Executive Branch

Who is the head of the Executive Branch?

• Vice President
• Speaker of the House
• President
• President Pro Tempore

When was the Executive Branch created?

• 1787

• 1759

• 1793

• 1781

Which two of these are a power of the President?

• Interpret laws

• Declare war

• Vetoing laws

• Appointing judges

What is a pardon?

• What you say when you move past someone

• Excusing a criminal from punishment

• A type of law

• When the president dismisses a law

What is a pocket veto?

• Outright denying a law

• Appointing a new judge

• The election of a new governer

• Ignoring a proposed law

Which article in the constitution explains the Executive branch?

• I

• II

• III

• IV

Presidential term

• 2 years

• 4 years

• 6 years

• indefinite

Who is the Commander-in-Chief

• Vice President

• Senator

• Speaker of the House

• President

What is the purpose of the Executive Branch?

• Enforcing laws

• Interpreting laws

• Checking laws

• Writing laws

Which of these documents includes information about the Executive Branch?

• Articles of Confederation

• The Constitution

• The Bill of Rights

• The Declaration of Independence