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Executive Branch

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the main job of the executive branch of government?

a)

to interpret laws

b)

to make laws

c)

to enforce laws

d)

to write laws

2.

Who is currently the Vice President of the United States?

a)

Nancy Pelosi

b)

Mitch McConnell

c)

JD Vance

d)

Joe Biden

3.

How long is the term of the President of the United States?

a)

2 years

b)

4 years

c)

6 years

d)

8 years

4.

How many terms is a president allowed to serve?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

5.

The purpose of the Twenty-Second Amendment to the Constitution is to

a)

impose a 2-term limit on the President

b)

set a Presidential term to 4 years

c)

set number of Senators

d)

name the Speaker of the Hose

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.
Who comes after the vice president in the succession order of the presidency?
a)
Secretary of State
b)
Chief of Staff
c)
Speaker of the House
d)
President of the Senate
8.
What is the role of the Attorney General?
a)
chief legal officer of the U.S. military
b)
president's personal attorney
c)
defense attorney of the United States
d)
leader of the Department of Justice
9.
Which of the following can a president veto?
a)
Supreme Court decision
b)
Constitutional amendment proposal
c)
bill of attainder
d)
bill from Congress
10.
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
11.

The President addresses the nation every year in January during the what?

a)

State of the Country Address

b)

State of the United States Address

c)

State of the Union Address

d)

State of the Federation Address

12.

A group of advisers to the President that include the heads of departments are called the what?

a)

The Senate

b)

The Cabinet

c)

The Ambassadors

d)

The Diplomats

13.

Which of the following are constitutional requirements for being president?

a)

at least 35 years old, native-born citizen, college educated

b)

at least 35 years old, native-born citizen, lived in the United States for 14 years

c)

at least 35 years old, naturalized citizen, lived in the United States for 14 years

d)

at least 40 years old, native-born citizen, lived in the United States for 10 years

14.
The president suggests what he would like to see made into laws.  Which "hat" is the president wearing?
a)
Party Chief
b)
Chief Citizen
c)
Chief Executive
d)
Chief Legislator
15.
Which department collects taxes, prints money, and deals with the nation's finances?
a)
Department of State
b)
Department of Treasury
c)
Department of Housing and Urban Development
d)
Department of Health and Human Services
16.

Which group of people make up the President's Cabinet?

a)

The governors from all 50 states

b)

The majority party in the Senate

c)

The heads of all the executive departments

d)

The vice president and his appointed team

17.

One example of a check by the executive branch, on the

judicial branch is...

a)

The Supreme court is able to declare actions of the president as

unconstitutional

b)

Congress can begin to impeach the president

c)

The president is responsible for appointing judges to Federal courts

d)

The president can veto acts of Congress

18.
the art of negotiating with foreign governments.
a)
executive orders 
b)
amnesty
c)
diplomacy
d)
commutation
19.
The act of making a convicted person's sentence less severe.
a)
pardon
b)

reprieve

c)
commutation
d)
diplomacy
20.
The highest-ranking officials representing a government in a foreign country.
a)
foreign exchange students
b)
consolates
c)
consul
d)
ambassadors
21.
Department of federal government established after the terroristic acts of 9/11/01, to protect the US against future attacks.
a)
Dept of Education
b)
Dept of Homeland Security
c)
Department of Justice
d)
State Department
22.
Agencies in the executive branch of the federal government formed by Congress to help enforce laws and regulations not covered by the executive departments.
a)
bureaucracies
b)

independent agencies

c)
departments
d)
regulatory commissions
23.
The group made up of the highest ranking officers from the army, navy, and air force that advises the president on military affairs.
a)
Dept of Homeland Security
b)
Joint Chiefs of Staff
c)
Bureaucracy
d)
Regulatory Commissions
24.
Formal documents that allow US citizens to travel abroad.
a)
social security cards
b)
ID cards
c)
visas
d)
passports
25.
A postponement in the carrying out of a prison sentence.
a)
commutation
b)
pardon
c)
excommunication
d)
reprieve
26.
Documents that allow people from one country to visit another country.
a)
birth certificates
b)
ID cards
c)
social security cards
d)
visas
27.
Written agreements between countries.
a)
operations
b)
declarations
c)
constitutions
d)
treaties
28.
Which department creates strong communities and affordable homes?
a)
Department of State
b)
Department of Treasury
c)
Department of Housing and Urban Development
d)
Department of Health and Human Services
29.
Which department gives services for Americans' health and basic needs?
a)
Department of State
b)
Department of Treasury
c)
Department of Housing and Urban Development
d)
Department of Health and Human Services
30.
Which department manages the armed forces and conducts wars overseas?
a)
Department of Defense
b)
Department of Justice
c)
Department of the Interior
d)
Department of Homeland Security
31.
Which department manages and protects the nation's lands?
a)
Department of Defense
b)
Department of Justice
c)
Department of the Interior
d)
Department of Homeland Security
32.
Which department works with farmers and regulates farm products?
a)
Department of Agriculture
b)
Department of Commerce
c)
Department of Labor
d)
Department of Transportation
33.
Which department supervises trade and promotes US business?
a)
Department of Agriculture
b)
Department of Commerce
c)
Department of Labor
d)
Department of Transportation
34.
Which department oversees highway safety, rail and sea travel?
a)
Department of Agriculture
b)
Department of Commerce
c)
Department of Labor
d)
Department of Transportation
35.
Which department helps workers get fair wages and working conditions?
a)
Department of Agriculture
b)
Department of Commerce
c)
Department of Labor
d)
Department of Transportation
36.
Which department researches sources of fuel and electricity?
a)
Department of Energy
b)
Department of Veteran Affairs
c)
Department of Education
37.
Which department provides services for people who served in the military?
a)
Department of Energy
b)
Department of Veteran Affairs
c)
Department of Education