Who is in charge of the executive branch?

Explanation

The President leads the executive branch, which carries out and enforces federal laws.

Why it matters

The executive branch includes the Cabinet and federal agencies, all under the President's authority.

The 65/20 special consideration

Question 15 is not in the 65/20 set. An applicant who is 65 or older and has been a lawful permanent resident for 20 years or more studies only the 20 marked questions, so this one would not be asked. Everyone else studies all 100.

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Answers that get mixed up with this one

These are the wrong options the practice test puts beside this question. Each one is the correct answer to a different question, which is what makes it tempting.

• the Speaker of the Houseanswers Question 31: If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
• to print moneyanswers Question 41: Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?
• We the Peopleanswers Question 3: The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?

More System of Government questions

Questions the officer draws from the same part of the test. Studying them together is what keeps their answers apart.

• Question 13: Name one branch or part of the government.Congress · legislative · President · executive · the courts · judicial
• Question 14: What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?checks and balances · separation of powers
• Question 16: Who makes federal laws?Congress · Senate and House (of Representatives) · (U.S. or national) legislature
• Question 17: What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?the Senate and House (of Representatives)
• Question 18: How many U.S. Senators are there?one hundred (100)