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The Executive Branch

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What does the executive branch do?
a)
elect the president
b)
make the laws
c)
enforces the laws
d)
count the votes
2.

What role gives the President the ability to host the first pitch in a baseball game in the World Seriess?

a)

Commander in Chief

b)

Chief of Foreign Policy

c)

Head of State

d)

Chief Executive

3.
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
4.

President Trump discusses relations between the United States and the President of Brazil. What job is he doing?

a)

Chief of State

b)

Chief Executive

c)

Chief of Party

d)

Chief Diplomat

5.

President Trump endorses a Republican candidate for a position in the Senate. What job is he fulfilling?

a)

Chief Legislator

b)

Chief of Party

c)

Commander in Chief

d)

Chief Executive

6.

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

7.

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

8.

The President is the Chief Legislator when he does which of the following?

a)

Endorses a candidate for office

b)

Holds a meeting with his Cabinet

c)

Deploys troops into the Middle East

d)

Signs a bill into law

9.

1. The Chief Executive’s power to releases a convicted criminal from any punishment. Can apply to someone even before being charged with a crime.

a)

Pardon

b)

Clemency

c)

Amnesty

10.
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
11.
When the President vetoes a bill, which branch is checking which branch?
a)
Executive checks Judicial
b)
Legislative checks Executive
c)
Executive checks Legislative
d)
Judicial checks Executive
12.
The purpose of the President's cabinet is to 
a)
advise and help the President
b)
advise Congress
c)
Help make laws
d)
decide if laws make sense
13.
Which of these is NOT a power of the president?
a)
commander in chief
b)
appoint ambassadors
c)
declare war
d)
grant pardons
14.

A rule or command the president gives out that has the same power as a law is called:

a)

an amnesty

b)

an executive order

c)

a pardon

d)

a reprieve

15.

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

16.

What political official is elected through the Electoral College?

a)

Senators

b)

Secretary of State

c)

President

d)

Speaker of the House

e)

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

17.

Who places the actual vote for president?

a)

Members of Congress

b)

The general population

c)

The governor of each state

d)

Electors

e)

Judges

18.

True or False: There has never been an occasion where the winner did not get the most popular votes.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

19.

How many electoral votes are needed to win the presidential election?

a)

26

b)

51

c)

112

d)

270

e)

800

20.

Oversees motor carrier (trucking) safety.

a)
b)
c)
d)
21.

Manufactures coins and money

a)
b)
c)
d)
22.

Promotes educational excellence throughout the country.

a)
b)
c)
d)
23.

Responsible for providing for the military

a)
b)
c)
d)
24.

Protects worker's pension rights.

a)
b)
c)
d)
25.

Who is current speaker of the House?

a)

Donald Trump

b)

Nancy Pelosi

c)

Judy Falls

d)

Kevin McCarthy

26.
Who is the leader in charge of the Senate?
a)
Speaker of the House
b)
Vice President
c)
President Pro Tempore
d)
Justice
27.

How does the impeachment process work?

a)

It begins in the Senate and ends with the House.

b)

It was used more often in the 1800s than in the 1900s.

c)

It begins in the House and ends with the Senate.

d)

No President has ever been considered for impeachment.

28.

President Pro-Tempore serves in absence of the VP in which house?

a)

Senate

b)

HOR

29.
Speaker is the most powerful position of all the members
a)
Senate
b)
House
30.
To bring formal charges against a high official in government is called
a)
removal from office
b)
impeachment
c)
high crime
d)
infraction
31.
The president's main responsibility is to:
a)
declare war
b)
make laws
c)
enforce laws
d)
pardon criminals
32.
The president may appoint justices to the ________  ________ with the approval of the Senate.
a)
White House
b)
Federal Courts
c)
Supreme Court
d)
United Nations
33.
As Chief Diplomat, one of the president's powers is to appoint people to represent the US in other countries. These people are called:
a)
legislators
b)
ambassadors
c)
justices
d)
cabinet members
34.

What number president is Joe Biden?

a)

40th

b)

45th

c)

46th

d)

55th

35.

Whom is Joe Biden's Vice Presidnt

a)

Mike pence

b)

Jill Stein

c)

Kamala Harris

d)

Hillary clinton

36.

