Executive Branch Vocab - Forest HIll

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  1. 2. a group of the President's top advisors
  2. 3. practice where a political candidate chooses a running mate, usually of the same party and with the same goals.
  3. 8. the process by which a legislative body or other legally constituted tribunal initiates charges against a public official for misconduct.
  4. 9. "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."
  5. 10. Vice President. Speaker of the House. President Pro Tempore of the Senate. Secretary of State.
  6. 12. the body of officials and administrators, especially of a government or government department.
  7. 15. a formal agreement between two or more states in reference to peace, alliance, commerce, or other international relations, the formal document embodying such an international agreement.
  8. 17. the executive branch of the U.S. government during a particular president's term of office: The Reagan ____
  9. 18. those branches of public service concerned with all governmental administrative functions outside the armed services.
Down
  1. 1. an agreement, usually pertaining to administrative matters and less formal than an international treaty, made between chiefs of state without senatorial approval.
  2. 4. an act or deed showing mercy or leniency.
  3. 5. the profession, activity, or skill of managing international relations, typically by a country's representatives abroad.
  4. 6. formal acknowledgment conveying approval or sanction.
  5. 7. activities of a nation in its relationships with other nations; international relations.
  6. 10. a release from the penalty of an offense; a remission of penalty, as by a governor.
  7. 11. the act of substituting one thing for another; substitution; exchange.
  8. 13. a general pardon for offenses, especially political offenses, against a government, often granted before any trial or conviction.
  9. 14. to delay the impending punishment or sentence of (a condemned person).
  10. 16. power of the President to issue executive orders; originates from the Constitution and acts of Congress.