The Executive Branch

Who is the leader of the executive branch?

• The Vice President

• The Secretary of Defense

• The President

• The Senate Majority Leader

How many times can a person serve as president of the United States?

• Two Times - For Four Years Each

• One Time - For Four Years

• One Time - For Two Years

• As Many Times As They Are Elected

Which of these is NOT a requirement to be elected president?

• You have to be at least 35 years old.

• You have to be a Republican or a Democrat.

• You have to have lived in the United States for 14 years or more.

• You have to be born in the United States.

How do people get to be in the President's cabinet?

• They are elected by voters.

• They are chosen by the president.

• They are chosen by members of congress.

• They are chosen by schools and colleges.

If something happens to the president, who will take his or her place?

• The vice president.

• There will be a new election.

• One of the cabinet members.

• No one.

What does it mean for a president to veto a bill?

• The president approves of it and makes it a law.

• The president writes his own bill and then makes it a law.

• The president disagrees with it and sends the bill back to congress.

• The president does not understand the bill

Once the president vetos a bill, it can not become a law.

• True

• False

The president can do whatever he or she wants to

• True

• False

Which of the following people are NOT chosen by the president?

• Supreme Court Judges

• Legislators

• The Vice President

• Cabinet Members

What happens when the president signs a bill?

• He or she hands it to the vice president to sign.

• The Supreme Court has to make a ruling on it.

• He or she sends it back to congress.

• It becomes a law.