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