8.7 Interactive Knowledge Check: The Executive Branch and Electoral College

1. What does Article II of the Constitution tell us about the presidency?

2. Which of these is not a power of the president?

3. During the Constitutional Convention, James Wilson argued that the executive branch should be led by______

4. James Madison, known as the Father of the Constitution, thought that the president should be chosen by _________

5. After much debate during the Convention, what system of electing the president did the delegates finally agree to?

6. In addition to the question of how the president should be elected, the delegates at the Constitutional Convention also had to address which big issue about the president?

7. Signed, written, and published directives by the president that tell the executive-branch officials what to do are known as ______

8. Which former president referred to the executive power as “the steward of the public welfare” in his “New Nationalism” speech?

9. This president, who later became chief justice of the United States, argued that the people may carry out their will, but only after the wholesome delay and deliberation within the restrictions of the Constitution.

10. The Supreme Court ruled on the limits of presidential power in which landmark case?

11. In The Steel Seizure Case, the Supreme Court ruled that executive orders must be supported by _________

12. According to Justice Robert Jackson, the president has the greatest power when she acts __________

13. The total number of electors, and thus the total number of votes up for grabs in the Electoral College, is _______

14. Technically, Americans who cast their ballots on Election Day are determining _______

15. To win a presidential election, a candidate must receive ______electoral votes

16. Modern-day debates about the Electoral College include whether to keep or eliminate it. Constitutionally, eliminating the Electoral College would require ______

17. According to Article II, presidential terms are limited to ___ years in office. The 22nd Amendment, ratified in 1951, forbids presidents from serving more than ___ terms.

18. Which of the following is a good example of asking a constitutional question about the powers of the president?

19. During a presidential election, if no candidate wins a majority in the Electoral College, then the matter is decided by _________

20. Which president holds the record for issuing the most executive orders with 3,728 orders?