Question 41: Name one power of the president.
Official answers (any one counts)
USCIS accepts any of these answers. If the question asks for more than one, give as many as it asks.
- Signs bills into law
- Vetoes bills
- Enforces laws
- Commander in Chief (of the military)
- Chief diplomat
- Appoints federal judges
Grandpa explains
The president signs or vetoes bills, leads the military, and appoints judges. Congress writes the laws, kiddo.
Careful: these are NOT the answer
These are the common mix-ups. The app uses them as traps so you practice.
- Writes the laws
- Chooses the senators
- Gives driver's licenses
Video lesson on this topic: The President
More questions on this topic
- 42Who is Commander in Chief of the U.S. military?
- 43Who signs bills to become laws?
- 44Who vetoes bills? ★
- 45Who appoints federal judges?
- 46The executive branch has many parts. Name one.
- 47What does the President's Cabinet do?
Official sources:
- USCIS · 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version), M-1778 (09/25) ↗ · checked October 6, 2026
The plain explanation is ours; the official answers are USCIS's, word for word.