Executive Branch and Political Parties Study Guide                           Name _______________________

 

  1. Which document sets up our government?  Which part sets up the executive branch?

 

  1. What is the job of the executive branch?  Who is the head of it?

 

  1. What is the job of the legislative branch?  Who is the head of it?

 

  1. What is the job of the judicial branch?  Who is the head of it?

 

  1. Where does the President live and work?  (building and city)

 

  1. List the three Constitutional requirements to be a President.

 

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7.  Why does the Vice President have the same qualifications for his/her job as the President?

 

8.  What is the President’s cabinet?

 

9.  What is the job of the following cabinet departments?

 

      --Dept. of Agriculture:

      --Dept. of Defense:

      --Dept. of State:

      --Dept. of Justice:

      --Dept. of Homeland Security:

 

10.  How does a cabinet member get his/her job?

 

11.  How are Presidents and Vice Presidents chosen for their job?

 

12.  Who can impeach a President?

 

13.  Who can override a President’s veto?

 

14.  What types of jobs can the President nominate (appoint) people for?

 

15.  Who takes over for the President if he/she can no longer perform his/her job?

 

16.  If the Vice President can’t take over, list the first 3 people on the Presidential Succession list (if it’s not in your notes, check page 168).

     

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17.  What is the federal bureaucracy?

18.  What are third parties?

 

19.  List two characteristics of third parties.

 

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20.  What is a political party’s platform?

 

21.  Who are the two major parties in the US today?

 

22.  Name 4 functions of political parties.

 

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23.  Name 2 similarities between Democrats and Republicans.

 

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24.  Of the following 18 powers, circle only the 10 that the President can execute.

 

--carry out the laws

 

--administer federal bureaucracy

 

--declare war

 

--make laws

 

--veto a bill

 

--give a State of the Union Address

 

--fire a member of Congress

 

--override a veto

 

--appoint a judge

 

--make treaties

 

--approve a judge

 

--ratify treaties

 

--recommend laws to Congress

 

--call Congress into a special session

 

--introduce a bill

 

--declare a law unconstitutional

 

--pardon a criminal

 

--appoint ambassadors and cabinet members