American Government 3e - Chapter 12

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Across
  1. 4. Part of the Executive Office tasked with advising on economic policy
  2. 11. White House body coordinating national defense and foreign policy
  3. 13. Used by presidents to temporarily fill vacancies while the Senate is in recess
  4. 14. Executive branch of the U.S. federal government
  5. 16. Effect creating popularity boost for the president during international crises
Down
  1. 1. Constitutional role giving the president authority over the armed forces
  2. 2. Presidential directive that functions like law without congressional approval
  3. 3. 1921 Act giving the president authority to produce the first executive budget
  4. 5. Secretaries heading the 15 executive departments advising the president
  5. 6. International pact made by the president without Senate treaty ratification
  6. 7. The office that has evolved from ceremonial to substantive joint governance role
  7. 8. Short Senate session used to prevent formal recess and block recess appointments
  8. 9. Unilateral presidential authority to forgive federal offenses
  9. 10. Can be a secret weapon for presidents; a president’s better half
  10. 12. Former Bureau of the Budget created to assist the president with federal spending plans
  11. 15. Teddy Roosevlt’s term for using the presidency as a platform to push an agenda