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WorksheetsThe Executive Branch
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 17mins
Who makes up the Executive Branch?
The President
The Vice President
The Cabinet
All of the above
Samantha was born in Great Britain and moved to the United States when she was 3 years old. When she turned eighteen, Samantha went through the naturalization process to become a legal United States citizen. She went to a public university and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in political science. She married after college, began a family, and now has three children. At the age of 40, she decides she wants to do more with her life and she decides to run for President of the United States. Which factor would exclude Samantha from being eligible to run for President?
She is female.
She is too young
She does not have enough education.
She is not a native-born citizen.
What is NOT a formal requirement to be president?
35 yrs old
14 years of residency
military service
born a citizen
A group of advisers to the President that include the heads of departments are called the what?
The Senate
The Cabinet
The Ambassadors
The Diplomats
In what way is a treaty different from an executive agreement/order?
The Executive Branch of the United States requires a variety of duties. Which of the following duties would be the primary duty?
convene both Houses, in case of disagreement
carry out laws passed by Congress
receive ambassadors and other public ministers
give Congress information on the State of the Union
Which list includes roles of the president?
Chief Justice, Commander-in-Chief
Commander-in-Chief, Chief Executive
Speaker of the House, Chief Executive
Speaker of the House, Chief Justice
Which of the following is an example of the president's role as commander in chief?
sending troops overseas to support foreign policy decisions
appointing justices to the Supreme Court
issuing an executive order about an administrative problem
granting a presidential pardon
When the President hosts the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom at the White House, what role is the president performing?
Commander in Chief
Chief Diplomat
Chief Legislator
Party Leader
Which of the following is a power of the executive branch?
Appoints federal judges
Declares acts of Congress unconstitutional
Ratifies treaties
Impeaches and removes judges
Which of these powers is NOT given to the President by the Constitution?
Preparing the annual budget
Administering the federal bureaucracy
Appointing cabinet officers, ambassadors and judges
Approving cabinet officers, ambassadors and judges
All of the following are departments in the executive branch EXCEPT:
Agriculture
Education
Defense
Space Exploration
This cabinet department could also be called the Department of Foreign Affairs.
Health and Human Services
The Labor Department
Housing and Urban Development
State Department
The tool of foreign policy that is used when a country freezes the assets of another country or refuses to buy its products until it changes its behavior is...
Negotiation
Diplomacy
Sanctions
Foreign aid
According to the War Powers Resolution of 1973 the President
cannot send troops to foreign conflicts without the approval of Congress
can only send troops to foreign conflicts for a short period of time without the approval of Congress
can send troops to foreign conflicts in any time of "clear and president danger"
must have the cooperation of the United Nations before sending tropps to any foreign conflict
Which of the following is NOT a current goal of American Foreign policy?
Spread democracy around the world
Defend America and Americans
Expand America's borders
Support economic growth and human rights
Which of these best describes what America gives in foreign aid?
Advice, money and or military support
Money, machines, technology
Weapons, human services and medicines
Food, clothing and shelter
Which of the following is NOT a tool of foreign policy?
Economic sanctions
Diplomacy
Military Action
A Congressional recess
