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Executive Branch

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The ceremonial head of the government of the United States, the symbol of all the people of the nation.

a)

Chief of State

b)

Chief Executive

c)

Chief Administrator

d)

Chief Diplomat

2.

The President is the director of the United States government

a)

Chief Executive

b)

Chief Administrator

c)

Chief Diplomat

d)

Chief Citizen

3.

The Constitution vests the President with the executive power of the United States

a)

Commander in Chief

b)

Chief Executive

c)

Chief of Party

d)

Chief of State

4.

The main architect of American foreign policy and chief spokesperson to the rest of the world.

a)

Chief Legislator

b)

Chief Administrator

c)

Chief of Party

d)

Chief Diplomat

5.

the acknowledged leader of the political party that controls the executive branch

a)

Chief of State

b)

Commander in Chief

c)

Chief Administrator

d)

Chief of Party

6.

The President is expected to be “the representative of all the people.”

a)

Chief of Party

b)

Chief Legistlator

c)

Chief Citizen

d)

Chief Diplomat

7.

The main architect of the nation’s public policies

a)

Chief of State

b)

Chief Legislator

c)

Commander in Chief

d)

Chief Executive

8.

The Constitution gives the President complete control of the nation's armed forces

a)

Chief Executive

b)

Chief of State

c)

Commander in Chief

d)

Chief Diplomat

9.

Which amendment placed limits on Presidential term length?

a)

21st

b)

22nd

c)

23rd

d)

24th

10.

How much does the President get paid a year?

a)

$250,000

b)

$350,000

c)

$400,000

d)

$525,000

11.

Which amendment made it clear that the Vice President will become President if the President is removed from office?

a)

17th

b)

20th

c)

23rd

d)

25th

12.

Who is 2nd in Presidential succession?

a)

President pro tempore of the Senate

b)

Secretary of State

c)

Speaker of the House

d)

Secretary of the Treasury

13.

The Election of 1800 led to the creation of what Amendment?

a)

10th

b)

11th

c)

12th

d)

13th

14.

Who tied Thomas Jefferson in electoral votes in the 1800 election?

a)

Aaron Burr

b)

John Adams

c)

Charles C. Pinckney

d)

John Jay

15.

Where does a party adopt its platform?

a)

National Convention

b)

Presidential Primary

c)

Caucus-Convention

16.

How many electors are needed in the electoral college to win the Presidency?

a)

260

b)

270

c)

280

d)

290

17.

Which two states use the District Model in the electoral college?

a)

Maine and Iowa

b)

Maine and Nebraska

c)

Nebraska and Pennsylvania

d)

Nebraska and Vermont

18.

In what year did the candidate win the popular vote, but not the electoral college?

a)

1828

b)

1884

c)

2000

d)

2012

19.

At the polls, voters would vote directly for the President and Vice President instead of electors.

a)

Direct popular election

b)

Proportional plan

c)

District plan

d)

National bonus plan

20.

Who is the youngest person to ever assume the office of the Presidency?

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Donald Trump

d)

Barack Obama

21.

How many total electors are there in the Electoral College?

a)

435

b)

538

c)

541

d)

100

22.

Which of the following States has typically been viewed as a battleground state during Presidential elections?

a)

Florida

b)

Virginia

c)

Nevada

d)

Colorado

23.

The first and only President to be elected to a third term in office was

a)

Theodore Roosvelt

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

James A. Garfield

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

e)

John Quincy Adams

24.

Which of the following is an unintended consequence of the rise of the primary and caucus system?

a)

Often incumbent presidents will fail to be

renominated by the party.

b)

Sometimes candidates unpopular with the

party leadership reach the top.

c)

The conventions have become more

powerful than the voters.

d)

Campaigns have become shorter and more

expensive.

25.

Which of the following President’s was not formally impeached by the House of Representatives?

a)

Bill Clinton

b)

Richard Nixon

c)

Donald Trump

d)

Andrew Johnson