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Worksheets2019 Executive Branch
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Worksheet time: 2hrs 12mins
What is a requirement of anyone who runs for the office of the President of the United States?
He or she is at least 30 years old.
He or she is a native-born citizen.
He or she has a college degree.
He or she is a member of a major political party.
How long is the term of the President of the United States?
2 years
4 years
6 years
8 years
How many terms is a president allowed to serve?
1
2
3
4
The purpose of the Twenty-Second Amendment to the Constitution is to
impose a 2-term limit on the President
set a Presidential term to 4 years
The qualifications to become President are
citizen for 10 years, Protestant, at least 35 years old
native born citizen, 35 years old, US resident for 14 years
Who takes over if the President cannot perform his job?
vice president
speaker of the house
president pro tempore
secretary of state
Who would become President after the Vice President?
President
Speaker of the House
President Pro Tempore
Secretary of State
Is the Cabinet mentioned in the Constitution?
3 times
10 times
not at all
once
Department responsible for borrowing, collecting (taxes), spending, and budgeting money
Department of State
Department of Justice
Department of Defense
Department of the Treasury
Department that deals with national parks, Native American governments and issues, and manages and protects the nation's public lands and natural resources
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Agriculture
Department of the Interior
Department of Transportation
What are the three levels of government?
Executive, Legislative, and Local
State, National, and International
Judiciary, Legislative, and Economic
Legislative, Judiciary, and Executive
Name the departments of the Cabinet
Education, Justice, Homeland Security, Labor, Agriculture, Interior, Defense, State, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, Energy, Transportation, Health and Human Services, Veterans Affairs, Commerce
Education, Planning, Defense, Judiciary, Family Development, Foreign Affairs, Commerce, Labor, Veterans Affairs, Domestic Policy, Voting, Campaigns, Political Parties, Animal Welfare
State, International Affairs, The Arts, Budget, Labor, Commerce, Energy, Transportation, Health and Human Services, FDA, Defense, Weapons, Congress, Vice Presidential Office
Justice, Homeland Security, Labor, Agriculture, Education, Interior, Defense, Housing and Urban Development, State, Treasury, Energy, Health and Human Services, Veterans Affairs, Commerce, CIA
Who is the leader if the Department if Justice, and what does it do?
Attorney General, judges laws to be either constitutional or unconstitutional
Secretary of Justice, judges laws to be either constitutional or unconstitutional
Attorney General, enforces laws and investigates crimes, head of the CIA
Secretary of Justice, enforces laws and investigates crimes, head of the CIA
What does the Department of State do?
plans and carries out the nation's foreign policy
writes the federal budget each year
controls all aspects of road and transportation infrastructure
controls the entire healthcare system in the nation
What are the presidential powers?
- veto bills from Congress
- appoint federal judges, ambassadors, Supreme Court Justices, and top government officials (with Senate approval)
- call Congress into special session
- pardon federal criminals
- act as Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces
- make treaties with other countries (with Senate approval)
- make tax laws
- appoint Congress members
- declare war
- decide if laws are constitutional
- act as Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces
- veto bills from Congress
- declare war
- collect taxes
- pardon federal criminals
- veto bills from Congress
- make defense laws
- make the budget
- declare war
- pardon federal criminals
- veto bills from Congress
- appoint federal judges
- give federal money to other nations
- make treaties with other countries (without Senate approval)
Includes the vice president and the head of the 15 executive departments
20 Amendement
President Cabinet
Government Corporations
12th Amendment
12th amendment
due process
The right to vote
Popular vote
Election for the president and vice president by the electoral college
Sets the dates at which federal (United States) government elected offices end, and succeeds the president if the president dies.
12th Amendment
1st Amendment
20th Amendment
24th Amendment
22nd Amendment
No one person shall be allowed to be president more than twice
President can be in office for 12 years
No one person should be president more than two years
Federal agencies created by an act of Congress that are independent of the executive departments.
Executive agencies
Electoral College
Independent Regulatory Agency
Government Corporations
A company that is owned by the government and operates with the same independence of a private business, except that the owner is the government.
President Cabinet
Government Corporations
Independent Regulatory Agency
Allows for the Vice President to become president in the event of death, resignation, removal from office or impairment that prevents the current president from fulfilling his or her duties.
25th Amendment
22nd Amendment
10th Amendment
Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security is an example of.
Executive Order
Executive Agency
President Cabinet
This president gave an executive order for desegrated armed forces
Donald Trump
Harry Truman
Franklin Roosevelt
President Donald Trump had the following Executive order regarding
Emancipation Proclamation
Immigration
Desegrate Armed Forces
If Congress is not currently in session, but an issue such as the nation's budget needs to be resolved, the president can call a ____________________________, where Congress will convene (outside regular legislative session) to work to resolve the issue.
special session
executive session
veto
none of the given
Power of the president to refuse (forbid) a bill
veto
executive order
table
pigeonhole
Which of the following is true of an executive order?
must go through Congress
must go through the Supreme Court
has the force of law
all of the given
As _____________________________, the president serves as the leader of their political party. They do things like help raise money for campaigns, and provide support for other members.
Democratic Leader
Party Leader
Chief Legislator
Chief Executive
The heads of federal departments that the president appoints are referred to as the president's __________________________.
pentagon
squad
cabinet
party
The president's role as leader of the nation's armed forces...
Chief of the Armed Forces
Supreme Leader of the Armed Forces
Chief Commander
Commander in Chief
If the president were to welcome a foreign leader/official to the White House, this would be an example of what role?
