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The Executive Branch
Review Sheet
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1) What is the main purpose of Political Parties?
2) What are the two main Political Parties?
3) What is a Campaign? Why do candidates need to campaign?
4) Presidential Constitutional Requirements
Length of term –
AgeCitizenship statusResidency5) What are three Unofficial Qualifications?
1.
2.
3.
6) Explain the 7 Roles of the President:
-Chief of State:
-Chief Legislator:
-Chief Economist:
-Chief of Party:
-Chief Executive:
-Chief Diplomat:
-Commander in Chief:
7) Presidential Benefits:
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How much does the President make?
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What are some benefits or “perks” of being the President?
8) The Cabinet
 How many cabinet departments are there?
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How is the president’s cabinet members chosen?

What is the role of the cabinet?
The Executive Departments
Match each executive department in column A with its correct duty in column B.
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Column A
Column B.
1. _____
Department of State
A supervises national rail lines and aids the federal highway program
2. _____
Department of the
Treasury
B standards and funding
3. _____
Department of Justice
Provides information to U.S. schools and provides schools with
C Conducts foreign relations with other countries in the word
Maintains national parks, monuments, and historical landmarks as
4. _____
Department of the
Interior
D well as protecting wildlife and natural resources
5. _____
Department of
Homeland Security
E
Directs health services for the public and ensures products are safe.
FDA - Food and Drug Administration is part of this department
6. _____
Department of
Agriculture
F
Promotes conservation of energy and using alternative forms of
energy; solar, nuclear, gas
7. _____
Department of
Commerce
G Collects taxes from the American people. The Internal Revenue
8. _____
Department of Labor
H Enforces federal laws. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is
9. _____
Department of Defense
I
Guarantees affordable home loans to veterans and provides them
with funds to pay for college – GI Bill
10. _____
Department of Health
and Human Services
J
Seeks to improve living conditions in U.S. cities and helps solve
pollution concerns in high population areas
11. _____
Department of Housing
and Urban
Development
K Encourage trade and business both within the United States and
12. _____
Department of
Transportation
L
13. _____
Department of Energy
M Maintains the various branches of military. Its home is the Pentagon
14. _____
Department of
Education
N The newest cabinet created to maintain borders, harbors, and
Department of
Veterans Affairs
O Helps farmers raise crops and ensure crop prices will remain
15. _____

Service (IRS) is part of this department
a part of the this department
with foreign countries
Collects information about working conditions and sets standards
such as minimum wage and child labor laws
airports attempting to safeguard against terrorism
competitive. The school lunch program also finds its home in this
department
9) What is the Twenty-second (22nd) Amendment?
10) What is the Twenty-fifth (25th) Amendment?
11) Presidential Succession (Who is next in line…..)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
12) What happens if the President’s disabled?
13) Vice Presidents Role
 What does the Vice-President do?
14) Electoral College System
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Number of electors (how is it determined?)
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Why is it considered the winner-take-all system?
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How are the numbers of electors from each state determined?
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How many electoral votes are needed to win the presidency?

When is election day?