Question 17: The President of the United States is in charge of which branch of government?
Official answer
- Executive branch
Grandpa explains
The President executes, meaning carries out, the laws. That's the executive branch, kiddo.
Careful: these are NOT the answer
These are the common mix-ups. The app uses them as traps so you practice.
- Legislative branch
- Judicial branch
- Military branch
On the 2008 test this is question 15
If you filed your N-400 before October 20, 2025, you take the 2008 version. Which one is mine?
Who is in charge of the executive branch?
- the President
Video lesson on this topic: Congress
More questions on this topic
- 18What part of the federal government writes laws?
- 19What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
- 20Name one power of the U.S. Congress. ★
- 21How many U.S. senators are there?
- 22How long is a term for a U.S. senator?
- 23Who is one of your state's U.S. senators now?
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.