Unit 3: The Executive Branch

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  1. 1. The process by which a president or other official are removed from office
  2. 4. The Executive Office of the President, or ___, are the people working in the West Wing and Executive Office Building who help develop and carry out the president’s official policies, it includes many advisors and several important councils
  3. 6. An Enumerated Power of the President is to faithfully _____ laws passed by Congress
  4. 8. The ____ is made up of the Vice President, the 15 department heads, the White House Chief of Staff, and several other high-level officials
  5. 12. As ____ in Chief the President leads the military and issues orders
  6. 14. Government ____ provide a public good or service and receive tax money to operate but are expected to act like businesses more than government entities
  7. 16. The ____ is the leader of the Executive Branch
  8. 18. An Executive ____ is reached by the President and a foreign country and holds the same weight as a treat but does not have to be ratified by the Senate, it also lacks permanency as a future president can rescind it
  9. 21. The President has the power of ______, which allows him to fill open positions in the Courts and Bureaucracy
  10. 25. A presidential term is ___ years with a maximum of two terms
  11. 26. Bureaucratic agencies create their own rules and ____ in order to carry out their duties executing laws, these are subject to judicial review just like acts of Congress
  12. 27. As Chief ___ the President manages our relationships with foreign governments
  13. 28. In order to become President, a candidate must receive 270 votes in the _____
Down
  1. 2. A Presidential candidate must be 35 years of age and a ____ citizen of the United States
  2. 3. As Chief ___ the President develops an agenda and attempts to influence Congress to carry it out
  3. 4. As Chief ____ the President carries out laws and manages the massive bureaucracy
  4. 5. Independent _____ execute laws passed by Congress but are not under the direct control of Executive Departments (NASA, EPA, CIA)
  5. 7. The 12th Amendment changed the way we elect the President and ____ President, candidates now run together as a pair instead of being awarded office as top two electoral vote recipients
  6. 8. Another part of the bureaucracy are the regulatory ____ that oversee particular aspects of the economy or other parts of public life (FCC, SEC, FEC)
  7. 9. The millions of federal employees working for the Executive Branch
  8. 10. If a President wants a bill to become law he will ___ it
  9. 11. A President must make regular reports to Congress which usually take the form of an annual State of the ____ Address
  10. 13. An Executive ___ holds the same authority as a law but can be easily rescinded by a future president
  11. 15. An Enumerated Power of the President is the ability to grant ____ and reprieves
  12. 17. There are 15 official _____ that are tasked with carrying out specific laws, programs, and sub-agencies created by Congress (State, Defense, Treasury, etc.)
  13. 19. As ____ Leader the President gets credit or blame when the stock and job markets rise and fall
  14. 20. As Chief of ___ the President welcomes foreign dignitaries and acts as the official spokesperson of the United States
  15. 22. As ____ Leader the President is the most powerful Democrat/Republican and can work to help others get elected
  16. 23. An official agreement between the United States and one or more foreign countries, it is negotiated by the President and ratified by the Senate
  17. 24. If a President does not want a bill to become law he can ___ it, but Congress can override it with a â…” vote