WorksheetsExecutive Branch Part 2
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Iron triangles are made up of which of the following?
Congressional committees, independence executive agencies, and private corporations.
Bureaucratic agencies, congressional committees, and interest groups
Regulatory commissions, the Office of Management and Budget, and interest groups
The executive, legislative and judicial branches of government
The president’s cabinet, interest groups and private organizations.
The federal bureaucracy handles all of the following activities EXCEPT
Issuing rules and regulations
Implementing policies passed by Congress
Appropriating funds to pay for federal government programs.
Acting as a quasi-judicial body.
The main task of the federal bureaucracy is to
Implement and administer federal laws and programs.
Interpret and apply federal laws and programs.
Implement and administer the orders of the Supreme Court.
Implement and administer the orders of the Cabinet.
Implement and administer state and local laws and programs.
The president’s choice of cabinet members is limited by the fact that
He must make selections based on the applicants approved by his political party.
He must make selections based on applicants approved by the House of Representatives.
His selections must be confirmed by the House of Representatives.
His selections must be confirmed by the Senate.
He must take selections based on applicants approved by the Supreme Court.
Though similar to independent executive agencies, appointees to independent regulatory commissions are
Under the direct control of the president.
Under the direct control of the Senate.
In operation at the state level.
In operation within the judiciary.
Unable to be removed from their position without just cause.
The central presidential staff agency that advises the president about the budget of the numerous government agencies is the
Office of Oversight and Investigation
Central Intelligence Agency
Office of Management and Budget
Congressional Budget Office
General Accounting Office
A president formally proposes his legislative agenda through
The State of the Union address.
His rationales for vetoes
His cabinet
All of the above
None of the above
A president who had only one term in office would have served
2 years
6 years
5 years
4 years
8 years
The type of veto that is associated with the period of “ten days” is termed the
Pocket veto
Line-item veto
Regular veto
Executive veto
The line of succession to the president includes all of the following EXCEPT
Vice President
Speaker of the House
Senate President Pro Tempore
Chief Justice
Secretary of State
All of the following are true about “executive orders” EXCEPT
They have the force of law.
They can be overturned by a later president.
They cannot be challenged in the courts.
They can be used to shape public policy by directing executive agencies.
A President can do which of the following without seeking the consent of the House or the Senate?
Ratify a treaty
Appoint ambassadors
Appoint district court judges
Deploy troops
Declare war
Which of the following is the manner in which Framers wanted to select the President?
National Popular Vote
Electoral College
Chosen by Congress
There is no provision for selecting the President in the Constitution
