Street Smarts: The Executive Branch

today's episode of Street Smart Civics Edition is on the executive branch of the United States visit prageru kids.com to download this awesome infographic and play along this is Street smarts a game show on the streets where contestants are rewarded for their knowledge welcome to Street Smart Civics Edition for preview kids I'm Kali fontania with favorite uncle Uncle Sam and in today's episode we are seeing what kids know about the executive branch of the U.S government let's go find out [Music] what is your name Ulysses and what grade are you in uh I'm in between fifth and sixth grade in between fifth and sixth grade so here are the rules there are eight total questions five dollars per question the final question which is question eight is worth twenty dollars you can buy a clue for two dollars or you can ask a friend for five dollars if you get a question wrong you are eliminated okay here we go question one who is the head or in charge of the executive branch of the government a the president B the vice president or C the Speaker of the House president go ahead and say it loud the president didn't even take five dollars for you right there Ulysses uh either president hey you got it right first question eight there's your five dollars President good job you got it the president you got it excellent five dollars earned there you go don't get too excited the president all right the president excellent here right here Michael foreign a person must have been a United States citizen since birth must have lived in the United States for at least 14 years and must be at least how many years old a 35 B 38 or C 40 and if you're not confident make sure you buy a clue 35. wow you need to buy a clue and that's five more for you that's why it's covered because I was like you know you look you look young but you're surprised me smart is a Smart Cookie right here A35 40. oh wait no all right you're out sorry you did well what would you like to be when you grow up I don't know how do you want to be a president someday no too much paperwork that's a valid point you are smart question three once the president receives a bill from Congress he can sign it into law or he can blank it which means to reject a accept B veto or C delay veto wow you got it Vito he's got it Vito is the correct answer veto excellent work you got it right [Music] you know what collie all this talk about executive branch presidents maybe I should run for president aren't you a little too old no I'm only 246 years old yeah [Music] I'm still in touch still hip with the kids bring chicken huh ever since the 22nd amendment was ratified in 1951 what is the maximum number of four-year terms a president can serve a two B three or C four two she got it two is correct and there's a five we're going all the way with you let's try to get to question a let's try again we're gonna go with A2 you are correct okay two all right you got the answer correct goodness fire I thought for sure it wasn't limited terms yeah no that is a dictatorship Uncle Sam oh yeah that's right before oh you did too oh he's got it he knows what's going on get him to buy a clue question five what does it mean that the president shall be commander-in-chief a he can make laws B He commands the military in times of War C he is Chairman of the Federal Reserve [Music] your clue is Army Navy Air Force make up the U.S blank He commands the military in times of War He commands the military in times of War commands the military in times of War go go question six the Constitution gives which group the responsibility of electing the president a the cabinet B the Electoral College or C the Supreme Court the Electoral College the Electoral College kid who acts like he's gone to college the Electoral College making it rain I'm gonna go with a again [Music] questions seven the Executive Branch is responsible for carrying out and enforcing laws appointing Supreme Court Justices and ambassadors and a hearing legal cases B declaring war or C making treaties declaring war oh hearing cases I have a hint oh yes good one on Halloween children might say this to get a piece of candy trick or okay making treaties oh here's this treaty for you we are down to the final question we have not had someone get this today on today's episode about the executive branch let's do it so we are all counting on you they do to get this right who is the only president to have served more than two terms before the 22nd amendment was ratified in 1951. a George Washington B Franklin D Roosevelt or C Theodore Roosevelt [Music] um hey George Washington so let's count it five times all right Street smarts well Uncle Sam no contestant got the final question right oh that's a bummer so I'm gonna ask you the question see if you know it who is the only president to have served more than two terms before the 22nd amendment was ratified in 1951. a George Washington B Franklin D Roosevelt or C Theodore Roosevelt oh that's my good friend Frankie that's B Franklin D Roosevelt you got it right Uncle Sam and where's my 20 bucks hey you already have all the money that's right I do the United States Constitution divides the federal government into three different branches executive legislative and judicial the reason the founding fathers did this was to create a system of checks and balances so that political power would not be concentrated in any one single person or group the founders feared that if any one branch or individual had too much power this would threaten the freedom of the American people if that happened they worried the United States would become a dictatorship like other countries in today's episode we learned that the executive branch is led by the president whose main responsibility is to carry out and enforce laws he is considered the leader of the country and oftentimes considered the most powerful man in the world in order to serve as a president a person must be a natural-born United States citizen must be at least 35 years old and must have lived in the United States for at least 14 years the Constitution gives the Electoral College the responsibility of electing the president in addition to the president the executive branch also includes the vice president and the cabinet the cabinet is composed of the president's most senior advisors Who oversee different departments which include education energy defense treasury transportation and more they help the president with any problems he might face additional duties of the president include vetoing or signing bills into law and making treaties and appointing justices both of which have to be approved by a senate vote lastly the President also serves as the commander-in-chief which puts them in charge of the military and overall military strategy 22nd amendment was ratified in 1951 and limits the president to being elected twice prior to its ratification Franklin D Roosevelt was the only president to be elected for more than two terms thank you to all our contestants for participating in Street Smart's Civics Edition make sure you visit previewkids.com for more episodes see you next time oh look somebody caught a fish Freedom fish what no aha I still have one dollar but give me the rest all right thanks for letting me play no I wasn't even seeing Mr AP it was P yeah too confident we have the AP History students sometimes get out because they're confident you did well she's smart hey thanks for watching this episode we hope you learned a lot you know we have more right prageru kids is devoted to teaching what most schools aren't our American values history and blessings watch more And subscribe at prageru kids.com