Test: Executive Branch

Test: Executive Branch

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14 Qs

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Test: Executive Branch

Test: Executive Branch

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1.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 4 pts

Circle ALL of the following responsibilities of the President of the United States.

Acts as a jury in an impeachment trial
Is commander-in-chief of the nation’s armed forces
Can declare a law to be unconstitutional
Is responsible for carrying out the laws

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

Which of the scenarios below would be dealt with by the Executive Branch of the US Government?

A bill to raise the corporate income tax is about to be debateds.
A law has been challenged to be unconstitutional by a group of citizens.
A person who has been in prison for over 20 years has been granted a pardon.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

Which action would most likely result in the greatest increase in the power of the Executive Branch?

Abolishing the Electoral College
Submitting a budget for Congressional approval
Broadening the President’s wartime authority
Lowering the age at which a person can be elected President

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

“The nation deserves and I will select a Supreme Court justice that American can be proud of...I will choose a nominee in a timely manner so that the hearing and the vote can be completed before the new Supreme Court term begins…” Under Article II of the US Constitution, which power is suggested by this statement by President Bush?

The power to veto bills of Congress
The power to nominate justices to the Supreme Court
The power of pardons and reprieves
The President’s power to issue Executive Orders

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

People who dodged the draft by fleeing to Canada during the Vietnam War were pardoned by President Jimmy Carter. President Carter was acting under his authority as

Chief Diplomat of the United States
The individual empowered to negotiate treaties
Chief Executive of the United States
Leader of the free world

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

To win a Presidential election, a candidate must win a

Two-thirds vote of the state legislator
Two-thirds vote in Congress
Majority of the popular vote
Majority of the Electoral College (270)

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

What article describes the structures and functions of the executive branch?

Article I
Article II
Article III
Article V

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