Unit 4 Monster Review – Three Ring Circus – Executive Branch
Essential Vocabulary: electoral college, elector, executive order, pardon, reprieve, amnesty, foreign policy,
national security, treaty, executive agreement, ambassador, Legislative Leader, Chief Executive, Chief of State,
Commander in Chief, Chief Diplomat, Party Leader, Judicial Leader, embargo, cabinet, federal bureaucracy,
independent agency, government corporation, commute, census
US President (Executive Branch)
 US President
o Term Length: 4 years
o Qualifications: must be 35 years old, a natural born citizen and live in the US for at least
14 years
o Term Limit: Can only serve as President for 2 terms or maximum of 10 years (22nd
Amendment)
 Roles of the President - Chief Executive, Commander in Chief, Chief of State, Legislative Leader,
Party Leader Chief Diplomat and Judicial Leader
 Presidential Succession Act of 1974 - President vacancies are filled in this order:
1. Vice President
2. Speaker of the House
3. President Pro Tempore
4. Leaders of Executive Departments in order of creation
 Executive Depts. - State, Treasury, Defense, Justice, Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, Labor,
Health & Human Resources, Housing and Urban Development, Transportation, Energy, Education.
Veteran Affairs, Homeland Security
 Executive Agencies- IRS, ATF, FBI, DEA, OSHA, FDA, CDC, FAA, FEMA, Secret Service, CIA,
FCC, EPA
War Powers Act1973–President must notify Congress within 48 hours when troops are sent into battle.
These troops must be brought home after 60 days unless Congress gives its approval for them to stay
longer or unless Congress declares war.
NC Governor (Executive Branch)
 NC Governor & Lieutenant Governor
o Term Length: 4 years
o Qualifications must be 30 years old, a naturalized citizen for 5 years and be a resident of
NC for 2 years.
Roles & Powers of the Governor
o Chief Executive, Chief of NC State, Commander in Chief, Legislative Leader, Judicial Leader,
NC Party Leader
Unit 4 Review Questions: Executive Branch
1. How long is the President’s term? 4 years
2. What branch has the power to appoint justices to the US Supreme Court? President
3. Who officially elects the President of the United States? Electoral College
4. The president appoints ambassadors and directs the foreign policy of the US. What role is
the President displaying?
Chief Diplomat
5. What is the advisory body of the President called? Cabinet
6.
If both the President and Vice President were to die, who would assume the role of
Presidency? Speaker of the House
7. How long is the term for the NC Governor? 4 years
8. What are the qualifications for the Vice President? 35 years old, native born, live in US
14 years prior to election
9. What are the qualifications for the Lt. Governor? 30 years old, naturalized for 5 years,
live in the state for 2 years prior
10. Which role does the President have that the NC Governor does not? Why? Chief
Diplomat because the governor doesn’t represent the entire US
11. What is the difference between the citizenship requirement for the President & the NC
Governor? NC governor doesn’t have to be natural born/native born
12. What is the Cabinet? These secretaries of the executive departments are the Presidents
advisors
13. What is the title of the leaders for each Executive Department? Which department is
different & what is this individual’s title? Secretary, Attorney General – Justice Dept.
Unit 4 Practice Vocabulary Quiz
1. Enforce The role of the executive branch is to _________ laws.
2. Natural born What is the citizenship requirement to be the President?
3. Speaker of the House Who will fill the office of the President if the President & the VP
die?
4. 22nd Which Amendment states that the president can serve 2 terms?
5. Judicial Leader What role of the president using when he grants a pardon?
6. Chief of State What role of the president is used to perform ceremonial duties?
7. Chief of State What role of the president is used to throw out the first pitch in the
baseball season?
8. Homeland Security What is the newest executive department?
9. 35 A person must be this age to be the president
10. 30 A person must be this age to be the governor
11. Vice President This person is the second in command in the US.
12. Lt. Governor This person is the second in command in the NC.
13. 25th What amendment to the US Constitution outlines Presidential Succession?
14. Commute A governor may __________ or reduce a criminal’s sentence.
15. Electoral College Who officially elects the President?
16. The people Who officially elects the Governor?
17. Election to kick out a governor in some states What is a recall?
18. 15 How many executive departments are there?