to help heal the wounds of the war. Shortly after he was elected, President Carter pardoned about 100,000 draft dodgers. How was he able to pardon so many at once?
a)
He was exercising his implied powers as a President.
b)
He was exercising his customary powers as President.
c)
He was exercising his emergency powers as President.
d)
He was exercising his expressed powers as President. 
24.
Which role does the President perform when speaking at a political rally in support of a candidate running for Congress?
a)
Party Leader
b)
Head of State
c)
Chief Diplomat
d)
Chief Executive
25.
Who elects the president?
a)
Their party
b)
The people
c)
The Electoral College
d)
The Congress
26.
President Bill Clinton attended the funeral of King Hussein of Jordan in 1999.  What presidential role was he fulfilling?
a)
Chief Diplomat
b)
Chief of State
c)
Commander-in-Chief
d)
Chief Executive
27.

President Obama urged Congress to pass a law for a Veteran's Retirement Fund. The role of the President that is best characterized by the headline above is ______.

a)

Chief Legislator

b)

Party Chief

c)

Chief Diplomat

d)

Chief Citizen

28.

President Trump may meet with North Korean leaders to discuss nuclear arms policies. The above statement demonstrates the president's role as the ______.

a)

Chief Legislator

b)

Chief Citizen

c)

Chief Diplomat

d)

Commander-in-Chief

29.
What cabinet department is in charge of the nation's Armed Forces and operates the military bases?
a)
Department of State
b)
Department of Justice
c)
Department of Defense
d)
Department of Commerce
30.
The president, vice president, cabinet members, and regulatory agencies are all part of which branch of our national government?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
d)
Congress
31.
In 2001, George W. Bush appointed Colin Powell as a member of his cabinet to serve as Secretary of State.  This action was fulfilling his presidential role as _____.
a)
Chief Executive
b)
Party Chief
c)
Chief Legislator
d)
Chief Diplomat
32.

Which department of the executive branch protects against terrorists and other threats? It is headed by Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen.

a)

department of the interior

b)

department of homeland security

c)

department of the treasury

d)

department of energy

33.

Which department of the executive branch collects taxes, prints money and deals with the nation’s finances? It is headed by Secretary Mnuchin.

a)

department of justice

b)

department of the treasury

c)

department of the interior

d)

department of transportation

34.
Which word means an order given by the president?
a)
executive order 
b)
department 
c)
Executive Branch 
d)
filibuster 
35.
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 
36.
What is the main role of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in budget making?
a)
advising congressional committees on appropriations bills
b)
helping work out compromises between the president and Congress
c)
preparing a concurrent resolution showing overall totals for revenue and spending
d)
drafting a complete budget for the president to submit to Congress
37.
Which of the following best describes the position of independent agencies?
a)
under an executive department but with separate and autonomous leadership
b)
under the executive branch but not part of an executive department
c)
created by Congress as part of the legislative branch
d)
independent of both the executive and legislative branches
38.
What is the job of independent regulatory commissions?
a)
administering government finances in a particular area
b)
regulating quasi-legislative responsibility
c)
providing independent judicial review for all controversial regulations
d)
setting and enforcing rules to regulate some aspect of the economy
39.
A declaration of war by Congress is necessary before a president can send U.S. troops into a foreign conflict.
a)
True
b)
False
40.
NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, is an independent executive agency.
a)
True
b)
False
41.
Power to formally recognize the legitimacy of a foreign government.
a)
reprieve
b)
Legitimacy Act
c)
executive order
d)
diplomatic recognition
42.
General pardon granted to a group of people
a)
reprieve
b)
communtation
c)
amnesty
d)
diplomatic forgiveness
43.

What is Amtrak and the Postal Office an example of ?

a)

government corporation

b)

government law making body

c)

State run home for prisoners

d)

independent regulatory agency

44.
The membership of the ______________
includes top military, foreign affairs, and intelligence officials.
a)
Department of Defense
b)
United Nations
c)
Regulatory Commission
d)
National Security Council
45.
A president who does not want to release information requested by Congress may claim __________________ as grounds for withholding information.
a)
Executive Order
b)
innocence
c)
Executive Privilege
d)
guilt
46.
A president who _______________ a person's prison sentence makes the sentence shorter.
a)
pardons
b)
give amnesty
c)
recognizes
d)
commutes
47.
The ______________________ created many reforms in the Civil Service Agency.
a)
Department of Defense
b)
Pendleton Act
c)
Nixon Act
d)
Department of Human Resources
48.
No president has ever been impeached and then removed from office.
a)
True
b)
False
49.

Presidential cabinet responsible for law enforcement?

a)

Justice

b)

Agriculture

c)

Commerce

d)

State

50.

Presidential cabinet responsible for protecting and maintaining public lands and parks? The head of this department is Secretary Zinke.

a)

Agriculture

b)

Interior

c)

Housing and Urban Development

d)

Parks Service

51.

Presidential cabinet responsible for helping farmers and consumers with farm products? The head of this department is Secretary Perdue.

a)

Labor

b)

Commerce

c)

Agriculture

d)

Health & Human Services

52.

Presidential cabinet responsible for supervising trade and promoting business? Secretary Wilbur Ross is the head of this department.

a)

Commerce

b)

Interior

c)

Health and Human Services

d)

Trade

53.

Presidential cabinet responsible for working conditions and American wages?

a)

Homeland

b)

Housing and Urban Development

c)

Labor

d)

Commerce

54.

Presidential cabinet responsible for well-being and health of Americans?

a)

Labor

b)

Health and Human Services

c)

Commerce

d)

Homeland Security

55.

Presidential cabinet responsible for needs and problems of cities?

a)

Housing and Urban Development

b)

Interior

c)

Justice

d)

Health and Human Services

56.

Presidential cabinet responsible for highways, railroads, water routes, and air traffic?

a)

Veterans

b)

Transportation

c)

Energy

d)

Department of Motor Vehicles

57.

Presidential cabinet responsible for the energy plan for the entire nation?

a)

Defense

b)

Interior

c)

Energy

d)

Transportation

58.

Which of the following is an example of checks and balances?

a)

The President creates a treaty with France

b)

Congress passes a law

c)

Senate rejects cabinet nomination

d)

Senate rejects Presidential Executive Order

59.
Which of the following is not a feature of bureaucracy?
a)
Hierarchical Authority
b)
Conference Committees
c)
Job Specialization
d)
Formalized Rules
60.
Department that handles issues faced by veterans of American wars.
a)
Dept. of Veterans Affairs
b)
Dept. of Transportation
c)
Dept. of Treasury
d)
Dept. of Interior
61.
Treaties
a)
agreements w/ foreign Head of State, must e approved by the Senate w/ a 2/3 vote.
b)
routine international agreements/pacts w/ foreign Head of State, DO NOT require Senate approval.
c)
acknowledge the legal existence of a country, usually take place w/ the exchange diplomatic.
d)
International Conferences; informal power
62.

Executive agreements

a)

acknowledge the legal existence of a country, usually takes place with the exchange diplomatic.

b)

agreements w/ foreign Head of State, must e approved by the Senate with a 2/3 vote.

c)

routine international agreements/pacts with foreign Head of State, DO NOT require Senate approval.

d)

International Conferences; informal power

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