WorksheetsExecutive Branch
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 10mins
Who is not a part of the Executive Branch?
The president
The vice president
Supreme Court judges
Head of the Department of Energy
What powers does the Executive Branch have?
Sign or veto bills
Command the military during war
Appoint judges to the Supreme Court
All of these
How can the executive branch be checked by another branch?
Impeaching a federal judge
A veto being overridden
Declaring a law passed by congress as unconstitutional
Appointing people to the presidential cabinet
The president is the only person running the executive branch
True
False
How many departments exist in the Executive Branch?
15
21
20
12
The department in charge of making sure workers have fair rights, safe workspaces, and training workers is the Department of (a)
Which is not an Executive Department?
Interior
Defense
Education
Human Behavior
The Department of Homeland Security was created in 2002 to help protect the US from terrorist attacks and aid people after natural disasters. This is a result of which event?
The election of George W. Bush
Hurricane Katrina
The 9/11 Attacks
The Tet Offensive
Put the following steps in the election process in order
Declare you are running
Narrow down candidates
Top candidate from each party is chosen and campaigns
Popular election with the people, then Electoral College
New President and VP!
If you are nominated to run for president, you have to formally accept the nomination if you want to continue with the process
True
False
If Candidate A wins a majority of a state's votes, how many electoral votes does the candidate get?
1/2
2/3
3/4
All of the them
Of the 538 Electoral votes that can be given to candidates, how many does one need AT LEAST to become president?
350
270
250
325
Impeachments start where?
House of Representatives
Senate
Supreme Court
Oval Office
Just because you get impeached does not mean you get removed from office
True
False
Which president got impeached AND removed from office?
Andrew Johnson
Bill Clinton
Donald Trump
None of these were removed from office
Bill Clinton was impeached in 1998 because...
He passed a law allowing soldiers to stay in people's homes
He stole millions of dollars from legislative branch
He told military secrets to enemy countries
He lied to the public about having an affair with a White House staff member
How many times was Donald Trump impeached?
Once
3 times
Twice
5 times
