2025 civics test · Question 17 · System of Government
The President of the United States is in charge of which branch of government?
Official answer
- Executive branch
What this means
The President of the United States is in charge of the executive branch.
The executive branch enforces the laws. The president is its leader and also serves as head of state and Commander in Chief of the military. The Cabinet and the federal departments all work under the executive branch to carry out the law.
A related question asks who is in charge of the executive branch, and there the answer is the president. Here the officer wants the branch itself.
Answer: the executive branch.
Why this is on the test
This 2025 question comes at the branches from the other direction, giving you the president and asking which branch they lead.
How this question is asked
On the 2025 civics test, the officer asks up to 20 of the 128 questions out loud and you pass by answering 12 correctly. You answer in your own words. There is no multiple choice and nothing to write down for the civics portion.
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