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Executive Branch

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is a power of the executive branch?

a)

Appoints federal judges

b)

Declares acts of Congress unconstitutional

c)

Ratifies treaties

d)

Impeaches and removes judges

2.

Which statement describes the Electoral College?

a)

System to elect the Senate

b)

System to elect the President

c)

System to elect to the Supreme Court

d)

System to elect the House of Representatives

3.

A rule or command the president gives out that has the same power as a law is called

a)

a pardon.

b)

an amnesty.

c)

a reprieve

d)

an executive order.

4.

Who are the leaders of the executive departments who advise the president?

a)

President

b)

Legislative Branch

c)

Parliament

d)

Cabinet

5.

What is the maximum length of time someone can serve as president of the United States, according to the Twenty-second Amendment?

a)

10 years

b)

8 years

c)

9 years

d)

7 years

6.

According to the Twenty-fifth Amendment, who follows the vice president in succession order to the presidency?

a)

secretary of defense

b)

speaker of the house

c)

secretary of state

d)

attorney general

7.

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?

a)

She is female.

b)

She is too young

c)

She does not have enough education.

d)

She is not a native-born citizen.

8.

The Executive Branch of the United States requires a variety of duties. Which of the following duties would be the primary duty?

a)

convene both Houses, in case of disagreement

b)

carry out laws passed by Congress

c)

receive ambassadors and other public ministers

d)

give Congress information on the State of the Union

9.

To be elected president, a candidate MUST win

a)

The popular vote

b)

The special election

c)

The electoral vote

d)

The party's nomination

10.

Of the following lists, which correctly belongs to the President of the United States?

a)

Natural born citizen, 30 years old, grants pardons, nominates Supreme Court justices

b)

Natural born citizen, 35 years old, grants pardons, nominates Supreme Court justices

c)

Citizen 14 years, 35 years old, declares war, ratifies treaties

d)

Naturalized citizen, declares war, grants pardons, makes treaties

11.

What action is taken to formally accuse an official of misconduct in office?

a)

habeas corpus

b)

pardon

c)

censure

d)

impeachment

12.

Who is responsible for breaking a tie vote in the United States Senate?

a)

Majority whip

b)

Vice President

c)

Chief Justice

d)

Speaker of the House

13.

Which of the following is an example of the president's role as commander in chief?

a)

sending troops overseas to support foreign policy decisions

b)

appointing justices to the Supreme Court

c)

issuing an executive order about an administrative problem

d)

granting a presidential pardon

14.

Which is the last step in the lawmaking process?

a)

Bill is introduced into Congress

b)

Bill is voted on by the House of Representatives

c)

Bill is sent to the Senate Majority Leader to be called up

d)

Bill is signed or vetoed by the President

15.

Which individual is qualified to the President?

a)

Max is 67 years old, born in Orlando, and has lived his entire life in Canada.

b)

Karen is 43 years old, born in Key West, and has lived in the Keys her entire life

c)

Martha is 34 years old, born in Jacksonville, and has lived in Florida her entire life

d)

Samuel is 52 years old, is a naturalized citizen and has been living in the USA for the last 20 years.

16.

When the President hosts the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom at the White House, what role is the president performing?

a)

Commander in Chief

b)

Chief Diplomat

c)

Chief Legislator

d)

Party Leader

17.

What is the structure, from top to bottom, of the U.S. Federal Bureaucracy?

a)

The President, The Executive Office, The Executive Departments, Agencies

b)

The President, The Executive Departments, The Executive Office, Agencies

c)

The President, Agencies, The Executive Office, The Executive Departments

d)

The President, The Executive Office, Agencies, The Executive Departments

e)

The President, The Executive Departments, Agencies, The Executive Office

18.

Which list includes roles of the president?

a)

Chief Justice, Commander-in-Chief

b)

Commander-in-Chief, Chief Executive

c)

Speaker of the House, Chief Executive

d)

Speaker of the House, Chief Justice

19.

Which of the following is in the national executive branch of government?

a)

mayor

b)

representative

c)

governor

d)

president

20.
Name one thing the president has the power to do.
a)
Veto Laws
b)
Makes Laws
c)
Check to see if laws are fair.
21.
The people entitled to vote in a given election are known as
a)
Platform
b)
Electorate
c)
Representatives
d)
Congress
22.
The one formal duty assigned to the Vice President by the Constitution is to...
a)
call cabinet meetings.
b)
choose the Secretary of State.
c)
preside over the Senate.
d)
preside over the House
23.
If the president is disabled, what determines that the Vice President becomes President?
a)
25th Amendment
b)
original Constitution
c)
Congress
d)
Supreme Courth
24.
This individual is fifth in order of Presidential Succession.
a)
Secretary of the Treasury 
b)
Secretary of the State
c)
Speaker of the House
d)
Secretary of the Defence
25.
Which article in the Constitution deals with the Executive Branch?
a)
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b)
ll
c)
lll
d)
llll
26.
.  Who has the expressed power to declare war?  
a)
President
b)
Congress
c)
House
d)
Senate
27.
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
28.
What role is in charge of the military?
a)
Chief of State
b)
Commander in Chief
c)
Chief of Party
d)
Chief of Armed Forces
29.
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
30.
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
31.
 The 15 department heads are all part of the president’s cabinet.
a)
True
b)
False
32.
How does the President “check” Congress? 
a)
clemency
b)
pardon
c)
veto
d)
reprieve
33.
The President gets to choose or appoint all of the following people EXCEPT
a)
members of Congress
b)
ambassadors
c)
cabinet members
d)
federal judges
34.
True or False:  The President must approve a bill before it becomes a law.
a)
True
b)
False
35.

The order of who replaces the president in the event of death or incapacitation?

a)

Veto power

b)

Separation of Powers

c)

Order of Sucession

d)

Commander in Chief