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Executive Branch Quiz

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the purpose of the Executive Branch?

a)

To create laws.

b)

To evaluate/interpret laws.

c)

To enforce/carry out laws.

2.

What is Ancient Greece known for?

a)

They created the type of government known as democracy.

b)

They created the type of government known as monarchy.

c)

They created the type of government known as oligarchy.

d)

They created the type of government known as dictatorship.

3.

In what type of government does the people of a country either rule directly or through elected representatives?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Democracy

d)

Dictatorship

4.

What type of government is ruled by a king or queen?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Democracy

d)

Dictatorship

5.

What name is given to an official act by the president or by a governor forgiving a person convicted of a crime or freeing that person from serving out his/her sentence?

a)

Pardon

b)

Impeachment

c)

Constitution

d)

Bill of Rights

6.

What name is given to the act of charging a government official with misconduct?

a)

Pardon

b)

Impeachment

c)

Constitution

d)

Bill of Rights

7.

Select all government departments that are part of the Executive Branch.

a)

Department of Congress

b)

Department of Defense

c)

Department of Education

d)

Department of Technology

e)

Department of Justice

8.

What is the name of the government document that created the Legislative and Executive Branches?

a)

Magna Carta

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Petition of Rights

d)

Constitution

9.

What is the name of the first document in England to check the power of the king by declaring that people could not be deprived (to be taken) of lives, liberty, or property “except by lawful judgment of their peers, or by the law of the land”.

a)

Magna Carta

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Petition of Rights

d)

Constitution

10.

What is the name of the major English constitutional document that sets out specific liberties that the king is prohibited from infringing upon (taking away)?

a)

Magna Carta

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Petition of Rights

d)

Constitution

11.

Who would serve as the president if both the president and vice president were unable to serve?

a)

Secretary of Defense

b)

Speaker of the House of Representatives

c)

Secretary of Defense

d)

President Pro Tempore of the Senate

12.

What is the role of the House of Representatives in the impeachment process of a president?

a)

They must pass the articles of impeachment, which is the formal allegations/charges against the president.

b)

They must hold the trial of the president and then decide guilt or innocence with a 2/3 vote.

13.

What is the role of the Senate in the impeachment process of a president?

a)

They must pass the articles of impeachment, which is the formal allegations/charges against the president.

b)

They must hold the trial of the president and then decide guilt or innocence with a 2/3 vote.

14.

Which description below relates to the president's role as a legislative leader?

a)

The president recommends, or suggests new laws to Congress and also influences Congress by indicating what laws he/she does not want. Every year the president delivers a State of the Union address to Congress, addressing the issues facing the nation. The president also sends Congress a budget proposal proposing how federal money should be raised/spent.

b)

The president is the head of the U.S. armed forces. This means that all military officers, during war or at peacetime, ultimately answer to the president. The president can't declare war, but can send troops to any part of the work where U.S. interests are threatened.

c)

The president must create and lead the government's plan for interacting with the other countries of the world. The president tries to secure friendly relations with foreign countries while preserving national security. The president will also meet with foreign leaders and help negotiate treaties.

15.

Which description below relates to the president's role as the commander in chief?

a)

The president recommends, or suggests new laws to Congress and also influences Congress by indicating what laws he/she does not want. Every year the president delivers a State of the Union address to Congress, addressing the issues facing the nation. The president also sends Congress a budget proposal proposing how federal money should be raised/spent.

b)

The president is the head of the U.S. armed forces. This means that all military officers, during war or at peacetime, ultimately answer to the president. The president can't declare war, but can send troops to any part of the work where U.S. interests are threatened.

c)

The president must create and lead the government's plan for interacting with the other countries of the world. The president tries to secure friendly relations with foreign countries while preserving national security. The president will also meet with foreign leaders and help negotiate treaties.

16.

Which description below relates to the president's role as the foreign policy leader?

a)

The president recommends, or suggests new laws to Congress and also influences Congress by indicating what laws he/she does not want. Every year the president delivers a State of the Union address to Congress, addressing the issues facing the nation. The president also sends Congress a budget proposal proposing how federal money should be raised/spent.

b)

The president is the head of the U.S. armed forces. This means that all military officers, during war or at peacetime, ultimately answer to the president. The president can't declare war, but can send troops to any part of the work where U.S. interests are threatened.

c)

The president must create and lead the government's plan for interacting with the other countries of the world. The president tries to secure friendly relations with foreign countries while preserving national security. The president will also meet with foreign leaders and help negotiate treaties.