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Extended Learning (3/23-3/27) Executive Branch

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Presidential Line of Succession. Who is 2nd in line?

a)

Vice President

b)

Speaker of the House

c)

Secretary of State

d)

Secretary of Defense

2.

What Amendment states that the president can only serve two 4 year terms?

a)

2nd

b)

12th

c)

20th

d)

22nd

3.

TRUE or FALSE: When taking the oath of office the president must swear to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

4.

What are the main organizations of the executive branch called?

a)

Cabinets

b)

Secretaries

c)

Agencies

d)

Departments

5.

The FBI and DEA are two agencies that operate under what department?

a)

Department of Justice

b)

Department of Defense

c)

Department of Homeland Security

d)

Department of Veterans Affairs

6.

What is the biggest department?

a)

Department of Treasury $

b)

Department of Labor

c)

Department of Defense

d)

Department of Energy

7.

How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

a)

6

b)

9

c)

12

d)

15

8.

The president nominates a Supreme Court Justice but who’s job is it to approve the nomination?

a)

The President

b)

The Senate

c)

The House of Representatives

d)

The citizens vote by ballot

9.

What judicial philosophy is one where the justices want to figure out exactly what the Founders intended when they wrote the Constitution in 1787?

a)

Originalists

b)

Textualists

c)

Living Constitution

10.

When Justice Scalia died in February 2016 during Obama’s term, why did Trump nominate the replacement in Jan 2017?

a)

Obama’s decided to let the next president nominate the new judge.

b)

The senate was not in session and could not approve Obama’s nomination.

c)

The senate held hearings regarding Obama’s nomination and voted against him.

d)

Republicans controlled the senate in 2016 and refused to hold hearings for a new judge until after the Nov. election.