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Chapter 6--Executive Branch

Total questions: 73

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
_____________ is the government’s plan for interacting with the other countries of the world.
a)
Diplomacy
b)
Foreign Policy
c)
Bureacracy
d)
Reprieves
2.
The president can issue a ___________, which is the forgiveness of a crime and the penalty associated with it.
a)
Pardon
b)
Reprieve
c)
Forgivement
d)
Treaty
3.
The highest-ranking U.S. representatives in foreign countries
a)
Secretaries
b)
Ambassadors
c)
Embassy
d)
Attorney General
4.
Presidential _____________: the order in which the office of president is to be filled
a)
Succession
b)
Policy
c)
Commission
d)
Removal
5.
To delay the impending punishment or sentence
a)
Reprieve
b)
Pardon
c)
Treaty
d)
Passport
6.
Who is the head of the Executive Branch?
a)
Senator
b)
Representative
c)
Attorney General
d)
President
7.

Maximum number of years someone may serve as President:

a)

4

b)

6

c)

8

d)

10

8.

The term of office for the President of the United States?

a)

2 years

b)

4 years

c)

6 years

d)

8 years

9.

Which amendment placed limits on the President's tenure?

a)

1st

b)

14th

c)

22nd

d)

25th

10.

Who is first in line to succeed the Presidency if the President is removed from office?

a)

Vice-President

b)

Secretary of State

c)

the highest ranking military official

d)

Speaker of the House

11.

Which is NOT one of the primary roles of the President?

a)

chief of state

b)

chief financial officer

c)

chief executive

d)

chief diplomat

e)

commander-in-chief

12.

Who is considered the "Father of the Country"?

a)

John Adams

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

George Washington

13.
What does the executive branch do?
a)
elect the president
b)
make the laws
c)
enforces the laws
d)
count the votes
14.
How many terms may the president serve?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
4
d)
unlimited
15.
To be President you must be at least ____ years old
a)
25
b)
30
c)
35
d)
40
16.
What is the job, identified in the Constitution, of the Vice-President?
a)
President of the House of Representatives
b)
President of the Senate
c)
Chief Diplomat
d)
Chief of State
17.
An official act by the President forgiving a person convicted of a crime and freeing that person from serving his/her sentence.
a)
Excuse
b)
Commutation
c)
Pardon
d)
Termination
18.
The purpose of the President's cabinet is to 
a)
advise and help the President
b)
advise Congress
c)
Help make laws
d)
decide if laws make sense
19.
 The 15 department heads are all part of the president’s cabinet.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Which of these is NOT a power of the president?
a)
commander in chief
b)
appoint ambassadors
c)
declare war
d)
grant pardons
21.

True or False:  The President MUST approve a bill before it becomes a law.

a)
True
b)
False
22.
Which President held his daughter's High School prom in the White House?
a)
John Kennedy
b)
Richard Nixon
c)
Gerald Ford
d)
Jimmy Carter
23.
Who was the first President born in a hospital?
a)
John Kenndedy
b)
Richard Nixon
c)
Gerald Ford
d)
Jimmy Carter
24.
Youngest person ever to be President
a)
Grover Cleveland
b)
William McKinley
c)
James Garfield
d)
Theodore Roosevelt 
25.
First President to use a phone - his phone number was 1
a)
William McKinley
b)
Andrew Johnson
c)
John Adams
d)
Rutherford B. Hayes
26.
First President to ride in a train
a)
Andrew Johnson
b)
John Quincy Adams
c)
Ronald Reagan
d)
Andrew Jackson
27.
Who was the only president to leave office then come back for a second term?
a)
Rutherford B. Hayes
b)
Andrew Johnson
c)
Grover Cleveland
d)
John Quincy Adams
28.
Who was was president during the stock market crash of 1929?
a)
Herbert Hoover
b)
William H. Taft
c)
Harry S. Truman
d)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
29.

Who was the first one-term president?

a)

John Adams

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

John Quincy Adams

d)

James K. Polk

30.

To which political party did George Washington belong?

a)

Whig

b)

Democrat

c)

Republican

d)

trick question--he belonged to no party

31.

Only president for 30 days, this was the shortest-termed president.

a)

Zachary Taylor

b)

Martin Van Buren

c)

William Henry Harrison

d)

Millard Fillmore

32.

Our heaviest US president.

a)

Donald Trump

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

William Taft

d)

Teddy Roosevely

33.

Who was the first President born outside the contiguous United States?

a)

Richard Nixon

b)

Barack Obama

c)

Calvin Coolidge

d)

Herbert Hoover

34.

Who was the only unanimously elected President by the Electoral College?

a)

John F. Kennedy

b)

George Washington

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

Ronald Reagan

35.

Who is the only President to resign from office?

a)

Richard Nixon

b)

Bill Clinton

c)

Andrew Johnson

d)

James Madison

36.

Typically the State of the Union Address is given in...

a)

December

b)

January

c)

October

d)

November

37.

What political party was Joe Biden the leader of?

a)

Democrats

b)

Republicans

38.

In which role is the President in charge of the US military?

a)

Chief executive

b)

Commander-in-Chief

c)

Chief of State

d)

Agenda Setter

39.

