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The Executive Branch

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which Article in the Constitution explains the Executive Branch?

a)

l

b)

ll

c)

lll

d)

lV

2.

What does the Executive Branch do?

a)

Elect the president

b)

Make the laws

c)

Enforce the laws

d)

Count the votes

3.

Who is in charge of the Executive Branch?

a)

Congress 

b)

The President 

c)

Judges 

d)

A secret committee

of lizard people

4.

How many terms may a president serve?

a)
1
b)
2
c)
4
d)
unlimited
5.
To be president you must be 
a)
a citizen for 7 years
b)
a citizen for 9 years
c)

a natural- born citizen

d)
a citizen for 14 years
6.
To be the President you must have lived in the US for 
a)
5 years
b)
7 years
c)
9 years
d)
14 years
7.
To be President you must be at least ____ years old
a)
25
b)
30
c)
35
d)
40
8.
Which amendment addresses the number of years a President can serve?  
a)
20
b)
22
c)
23
d)
25
9.
.  Which amendment addresses the order of succession to the Presidency if the President dies or resigns?
a)
20
b)

22

c)

23

d)

25

10.

If the U.S. President and Vice President are unable to serve, who becomes the chief executive officer of the country?

a)

The Speaker of the House of Representatives.

b)

The president pro tempore of the Senate.

c)

The Secretary of Defense.

d)

The Secretary of Commerce.

11.
The one formal duty assigned to the Vice President by the Constitution is to...
a)
call cabinet meetings.
b)
choose the Secretary of State.
c)
preside over the Senate.
d)
preside over the House
12.
The Electoral College
a)

Functions largely independently of the major political parties

b)

Provides for a winner-take-all system of election in all 50 states

c)

Requires that the candidate who receives a plurality of the votes (the most) will be elected to the office of president

d)

Requires that a candidate receive a majority (270 electoral votes) to be elected president.

13.

The number of electoral votes each state has is equal to the number of:

a)

People who voted in the previous presidential election

b)

Registered voters in the state

c)

Square miles the state covers

d)

U.S. Senators and Representatives the state has

14.

The 15 department heads make up the President's __________________.

a)

Secret Service

b)

Department of State

c)

Congress

d)

Cabinet

15.

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

16.

The Secretary is the lead/head of each Cabinet department in the Executive Branch.

a)

True

b)

False

17.
Which department is the largest in the Executive Branch? 
a)
Department of Energy
b)

Department of Education

c)
Department of Defense
d)
Department of Treasury
18.
The president __________ the budget.
a)
approves
b)
prepares
c)
confirms
d)
executes
19.

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

20.

Who has the (Constitutional) expressed power to declare war?  

a)
President
b)
Congress
c)
House
d)
Senate
21.

True or False: The President must approve a bill twice before it becomes a law.

a)

True

b)

False

22.
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
23.
Which of these is NOT a power of the president?
a)

Commander in Chief

b)

Appoint ambassadors

c)

Declare war

d)

Grant pardons

24.
An official act by the President forgiving a person convicted of a crime and freeing that person from serving his/her sentence.
a)
Excuse
b)
Commutation
c)
Pardon
d)
Termination
25.
What role gives the President the ability to rule as head of all the branches of the military?  
a)

Head of State

b)
Chief Diplomat
c)
Chief Citizen
d)
Commander in Chief
26.
The president has expanded his constitutional power through use of
a)
Vetoes 
b)
Executive orders
c)
Judicial orders
d)
Legislative orders
27.

This role shows the President as the ceremonial head of the government.

a)

Head of State

b)

Party Chief

c)

Chief Executive

d)

Agenda Setter

28.

This presidential role shows the President as the main architect of a nation's public policies.

a)

Chief Executive

b)

Agenda Setter

c)

Party Chief

d)

Commander in Chief

29.

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

a)

Agenda Setter

b)

Party Chief

c)

Commander in Chief

d)

Chief Executive

30.

Mrs. DeBruyne was once romantically pursued by President Millard Fillmore.

a)

True

b)

False