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Executive Branch Cards

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who succeeds the President in the case of his death or disqualification from office?

a)

The Speaker of the House

b)

The Vice President

c)

The Secretary of State

d)

The President Pro Tempore

2.

Who succeeds the Vice President as President?

a)

The Chief Justice

b)

The President

c)

The Secretary of State

d)

The Speaker of the House

3.

Who is the head of the Executive Branch of government?

a)

The President

b)

The Senate

c)

The Chief Justice

d)

The Speaker of the House

4.

What three requirements must presidential candidates meet?

a)

Must have lived in the U.S. at least 10 years prior to the election

b)

Must be a native born U.S. citizen

c)

Must be at least 35 years old

d)

Must be a U.S. citizen

e)

Must have lived in the U.S. at least 14 years prior to the election

5.

Who succeeds the Speaker of the House as President?

a)

The President

b)

The President Pro Tempore

c)

The Vice President

d)

The Secretary of State

6.

Who succeeds the President Pro Tempore as President?

a)

The Secretary of State

b)

The Vice President

c)

The Speaker of the House

d)

The Chief Justice

7.

What federal department is responsible for foreign affairs?

a)

Treasury

b)

Justice

c)

State

d)

Defense

8.

What department is responsible for coining and regulating money?

a)

State

b)

Justice

c)

Defense

d)

Treasury

9.

Under what department would we find the secret service?

a)

Justice

b)

Defense

c)

Homeland Security

d)

Veteran Affairs

10.

What department is led by the Attorney General?

a)

Justice

b)

State

c)

Defense

d)

Agriculture

11.

Under what department would we find the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs?

a)

Agriculture

b)

Defense

c)

State

d)

Labor

12.

What department is responsible for training and organizing our military forces?

a)

Justice

b)

Commerce

c)

Defense

d)

Energy

13.

What department oversees the F.B.I.?

a)

State

b)

Homeland Security

c)

Defense

d)

Justice

14.

Can a naturalized citizen become President?

a)

No

b)

Yes

c)

Maybe

15.

A person born in Guam is a native born citizen. True or false?

a)

False

b)

True

16.

Who actually elects the President?

a)

The Speaker of the House

b)

U.S. Citizens

c)

The Electoral College

d)

The Vice President

17.

How long does the President serve a term?

a)

4 Years

b)

2 Years

c)

8 Years

d)

1 Year

18.

What are the term limits placed on the presidency?

a)

6 terms only

b)

4 terms only

c)

1 term only

d)

2 terms only

19.

What date does the President take office?

a)

February 22nd

b)

March 20th

c)

January 20th

d)

January 21st

20.

Who swears in the President?

a)

The Vice President

b)

The Chief Justice

c)

The Speaker of the House

d)

The Electoral College

21.

Who must approve all cabinet members and by what majority?

a)

The Chief Justice by most majority

b)

The Senate by simple majority

c)

The Chief Justice by simple majority

d)

The Senate by most majority

22.

What title is given to cabinet members?

a)

Treasury

b)

Cabinet Member

c)

Secretary

d)

Elective

23.

The Food and Drug Administration is part of what federal department?

a)

Health and Human Services

b)

Agriculture

c)

Commerce

d)

Energy

24.

What do we call it when a prisoner is released from their sentence?

a)

Reprieve

b)

Pardon

25.

What do we call it when a prisoner's sentence is delayed or put off?

a)

Reprieve

b)

Pardon

26.

Who is the commander-in-chief of the U.S. armed forces?

a)

The Secretary of State

b)

The Vice President

c)

The Chief Justice

d)

The President

27.

The President can limit your personal freedoms during time of _____________

a)

War

b)

National Emergency

c)

Natural Disaster

28.

What department grades U.S. meat and dairy products?

a)

Energy

b)

Labor

c)

Health and Human Services

d)

Agriculture

29.

What department oversees the food stamp program?

a)

Health and Human Services

b)

Energy

c)

Agriculture

d)

Commerce

30.

What department oversees foreign and domestic trade?

a)

Labor

b)

Commerce

c)

Agriculture

d)

Education

31.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is part of what federal department?

a)

Health and Human Services

b)

Energy

c)

Agriculture

d)

Education

32.

When commerce occurs in a single state, this is an example of ________ commerce

a)

Intrastate

b)

Interstate

33.

When commerce crosses state lines, we call this ________ commerce

a)

Intrastate

b)

Interstate

34.

