Executive Branch Crossword
Across
- 1. formally concluded and ratified agreement between countries.
- 3. electing the president and vice president
- 5. meeting of the members of a group who are members of a particular political party, to select candidates or decide policy
- 8. A release from punishment for a federal crime
- 9. powers that allow Congress to carry out its functions
- 10. President's role as the head of the U.S. armed forces
- 13. president kills a bill passed during the last 10 days
- 16. first in line of presidential succession
- 18. role of the president as head of the executive branch
- 19. head of the executive branch
- 20. 4 years in office
Down
- 2. rule issued by the President that has the force of law
- 4. action or process of inheriting a political office.
- 6. appointed by a head of state to head executive departments
- 7. power to appoint federal judges, ambassadors, and other principal officers, with Senate confirmation
- 11. the first step in removal from office
- 12. Rejection by a president
- 14. agreement between the President and a foreign leader that does not require Senate approva
- 15. an official engaged in international negotiations
- 17. win this but not win the electoral vote