WorksheetsExecutive Branch Intro
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 14mins
Which is a requirement that one must meet before running for president?
must be 25 years old
must be 30 years old
must be 35 years old
must be 40 years old
Which official becomes president if both the president and vice president die?
President pro tempore
Speaker of the House
Secretary of the State
Secretary of the Treasury
What is the Vice President's only role in the Senate?
he votes if there is a tie in the Senate
he votes if the House and Senate disagree on a different version of a bill
he forms a conference committee
he is the leader of standing committees dealing with foreign relations
How is the number of electoral votes that each state receives determined?
by a vote the president and vice president
by the majority leader in the House and the majority leader in the Senate
by the number of Representatives and Senators that each state has
by the Supreme Court members of each state and the House of Representatives
Which best describes the indirect method by which United States citizens choose their president and vice president?
popular vote
district vote
electoral college
state college
Which constitutional amendment limits the president's term in office to two terms or ten years?
22nd Amendment
23rd Amendment
24th Amendment
25th Amendment
Which constitutional amendment states that the vice president will become the president in the event the president dies?
22nd Amendment
23rd Amendment
24th Amendment
25th Amendment
What is the total number of electoral votes in the United States?
100
435
535
538
Which article in the US Constitution established the Executive Branch?
Article I
Article II
Article III
Article IV
What is the main job of the executive branch?
make law
apply law
enforce law
interpret law
How does the US determine the number of electoral votes that each state receives?
from the popular vote of all 50 states determines who is the president
from the number of Supreme Court justices who agree with the president on pertinent issues
from the population of each state
from the number of senators and representatives from each state
Which answer choice best explains this statement? "The Electoral College is a "winner take all system"?
the presidential candidate that wins at least half of the popular vote will be the next president
the presidential candidate that wins the popular vote in the United States wins the presidency
the presidential candidate that wins a particular state's popular vote wins all of that state's electoral votes
the presidential candidate that wins his/her political party primary wins the presidency
Which term describes "talking a bill to death" in the US Senate?
obfuscation
pigeonhole
franking
filibuster
Which term describes an unnaturally drawn congressional district that is designed to benefit one political party over another?
filibuster
gerrymander
pigeonhole
cloture
Which term describes the situation in which a congressional committee ignores a bill until it dies?
filibuster
obfuscation
derelict
pigeonhole
What agreement at the Convention of 1787 established our bicameral legislature?
The Three-Fifths Compromise
The Commerce Compromise
The Great Compromise
The Electoral College Compromise
Which is the job of the legislative branch?
make law
apply law
interpret law
enforce law
Which term(s) would describe a bill/law that would punish a person without a trial or hearing?
ex post facto law
bill of attainder
writ of habeas corpus
navigation act
With which vote is a filibuster ended?
cloture
roll-call
voice
standing
Which requires government officials to explain to a judge why a person is in custody? This also a requirement to explain the charges against him/her.
bill of attainder
ex post facto law
writ of habeas corpus
writ of assistance