How much money does the POTUS receive yearly for his salary?

a)

$207,800

b)

$250,000

c)

$400,000

d)

$500,000

40.

What is Marine One?

a)

A tank

b)

A limosouine

c)

A helecopter

d)

A plane

41.

The Emoluments Clause in the Constitution prohibits the POTUS from receiving...

a)

a salary.

b)

gifts.

c)

visitors.

d)

foreign dignitaries.

42.

Ex-Presidents receive Secret Service protection for ______ years after they leave office.

a)

2

b)

5

c)

10

d)

20

43.

Camp David is...

a)

a military base.

b)

Presidential vacation home.

c)

a hospital.

d)

the official meeting place between the POTUS and members of Congress.

44.

Donald Trump is Constitutional banned from running for President again?

a)

True

b)

False

45.

We have had 2 Presidents act in movies BEFORE running for President. Which of the following was NOT one of them?

a)

Ronald Reagan

b)

Donald Trump

c)

Barack Obama

46.

I choose to move to Colombia. I live there for several years. When I move back I wish to run for President but must wait...

a)

7 years

b)

9 years

c)

11 years

d)

14 years

47.

If both Donald Trump and JD Vance are incapacitated, who becomes the next President?

a)

Speaker of the House

b)

Secretary of State

c)

President Pro Temp of the Senate

d)

Secretary of the Treasury

48.

Who approves of Presidential appointments to the Cabinet, ambassadorships, and judgeships?

a)

The House of Representatives

b)

The Vice President

c)

The Cabinet

d)

The Senate

49.

Who is the current First Lady?

a)

Melania Trump

b)

Jill Biden

c)

Kamala Harris

d)

Judy Biden

50.

What individual is tasked with keeping the President's schedule together and determining who gets access to the POTUS and when they get access?

a)

Speaker of the House

b)

Vice President

c)

First Lady

d)

Chief of Staff

51.

How many Cabinet departments are in the Executive Branch?

a)

11

b)

15

c)

17

d)

20

52.

Which Cabinet Department is most concerned with the medical aspect of the COVID-19 pandemic?

a)

Housing & Urban Development

b)

Health & Human Services

c)

Interior

d)

Education

53.

Who is the oldest President ever?

a)

George Washington

b)

Donald Trump

c)

Joe Biden

d)

Ronald Reagan

54.

The Attorney General is the head of which Cabinet department?

a)

Defense

b)

Justice

c)

Homeland Security

d)

Labor

55.

Which Cabinet department is most concerned with the fair treatment of America's workers?

a)

Energy

b)

Labor

c)

Commerce

d)

State

56.

Which Cabinet department is most likely to create rules and regulations for the meatpacking industry?

a)

Agriculture

b)

Defense

c)

Interior

d)

Transportation

57.

Which Cabinet department maintains our money supply?

a)

State

b)

Treasury

c)

Labor

d)

Commerce

58.

Which Cabinet department is most responsible for enforcing our nation's criminal laws and arresting violators of those laws?

a)

Homeland Security

b)

Justice

c)

Defense

d)

HUD

59.

Which Cabinet department runs our miltary?

a)

Defense

b)

State

c)

Justice

d)

Energy

60.

Which Cabinet department is most concerned with the building of roads, airports, or railroads?

a)

State

b)

Interior

c)

Transportation

d)

Energy

61.

Which Cabinet department was created out of response to the events of 9/11?

a)

Defense

b)

Justice

c)

Homeland Security

d)

HUD

62.

Which Cabinet department would most likely be concerned with the safety and environmental protocols around the wind farm industry?

a)

Energy

b)

Interior

c)

HUD

d)

Agriculture

63.

Which Cabinet department creates our foreign policy?

a)

Defense

b)

State

c)

Veterans Affairs

d)

Commerce

64.

Establishing free trade usually means eliminating...

a)

factories.

b)

tariffs.

c)

all imports into the country.

d)

immigration.

65.

Donald Trump's "wall" is an example of...

a)

Idealism.

b)

Isolationism.

c)

Realism.

66.

What type of foreign policy did the US institute between the World Wars?

a)

Realism.

b)

Idealism.

c)

Isolationism.

67.

A "globalist" concerned with the well-being of all people in all nations regardless of what "is in it for America" would most likely be a(n)...

a)

Idealist.

b)

Realist.

c)

Isolationist.

68.

Harry Truman's "Truman Doctrine" was an attempt by the US to slow the spread of what country's influence at all costs?

a)

China

b)

Russia

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Iraq

69.

"The enemy of my enemy is my friend." This typifies this type of foreign policiy.

a)

Realism

b)

Isolationism

c)

Idealism

70.

Your current Commander-in-Chief is...

a)

Mike Johnson

b)

Elon Musk

c)

JD Vance

d)

Donald Trump

71.
How long is ONE presidential term?
a)
2 years
b)
3 years
c)
4 years
d)
10 years
72.
What president served more than two terms in office?
a)
George Washington
b)
Theodore Roosevelt
c)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
d)
Abraham Lincoln
73.
How many terms of office can a president serve?
a)
8
b)
4
c)
2
d)
20

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