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Presidential Powers
Supreme Court Justices
Foreign Policy
The Cabinet
The Largest Branch
100

The president is the leader of this branch.

What is the Executive Branch?

100

The Supreme Court Justice who was NOT approved by the Senate.

Who was Robert Bork?

100

The president negotiates and signs these.

What is a Treaty?

100

DOJ

What is the Department of Justice?
100

First in line for the presidency if the president dies.

Who is the Vice President?

200

The president gets his powers from this important document.

What is the U.S. Constitution?

200

The number of justices that serve on the Supreme Court.

What is 9?

200

True or False: An example of Foreign Policy is when the government operates national parks in different parts of the country.

What is False?

200

The Department of Justice's leader who is NOT referred to as a “Secretary.”

Who is the Attorney General?

200

When the president rejects a bill.

What is veto?

300

The minimum age a person must be in order to serve as president.

What is 35?

300

The Supreme Court Justice who withdrew from consideration.

Who was Harriet Miers?

300

When the U.S. gives money, food, or other resources to another country.

What is Foreign Aid?

300

Name 3 of the 15 executive departments.

  1. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
  2. Department of Commerce
  3. Department of Defense (DOD)
  4. Department of Education (ED)
  5. Department of Energy (DOE)
  6. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
  7. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
  8. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
  9. Department of the Interior (DOI)
  10. Department of Justice (DOJ)
  11. Department of Labor (DOL)
  12. Department of State (DOS)
  13. Department of Transportation (DOT)
  14. Department of the Treasury
  15. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
300

True or False: the Executive Branch's main job is to carry out the laws that the legislative branch passes.

What is True?

400

The 22nd Amendment of the Constitution limits the president to how many 4 year terms in office?

What is 2?

400

True or False: The Constitution doesn’t list any requirements for Supreme Court justices.

What is True?

400

With this title, the U.S. President holds supreme command over all armed forces, directing military operations, strategy, and security.

What is Commander in Chief?

400

FEMA

What is the Federal Emergency Management Agency?

400

The president addresses both sessions of Congress and the American people in this annual speech.

What is the State of the Union Address?

500

When a president decides to let someone out of prison.

What is a "pardon"?

500

The Supreme Court Justice who never received a Senate hearing.

Who was Merrick Garland?

500

Name 3 types of Foreign Policy.

What is Military, Foreign Aid and Treaties?

500

HUD

what is the Department of Housing and Urban Development?

500

The 2 major political parties in the U.S.

What is the Republican and Democratic Party?