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WorksheetsExecutive Branch - American Government Cowart
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 17mins
Which amendment was enacted that said if the President is ill or dies, the vice president takes his place?
22nd Amendment
25th Amendment
19th Amendment
27th Amendment
For the President to elect a Vice President in case of illness or death, what does he need in order to nominate?
A majority of Senate permission
A majority of House of Representatives permission
He doesn't - he can pick whoever he wants
A majority of both houses of Congress
How many cabinet departments are there?
16
12
15
18
What happens when there is a tie / no one reaches 270 votes in the electoral college?
The senate decides - every state gets 1 vote
The house decides - every state gets 1 vote
The President in office decides
There's a whole new election
CHECK ALL THAT APPLY - What are the CONS of the electoral college?
Favors the less popular states
Encourages voter turnout
An advantage for third parties
Focused on swing states
Makes popular vote irrelevant
Three of these are correct. Which one is NOT CORRECT?
The President is the Head of Congress
The President is the Chief Legislator
The President is the Commander in Chief
The President is the Chief Executive
PICK ALL THAT APPLY: What are the features of bureaucracy?
Job specialization
Formalized rules
Dominates with a central committee
Hierarchical society
What is an example of an independent executive agency?
FDA
CCRPI
EPA
NASA
The United States Postal Service is an example of what type of bureaucracy?
Independent regulatory agency
Cabinet department
Government corporation
Independent executive agency
PICK ALL THAT APPLY: Name the cabinet departments.
Agriculture
Defense
Energy
Housing and Human Development
Labor
Who serves as the primary advisers to the President?
PACS
Agencies
No one because he doesn't have advisers
Cabinet members
The President can serve how many YEARS, and how many TERMS is that?
6; 2
4; 2
10; 2
2; 1
How many times have we talked about this - Which presidents were impeached?
Andrew Johnson, Andrew Jackson, Bill Clinton
Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton, Donald Trump
Andrew Jackson, Bill Clinton, Donald Trump
Andrew Jackson, Andrew Johnson, Donald Trump
What is an executive order?
The power to issue and implement necessary orders
A directive or rule that has the force of law
Which president made the most executive orders?
Bill Clinton
Teddy Roosevelt
George W Bush
Franklin D Roosevelt
What can the President grant to a group of people to pardon them?
amnesty
sanctions
treaties
executive agreements
What task would the President perform as the Chief Party Leader?
Attend the funeral of a prime minister
Meet with Supreme Court justices
Give a campaign speech at a political party fundraiser
Discuss the yearly budget with congress
ROLES OF SUCCESSION: Out of the first FIVE (5) roles, who comes AFTER the vice president?
Chief of Staff
President of the Senate
Speaker of the house of Representatives
Majority Whip
The President is the Chief Citizen.
True
False
The President helps shape public policy by speaking with Congress. What title is this?
Chief Citizen
Chief of Staff
Commander in Chief
Chief Legislator
What is the indirect method we use to elect the President?
Electoral agreement
Electoral College
Executive agreement
Executive College
Alex's parents were born outside of the USA. They are foreign born. How can Alex still become the President?
She has to hold a US Public Office
She must be 25 years of age
She had to have been born in the United States
She must now live in the United States
2 PARTS: The ____________ appoints the head of Cabinet departments and the ______________ confirms them.
Senate ; House
House ; Senate
Vice President ; President
President ; Senate
The President is the Chief Executive.
True
False
Definition: a pact between the President and the head of state; does not require the approval of the Senate and can be ~~secretive.
Treaty
Ordinance Agreement
Executive Ordinance
Executive Agreement
What is a Reprieve?
Postponement of the execution of a sentence
Legal forgiveness of a crime
A blanket pardon
A reduced sentence of a crime
"President Nixon Plans a Trip to Meet with Chairman Mao"
This headline provides information about WHICH role the president has?
Head of his political party
Commander in Chief
Chief Legislator
Chief Diplomat
Independent agencies created to regulate certain aspects of the nation's economy - eg: FCC
Executive Corporations
Independent Regulatory Commissions
Independent Executive Agencies
Government Corporations
Definition: President is the head of the government. Which term is this?
Chief of Staff
Commander in Chief
Chief Legislator
Chief of State
This role of the president is limited by our government's power of checks and balances.
Chief Diplomat
Chief Executive
Chief Citizen
Chief of Staff
The President is in charge of the executive branch of the federal government. What role is this?
Chief Administrator
Commander in Chief
Chief Legislator
Chief Representative
Which is NOT a power of the President that is expressed in the Constitution?
Override Supreme Court decisions
Appoint Federal Judges
Command Armed Forces
Veto Acts of Congress
A pact between the president and the leader of North Korea to open diplomatic relations that would not need Senate approval is an example of:
Formal treaty
Presidential pardon
Executive Agreement
Ordinance Power
Conviction in an impeachment trial requires 2/3 vote of the Senate.
True
False
This body is made up of the heads of the 15 executive departments and serves as an informal advisory to the President.
Executive Office
Cabinet
Office of Management
National Security Council
How can a bill become law WITHOUT the President's signature?
President waits until Congress is not in session to sign
President fails to sign within 10 days while Congress is in session
President delegates the signing to the VP
President leaves the country and can't approve the bill
Congress ends its session the day a bill is sent to the President. What would need to happen to constitute a pocket veto?
President signs the bill into law
President meets with congressional leaders before signing the bill
Presidents sets bill aside and ignores it
President rejects the bill and sends it back to Congress
The President issues a directive halt to the deportation of illegal immigrants. What is this?
Executive order
Executive agreement
Message Power
Line item veto
What is a commutation?
Legal forgiveness of a crime
A general pardon to a group of lawbreakers
A postponement of the execution of a of a sentence imposed by court
A reduction in the severity of a sentence or fine
Granting amnesty means granting a general pardon to a group of lawbreakers.
True
False
To pardon someone is to forgive them legally of their crime.
True
False
CHECK ALL THAT APPLY: What roles does the President have?
Chief Executive
Chief of State
Chief Diplomat
Judicial Chief
Chief Representative
ROLES OF SUCCESSION: Out of the first FIVE (5) roles, who comes AFTER the Speaker of the House?
Chief of Staff
Secretary of Defense
Majority Whip
President Pro-Tempore
ROLES OF SUCCESSION: Out of the first FIVE (5) roles, who comes AFTER the President Pro-Tempore?
Secretary of State
Secretary of Defense
Secretary of the Treasury
Surgeon General
ROLES OF SUCCESSION: Out of the first FIVE (5) roles, who comes AFTER the Secretary of State?
Attorney General
Secretary of the Interior
Secretary of the Treasury
Surgeon General
