The Executive Branch

Choose the best statement that describes the function of the role of Commander and Chief for the President. (SSCG10e) (1)

• The President has direct and immediate control over all of the troops and nation’s military arsenal.

• The President has direct control over all of the nation’s troops and can declare war.

• The President can declare war, but is not in charge of putting boots on the ground.

• Commander in Chief is only a ceremonial role. The President has no power over the armed forces.

Article II, Section 1: “No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of ________________________; neither shall any person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States.” Fill in the blank above with the correct position being discussed about.(SSCG10a) (1)

• Member of the House of Representatives

• President

• Member of the Senate

• Member of the Supreme Court

If a political party's candidate wins the popular vote in a state, how many electoral votes does the candidate get? (SSCG10d) (2)

• A. All electoral votes in the state, except Maine and Nebraska

• B. All electoral votes in the state, no exceptions.

• C. Each political party splits the votes.

• D. Electoral votes do not depend on the state’s popular vote.

The list below can be best described as? -Male, protestant religion, charismatic, college graduate, Caucasian

• Formal requirements to be a U.S. Senator

• Informal qualifications common to past presidents.

• Formal qualification for the office of President of the US

• The only qualifications to be President of the U.S.

According to Amendment 22, what is the maximum amount of time a person can hold the office of President of the United States?

• 2 years

• 4 years

• 10 years

• 8 years

Define a natural born citizen.

• Anyone who is a citizen of the United States is a natural born citizen.

• A person born on United States soil or has at least one parent who is a citizen.

• Anyone who passes the citizenship test.

• A person that marries another citizen.

In a Presidential election, who selects the President if there is no candidate secures the required 270 electoral votes?

• There is a re-vote.

• The House of Representatives.

• The current President will get to choose their predecessor.

• The President Pro-Tempore of the Senate.

Fill in the blank: According to the U.S. Constitution, if no presidential candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, the _______ shall choose the President.

• Senate

• Supreme Court

• House of Representatives

• Electoral College

A large, complex administrative structure that handles the everyday business of an organization is known as...?

• CEO

• Bureaucracy

• Executive Agency

• Congress

Who takes over the line of succession if the President and Vice President were unable to maintain office?

• Speaker of the House

• The US Vice President

• The minority party leader

• President Pro Tempore