Title: Gr00 The Presidency
Course: Civics Citizenship Class of 20##

Q: What is the name of the President of the United States now?
- Bill Clinton
- George Washington
- George W. Bush
- Joe Biden
A: Joe Biden
Feedback: The president of the United States is the leader of the executive branch. The president enforces the laws of the United States. [Image]

Q: What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?
- Mike Pence
- Kamala Harris
- Susan B. Anthony
- James Madison
A: Kamala Harris
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Q: What are two Cabinet-level positions?
- Secretary of State and Secretary of Labor
- Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of History
- Secretary of Weather and Secretary of Energy
- Secretary of Health and Human Services and Secretary of the Navy
A: Secretary of State and Secretary of Labor
Feedback: Cabinet-level positions include the secretary of state and the secretary of labor. The secretary of state works with other countries around the world. This person manages the president's foreign policies. The secretary of labor manages working conditions, wages, and unemployment benefits. The secretary of labor advises the president on employment issues.

Q: What does the President's Cabinet do?
- makes laws
- commands the U.S. Armed Forces
- all of these answers
- advises the President
A: advises the President
Feedback: The president's cabinet advises the president. The people in the cabinet are the vice president and the heads of 15 government departments. The president chooses the members of the cabinet. However, the Senate must approve each member.

Q: Who signs bills to become laws?
- the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
- the Secretary of State
- the Vice President
- the President
A: the President
Feedback: The president signs bills to become laws. A bill is a proposed law. Members of Congress write bills to address issues that are important to the American people. They vote on bills. If Congress accepts a bill, they send it to the president to be signed. If the president agrees with the bill, the president signs it. Then the bill becomes a law.

Q: If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
- the Speaker of the House
- the Secretary of the Treasury
- the Secretary of State
- the President Pro Tempore
A: the Speaker of the House
Feedback: The Speaker of the House is the leader of the House of Representatives. If both the president and the vice president can no longer serve, the Speaker of the House becomes the president of the United States. This has never occurred in American history.

Q: Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?
- the Secretary of Defense
- the Vice President
- the Attorney General
- the President
A: the President
Feedback: The president is the commander in chief of the military. The president is a civilian, not a military official. The writers of the Constitution wanted the commander in chief to be a civilian who is elected by the people.

Q: Who is in charge of the executive branch?
- the Secretary of State
- the Vice President
- the Chief Justice
- the President
A: the President
Feedback: The job of the executive branch is to carry out, or execute, federal laws and enforce laws passed by Congress. The head of the executive branch is the president. The president is both the head of state and the head of government. The president’s powers include the ability to sign treaties with other countries and to select ambassadors to represent the United States around the world. The president also sets national policies and proposes laws to Congress. The president names the top leaders of the federal departments. When there is a vacancy on the Supreme Court, the president names a new member. However, the Senate has the power to reject the president’s choices. This limit on the power of the president is an example of checks and balances.

Q: Who vetoes bills?
- the Vice President (No)
- the President (The president vetoes bills. The president has the power to stop a bill from becoming a law. The president can refuse to sign a bill that Congress approved. This is called a veto. The bill is sent back to Congress without the president's signature.)
- the President Pro Tempore (No)
- the Speaker of the House (No - The Speaker of the House is a member of the house and is elected by a majority party caucus. The Speaker is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives and is third in line to become president if the President and Vice President could not serve.)
A: the President
Feedback: The president vetoes bills. The president has the power to stop a bill from becoming a law. The president can refuse to sign a bill that Congress approved. This is called a veto. The bill is sent back to Congress without the president's signature. Congress can change the bill or vote again. If two-thirds of the House of Representatives and two-thirds of the Senate vote to override the veto, it becomes a law without the president's signature.

Q: If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
- chairman of a political party
- the Vice President
- the Attorney General
- Secretary of the Interior
A: the Vice President
Feedback: If the president dies, resigns, or cannot work while still in office, the vice president becomes president. For this reason, the qualifications for vice president and president are the same. A vice president became president nine times in U.S. history when the president died or left office. William Henry Harrison died in office in 1841. Zachary Taylor died in office in 1850. Abraham Lincoln was killed in office in 1865. James Garfield was killed in office in 1881. William McKinley was killed in office in 1901. Warren Harding died in office in 1923. Franklin Roosevelt died in office in 1945. John F. Kennedy was killed in office in 1963. Richard Nixon resigned from office in 1974. No one other than the vice president has ever succeeded to the presidency.