Executive Branch Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 5. controlling business through laws passed by the government.
  2. 8. an official in the final period of office, after the election of a successor.
  3. 10. a public authority or government agency responsible for exercising autonomous authority over some area of human activity in a regulatory or supervisory capacity.
  4. 11. the process of promoting and hiring government employees based on their ability to perform a job, rather than on their political connections.
  5. 13. to use the executive power of a Governor or President to forgive a person convicted of a crime.
  6. 15. a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives.
  7. 16. the power of a president, governor, or other elected executive to reject individual provisions of a bill.
  8. 17. a head of state or officer in supreme command of a country's armed forces.
  9. 18. a public office or position of authority that provides its occupant with an outstanding opportunity to speak out on any issue.
  10. 19. excessive bureaucracy or adherence to rules and formalities, especially in public business.
  11. 20. the first few months of a presidential term aka a president's "first 100 days".
  12. 21. the body of government officials who are employed in civil occupations that are neither political nor judicial.
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  1. 1. a company that is owned by the government and operates with the same independence of a private business, except that the owner is the government.
  2. 2. agencies that exist outside the federal executive departments and the Executive Office of the President.
  3. 3. the ability of a presidential candidate to bring out supporters who then vote for his party's candidates for other offices.
  4. 4. the power of the President to refuse to approve a bill or joint resolution and thus prevent its enactment into law.
  5. 6. when a President receives a significant majority of votes.
  6. 7. the subset of a public agency or government institution where the civil servants work who have direct contact with members of the general public.
  7. 9. the action or process of commuting a judicial sentence.
  8. 12. the practice of a successful political party giving public office to its supporters.
  9. 14. an official pardon for people who have been convicted of political offenses.