Where does the president of United States live?

a)

White Horse

b)

While House

c)

While Horse

d)

White House

37.
Is Donald Trump Democratic or Republican
a)
Republican
b)
Democrat
38.
Who was the first president of the United States of America?
a)
Barack Obama
b)
Donald Trump
c)
George Washington
d)
Hillary Clinton
39.
Who is the second president of the United States of America?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Donald Trump
c)
Hillary Clinton 
d)
John Adams
40.
16th President?
a)
James Buchanan
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
Thomas Jefferson
41.

45th President?

a)

Franklin Roosevelt

b)

John Kennedy

c)

Donald Trump

d)

Herbert Hoover

42.
42nd President?
a)
Jimmy Carter
b)
Ronald Reagan
c)
Lyndon Johnson
d)
Bill Clinton
43.
43rd President?
a)
Bill Clinton
b)
John McCain
c)
George W. Bush
d)
Richard Nixon
44.

44th President?

a)

Bill Clinton

b)

John McCain

c)

Barack Obama

d)

Richard Nixon

45.

What political official is elected through the Electoral College?

a)

Senators

b)

Secretary of State

c)

President

d)

Speaker of the House

e)

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

46.

Who places the actual vote for president?

a)

Members of Congress

b)

The general population

c)

The governor of each state

d)

Electors

e)

Judges

47.

Which two states split up the electors between candidates?

a)

Georgia and Alabama

b)

New York and Vermont

c)

Washington and California

d)

Texas and New Mexico

e)

Maine and Nebraska

48.

How many electors does each state get?

a)

Two

b)

One for each member of Congress

c)

Twelve

d)

It is based on the amount of taxes the state paid

e)

It is based on the geographical size of the state

49.

What is the typical way that states divide their electors between candidates?

a)

The winner gets all the electoral votes

b)

They are split between the candidates based on the number of votes they got

c)

Each candidate gets the same number of electors

d)

Each candidate gets to pick how many electors they want

50.

True or False: There has never been an occasion where the winner did not get the most popular votes.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

51.

How many electoral votes are there?

a)

50

b)

100

c)

538

d)

1045

e)

5000

52.

How old do you have to be in order to become president of the United States?

a)

32

b)

45

c)

35

d)

30

53.

What are the 2 main political parties?

a)

Democrats

b)

Republicans

c)

Minions

d)

Libertarians

54.

Which amendment gave women the right to vote in 1920?

a)

19th

b)

14th

c)

18th

d)

21st

55.

Which of the following is first on a presidential election?

a)

Primary elections

b)

general election

c)

national conventions

d)

Electoral College casts ballots

56.

Which of the following happens after all the others in the presidential election process?

a)

National conventions

b)

general elections

c)

presidential inauguration

d)

primaries and caucuses

57.

What day is the presidential general election always held on?

a)

Monday

b)

Tuesday

c)

Friday

d)

Saturday

58.

What is the "magic number" of electoral votes a candidate must reach to win the Electoral College?

a)

100

b)

207

c)

270

d)

538

59.

If there is a tie in the Electoral College, who decides the winner of the election?

a)

The Supreme Court

b)

The Senate

c)

The House of Representatives

d)

State conventions

60.

The vote of the people, citizens of the U.S., during the general election is called the _______________

a)

electoral vote

b)

people vote

c)

personal vote

d)

popular vote

61.

The Presidential candidate and the Vice Presidential candidate together is known as the presidential ____________.

a)

picket

b)

ticket

c)

primary

d)

caucus

62.

Two Major Parties: What are the two main political parties in Iowa?

a)

Republicans and Democrats

b)

Federalists and Anti-Federalists

c)

Republicans and Independents

d)

Democrats and Independents

63.

"The Iowa Way-Caucuses:" Every four years when preparing to elect a president each party in Iowa sponsors local neighborhood meetings in January called

a)

Caucuses

b)

Primaries

c)

Elections

d)

Run-offs

64.

"The Iowa Way-Caucuses:" At the Iowa caucuses, party members discuss...

a)

Farm markets

b)

Political issues and candidates

c)

CyHawk Rivalry

d)

Insurance policies

65.

"The Caucus Way:" Iowa hosts the first political contest of the Presidential election season.

a)

True

b)

False

66.

At what age can you go witness a caucus?

a)

16 years old

b)

18 years old

c)

21 years old

d)

No age limit

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