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Worksheets2.4 The Executive Branch
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The role of the president as head of the executive branch of the government.
a)
chief executive
b)
Commander in Chief
c)
Foreign Policy
d)
diplomacy
2.
The role of the president as supreme commander of the military forces of the United States and of the state National Guard units when they are called into federal service
a)
Commander in Chief
b)
Foreign Policy
c)
diplomacy
d)
chief of state
3.
a government's strategy in dealing with other nations
a)
Foreign Policy
b)
diplomacy
c)
chief of state
d)
succession
4.
the profession, activity, or skill of managing international relations, typically by a country's representatives abroad.
a)
diplomacy
b)
chief of state
c)
succession
d)
executive orders
5.
term for the President as the ceremonial head of the United States, the symbol of all the people of the nation
a)
chief of state
b)
succession
c)
executive orders
d)
executive privilege
6.
the process of succeeding, or coming after someone
a)
succession
b)
executive orders
c)
executive privilege
d)
diplomatic recognition
7.
a formal rule or regulation instructing executive branch officials on how to carry out their jobs
a)
executive orders
b)
executive privilege
c)
diplomatic recognition
d)
reprieve
8.
An implied presidential power that allows the president to refuse to disclose information regarding confidential conversations or national security to Congress or the judiciary.
a)
executive privilege
b)
diplomatic recognition
c)
reprieve
d)
Pardon
9.
the presidential power to formally recognize the legitimacy of a foreign government
a)
diplomatic recognition
b)
reprieve
c)
Pardon
d)
amnesty
10.
The presidential power to postpone the execution of a sentence imposed by a court of law; usually done for humanitarian reasons or to await new evidence.
a)
reprieve
b)
Pardon
c)
amnesty
d)
to commute a sentence
11.
presidential power to grant legal forgiveness of a crime.
a)
Pardon
b)
amnesty
c)
to commute a sentence
d)
administration
12.
a presidential order that pardons a group of people who have committed an offense against the government
a)
amnesty
b)
to commute a sentence
c)
administration
d)
executive departments
13.
presidential power which allows the reduction of a person's sentence
a)
to commute a sentence
b)
administration
c)
executive departments
d)
chief executive
14.
executive branch consisting of the president, cabinet, and departments
a)
administration
b)
executive departments
c)
chief executive
d)
Commander in Chief
15.
agencies of the federal government responsible for carrying out laws, administering programs, and making regulations in their particular area of responsibility
a)
executive departments
b)
chief executive
c)
Commander in Chief
d)
Foreign Policy
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