The Executive Branch

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  1. 7. agency agencies that exist outside the federal executive departments, those headed by a Cabinet secretary, and the Executive Office of the President.
  2. 8. a government decision to allow a person who has been convicted of a crime, to be free and absolved of that conviction, as if never convicted.
  3. 10. Privilege the power to keep executive communications confidential, especially if they relate to national security.
  4. 12. Order a directive issued by the president of the United States that manages operations of the federal government.
  5. 13. a meeting of supporters or members of a specific political party or movement.
  6. 15. Diplomat the role of the president in recognizing foreign governments, making treaties, and effecting executive agreements.
  7. 17. election An election held to choose which of a party's candidates will be nominated for the general election.
  8. 19. line of succession the order in which officials of the United States federal government assume the powers and duties of the office of president of the United States if the incumbent president becomes incapacitated, dies, resigns, or is removed from office.
  9. 22. in chief the officer who holds the supreme command.
  10. 23. commission A government agency responsible for some sector of the economy, making and enforcing rules to protect the public interest.
  11. 26. Security Council a committee in the executive branch of government that advises the president on foreign and military and national security.
  12. 27. a formal document charging a public official with misconduct in office
  13. 29. system a practice in which a political party, after winning an election, gives government civil service jobs to its supporters, friends, and relatives as a reward for working toward victory, and as an incentive to keep working for the party.
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  1. 1. Act of 1883 platform provided that Federal Government jobs be awarded on the basis of merit and that Government employees be selected through competitive exams.
  2. 2. Corporation 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.
  3. 3. a postponement of the punishment for someone convicted of a crime
  4. 4. address a speech delivered to set the underlying tone and summarize the core message or most important revelation of the event.
  5. 5. the act of starting a new operation or practice, the ceremonial induction into a position.
  6. 6. Powers Act of 1973 a federal law intended to check the U.S. president's power to commit the United States to an armed conflict without the consent of the U.S. Congress.
  7. 9. presidency- president is seen as emperor taking strong actions without consulting Congress or seeking its approval
  8. 11. College a body of electors established by the United States Constitution, which forms every four years for the sole purpose of electing the president and vice president of the United States.
  9. 14. the act by an executive member of the government of extending mercy to a convicted individual.
  10. 15. Service the body of government officials who are employed in civil occupations that are neither political nor judicial.
  11. 16. Bureaucracy the unelected, administrative body in the Executive Branch.
  12. 18. Agreement an agreement between the United States and a foreign government that is less formal than a treaty and is not subject to the constitutional requirement for ratification by two-thirds of the U.S. Senate.
  13. 20. the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment.
  14. 21. power presidential refusal to allow an agency to spend funds that Congress authorized and appropriated.
  15. 24. Election A final election for a political office with a limited list of candidates that happen at the local, state, and national level.
  16. 25. a body of advisers to a head of state who also serve as the heads of government departments.
  17. 28. Executive the person who holds the office of the head of state of the United States government
  18. 30. of the Union Address an annual message delivered by the President of the United States to a joint session of the United States Congress at the beginning of each calendar year in office.