Unit 5: The Executive Branch

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  1. 1. The title of most cabinet members
  2. 7. The primary mission of the Department of Homeland Security is to protect the nation against _____ attacks.
  3. 8. A(n) _____ forgives a person for his or her crime and eliminates the punishment.
  4. 10. The Twentieth Amendment gives _____ the power to set the order of presidential succession.
  5. 12. The leaders of the executive departments, who also act as advisers to the president
  6. 13. _____ agencies in the executive branch were formed by Congress to help enforce laws and regulations not covered by the executive departments.
  7. 16. The group of all the electors is called the _____ college.
  8. 18. Written agreements the U.S. government makes with other countries are called _____.
  9. 19. The highest-ranking military officers of each of the armed forces form the Joint _____ of Staff.
  10. 20. Votes cast by electors for president and vice president are called _____ votes.
  11. 21. Formal documents that allow U.S. citizens to travel abroad
  12. 23. Documents that allow foreigners to come to the United States
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  1. 2. The president has the power of _____, reducing a person's sentence.
  2. 3. The art of interacting with foreign governments is called _____.
  3. 4. The head of the Department of Justice is known as the _____ general.
  4. 5. The highest-ranking U.S. representatives in foreign countries
  5. 6. The government's plan for interacting with the other countries of the world is called _____ policy.
  6. 9. Regulatory commissions are independent agencies created by Congress that can make _____ concerning certain activities and bring violators to court.
  7. 11. A(n) _____ postpones the carrying out of a person's sentence.
  8. 14. The official residence and offices of an ambassador in a foreign country
  9. 15. The many departments and agencies at all levels of government
  10. 17. An _____ is one of the people chosen from each state and the District of Columbia who formally selects the president and vice president.
  11. 19. A(n) _____ represents U.S. commercial interests in foreign countries.
  12. 21. The _____ vote is the vote of the citizens of a country.
  13. 22. The president sets forth the programs and policies that her or she wants Congress to put into effect as laws in their State of the _____ Address.