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1) Which of the following is NOT a duty or responsibility of the Executive Branch?
A
Appoint federal judges
B
Carry out the law
C
Regulate foreign and domestic trade
D
Prepare the annual budget
2) Which branch of government is the United States Supreme Court part of?
A
Judicial
B
Executive
C
Legislative
D
State
3) In America, who makes the laws?
A
Cabinet Members
B
People elected to serve as Supreme Court Justices
C
People elected to serve as President
D
People elected to serve in the legislature
4) Executing laws is to the President as interpreting federal laws is to the -
A
House of Representatives
B
President
C
Governor
D
United States Supreme Court
5) The President of the United States is the Chief Executive. Which answer best explains the President's role as Chief Executive?
A
Responsible for seeing that laws are carried out
B
Responsible for choosing members of the law making branch
C
Responsible for interpreting the nation's laws
D
Responsible for making the nation's laws
6) All of the the following are similarities of the three branches of U.S. government EXCEPT -
A
The have specific powers that no other branch has
B
They can restrict the power of the other branches
C
The have power over the entire country
D
They have the power to declare laws unconstitutional
7) What do the first three articles of the Constitution describe?
A
Powers of the three branches of government
B
Powers of the military
C
Powers of Congress
D
Powers of the citizens
8) Who has the power to call Congress into a special session if there is a crisis that requires Congress's approval,such as declaring war?
A
The Vice President
B
The Speaker of the House
C
The President
D
The President Pro Tempore
9) Which branch can review the President's acts/policies and declare them unconstitutional?
A
Executive Branch
B
Judicial Branch
C
Legislative Branch
D
Constitutional Branch
10) Which Article of the United States Constitution states that All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.
A
Article III
B
Article II
C
Article I
D
Article IV
11) In the years since the Constitution was ratified, the power of the President has —
A
Diminished
B
Decreased
C
Increased
D
Remained the same
12) In addition to the President, who else in the Executive Branch has the power to interpret and executive the laws?
A
Cabinet departments and agencies
B
Legislators and Supreme Court Justices
C
Special congressional committees and regulatory groups
D
Special legislative committees
13) Which of the following is NOT one of the ways the Executive Branch influences policy making (law making)?
A
Proposing a legislative agenda to to Congress in the annual State of the Union Address
B
Appointing a new Supreme Court Justice
C
Appealing directly to the people to build support for the President's legislative agenda
D
Appointing officials to his cabinet to help carry out the laws
14) What does the President do as the Chief of Party?
A
Appoint cabinet members
B
Unify the political party
C
Appoint party leaders
D
Veto laws
15) The President wants Congress to pass a new tax law. Which action would give the President the best opportunity to propose a new law?
A
Signing a bill into law
B
Appointing a secretary to help execute the law
C
Holding a cabinet meeting to discuss a new law
D
Making the State of the Union Address
16) Which of the following is a power the President exercises as Chief Executive?
A
Signing a bill into law
B
Making the State of the Union Address
C
Meeting with a foreign leader at the White House
D
Appointing cabinet members to lead executive departments
17) Which of the following is NOT one of the jobs the President fulfills in his role as Chief of State?
A
Pardoning the Thanksgiving Turkey
B
Lighting the National Christmas Tree
C
Throwing the first pitch to start a baseball game
D
Meeting with foreign leaders
18) What responsibility does the President have as Chief Diplomat?
A
Deal with foreign countries
B
Appoint cabinet members
C
Administer the federal bureaucracy
D
Unify the political party
19) What is the job of the President's cabinet members?
A
Approve the appointments of judges
B
Help carry out the laws
C
Write new laws
D
Propose new legislation to Congress
20) What power does the President exercise when he signs a bill into law?
A
Chief Citizen
B
Chief Diplomat
C
Chief Legislator
D
Chief Executive
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