What department conducts the census?

a)

Transportation

b)

Agriculture

c)

Labor

d)

Commerce

35.

Can the President declare was on another country?

a)

Yes

b)

No

36.

What department would be involved with renovating a city slum?

a)

Labor

b)

Commerce

c)

Housing and Urban Development

d)

Defense

37.

What department protects our natural environment?

a)

Defense

b)

State

c)

Interior

d)

Justice

38.

The national parks service falls under what federal department?

a)

Energy

b)

Agriculture

c)

Commerce

d)

Interior

39.

The Bureau of Indian Affairs is under what federal department?

a)

Interior

b)

Education

c)

Labor

d)

State

40.

What department oversees the U.S. farm bureau?

a)

Commerce

b)

Agriculture

c)

Treasury

d)

Interior

41.

What power is given to the President concerning legislation?

a)

Veto

b)

Presidential Power

c)

Ultimate Power

42.

Can the President alone make valid treaties with other countries?

a)

Yes

b)

No

43.

Who validates treaties and by what majority?

a)

Senate (1/3 majority)

b)

Secretary (2/3 majority)

c)

Secretary (2/3 majority)

d)

Senate (2/3 majority)

44.

Who does the CIA directly work for?

a)

The Vice President

b)

The President

c)

The Secretary of State

d)

The Chief Justice

45.

Who is directly responsible for the security of the President and his family?

a)

The Secret Service

b)

The Chief Justice

c)

Federal Bureau of Investigation

d)

Defense

46.

Who can declare war on another country?

a)

The President

b)

The Speaker of the House

c)

Congress

d)

Secretary

47.

The President may use emergency powers to react to what?

a)

War or threats

b)

Natural disaster or national threats

c)

Threats or natural disaster

d)

National threats or foreign aggression

48.

What gives the President the right to call special sessions of Congress?

a)

The Declaration of Independence

b)

The unwritten Constitution

c)

The Constitution

49.

Which department is responsible for establishing new oil reserves for America?

a)

Interior

b)

State

c)

Transportation

d)

Energy

50.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is part of what federal department?

a)

Transportation

b)

Energy

c)

State

d)

Commerce

51.

What department oversees the welfare program in America?

a)

State

b)

Labor

c)

Commerce

d)

Health and Human Services

52.

The process of bringing formal charges against a government official is called what?

a)

Accusation

b)

Transportation

c)

Impeachment

53.

What branches of government are eligible for impeachment?

a)

Legislative and Executive

b)

Executive and Judicial

c)

Judicial and Legislative

54.

Who acts as the jury in an impeachment trial with the power to convict and remove a government official from office and by what majority?

a)

The Secretary with a 1/3 majority

b)

The Senate with a 2/3 majority

c)

The Secretary with 2/3 majority

d)

The Senate with 1/3 majority

55.

Who presides at a presidential impeachment trial?

a)

The Chief Justice

b)

The Vice President

c)

The Secretary of State

d)

The Speaker of the House

56.

Who can impeach a government official and by what majority?

a)

The Senate by a most majority

b)

The Senate by a simple majority

c)

House of Representatives by a most majority

d)

House of Representatives by a simple majority

57.

If a person is impeached, he is automatically removed from office and sentenced to jail. True or false?

a)

True

b)

False

58.

Has a U.S. President ever been impeached? If so, who?

a)

Yes--

Andrew Jackson (1 vote)

Bill Clinton (12 votes)

b)

No--

Andrew Jackson (1 vote)

Bill Clinton (12 votes)

59.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is found under what department?

a)

Defense

b)

Treasury

c)

Justice

d)

Commerce

60.

The office of financial aid for college students is part of what department?

a)

Energy

b)

Transportation

c)

State

d)

Education

61.

What department is responsible for aviation, border, and port security?

a)

Homeland Security

b)

Veteran Affairs

c)

Transportation

d)

Health and Human Services

62.

What department is responsible for the visa and passport security program?

a)

Agriculture

b)

Labor

c)

State

d)

Commerce

63.

This person's job is to direct and manage the activities of all intelligence agencies and is the principle advisor to the President for intelligence concerns.

a)

Federal Bureau of Investigation

b)

The Director of National Intelligence

c)

Dispatcher

64.

The President must appear before Congress at the beginning of each session to deliver what speech?

a)

The State of the Union Address

b)

Address of the Country

c)

The Telling of the State