Commander in Chief
Chief Executive
Head of State
none of the given
As Chief Executive, it is the president's job to...
MAKE laws
CARRY OUT laws
INTERPRET laws
none of the given
Which of the following CAN the president do?
nominate judges to federal courts
offer pardons
choose members of the cabinet
ALL of the given
Which of the following can the president NOT DO?
nominate supreme court justices
send the Navy to the south Pacific
declare war
none of the given
This department oversees the Secret Service, border patrol, cybersecurity and customs services.
State Department
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Justice
Department of Defense
This department is charged with foreign affairs, including participating in the United Nations, issuing passports, and running our foreign embassies.
State Department
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Justice
Department of Defense
This department enforces laws of the United States in Federal Courts, conducts suits in which the U.S. is concerned, and is the chief legal officer of the Federal Government. This department also conducts investigations and suits concerning monopolies, antitrust laws, and organized crime.
State Department
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Justice
Department of Defense
All provisions for the defense of the United States are carried out in this department, including the operation of the armed forces.
State Department
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Justice
Department of Defense
This department conduct educational and research plans aimed at aiding agriculture.
Department of Agriculture
Department of Interior
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Housing and Urban Development
This department is charged with all natural resources of the nation, scenic and historical regions, the National Parks System, Native American Affairs, dams, and water power.
Department of Agriculture
Department of Interior
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Housing and Urban Development
This department oversees health matters and many programs affecting the quality of American citizens' lives. Agencies include Public Health Service, Social Security, Food and Drug Administration, the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation and many other programs affecting Americans of all ages.
Department of Agriculture
Department of Interior
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Housing and Urban Development
This department seeks solutions to the many problems of urban life. Its addition is an acknowledgement of the growing needs of urban living.
Department of Agriculture
Department of Interior
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Housing and Urban Development
This department manages our nation's finances, is responsible for coining and printing money and enforces monetary laws.
Department of the Treasury
Department of Labor
Department of Commerce
Department of Transportation
This department aids wage earners, enforces labor standards and laws, runs employment bureaus, mediates strikes, and suggests new legislation promoting worker safety
Department of the Treasury
Department of Labor
Department of Commerce
Department of Transportation
This department promotes all phases of commerce, industry, and business
Department of the Treasury
Department of Labor
Department of Commerce
Department of Transportation
The agencies at this department promote safe and efficient travel, contributing to the nation's economic growth.
Department of the Treasury
Department of Labor
Department of Commerce
Department of Transportation
This agency is charged with establishing an energy policy for the US. It encourages conservation of fuel and electricity and researches new energy sources.
Department of Energy
Department of Education
Department of Veteran Affairs
This department manages all federal education programs in the nation and oversees educational grants to the states.
Department of Energy
Department of Education
Department of Veteran Affairs
This department is responsible for broad range of problems faced by American veterans from the country's wars and conflicts.
Department of Energy
Department of Education
Department of Veteran Affairs
The president can appoint leaders (secretaries) of cabinet departments, but they must be confirmed by the Senate
true
false
Which of the following is true of an executive order?
must go through Congress
must go through the Supreme Court
has the force of law
all of the given
As _____________________________, the president serves as the leader of their political party. They do things like help raise money for campaigns, and provide support for other members.
Democratic Leader
Party Leader
Chief Legislator
Chief Executive
The president's role as leader of the nation's armed forces...
Chief of the Armed Forces
Supreme Leader of the Armed Forces
Chief Commander
Commander in Chief
If the president were to welcome a foreign leader/official to the White House, this would be an example of what role?
Commander in Chief
Chief Executive
Head of State
none of the given
As Chief Executive, it is the president's job to...
MAKE laws
CARRY OUT laws
INTERPRET laws
none of the given
Which of the following CAN the president do?
nominate judges to federal courts
offer pardons
choose members of the cabinet
ALL of the given
Which of the following can the president NOT DO?
nominate supreme court justices
send the Navy to the south Pacific
declare war
none of the given
Article 3
Which choice is NOT a list of Presidential powers?
pardon, veto, commander in chief, "pr" for the U.S
choose ambassadors, choose Federal judges, choose Supreme Court judges
make laws without Congress consent, raise and spend revenue, declare war, impeach
call Congress into session, propose legislation,make treaties, choose Cabintet
Which US president resigned?
Nixon
Carter
Reagan
Kennedy
If the President negotiates peace between Ukraine and Russia he or she is fulfilling their role as..
Commander in Chief
Foreign policy leader
Chief of State
Economic leader
If the president campaigns for a Senator which role is the POTUS fulfilling?
Party Leader
Chief of State
Commander in Chief
Chief Diplomat
Head of the Justice Department
Secretary of the Justice Department
Attorney General
Attorney Gerbil
Majority Leader of the Justice Department
Which is NOT a qualification to be POTUS
At least 35 years old
Born a US citizen
have a college degree
Live in the US at least 14 years
Which President pardoned Nixon?
Nixon
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
reprieve
independent agencies
independent agencies
State of the Union Speech
Who is currently the Vice President of the United States?
Nancy Pelosi
Mitch McConnell
Mike Pence
Joe Biden
The President addresses the nation every year in January during the what?
State of the Country Address
State of the United States Address
State of the Union Address
State of the Federation Address
One example of a check by the executive branch, on the
judicial branch is...
The Supreme court is able to declare actions of the president as
unconstitutional
Congress can begin to impeach the president
The president is responsible for appointing judges to Federal courts
The president can veto acts of Congress
independent agencies
