U.S. Government Review

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  1. 2. An executive _______ is a pact between a President and the head of a foreign state which does not require senate consent
  2. 4. The specific articles of the President come from the ________
  3. 5. A continuing _____ approves the amount of the previous year's budget to allow the government to keep functioning if a spending bill has not been ratified
  4. 6. The Public ____ is the accumulation of all money owed by the Federal Government
  5. 9. A ______ is a form which shows how much tax a person must pay
  6. 15. Independent _______ Commissions have their own quasi-legislative and quasi-judicial powers
  7. 17. Meaning mercy or leniency, the Presidential powers that apply only to federal cases
  8. 18. The U.S. Government's foreign policy before World War II
  9. 20. The head of each Cabinet department
  10. 23. ________veto power was the power to veto certain parts of spending and tax bills
  11. 25. _______ has the "power of the purse" and the power to tax
  12. 26. the "nerve center" of the Executive office of the President
  13. 29. All agencies, people and procedures through which the Federal Government operates
  14. 30. Senatorial _______ is the custom that gives the Senate some control over the President's power to appoint officials
  15. 33. Organization established after World War II to help ensure world peace
  16. 34. The _____ Doctrine used deterrence to counter Soviet aggressions.
  17. 35. build-up and show of military strength to discourage unwanted actions from other countries
  18. 37. The one exception to department heads, this is the chief officer of the Department of Justice
  19. 39. Type of agency which goes out and performs the work of the federal bureaucracy
  20. 41. economic and military aid to other countries
  21. 42. easing of tensions, notably after the U.S. withdrew from the Vietnam War
  22. 43. The _____ Doctrine warned European countries and Russia to stay out of the Western Hemisphere
Down
  1. 1. Spending bills
  2. 3. the regional security alliance whose aim is to protect Western Europe
  3. 4. A ____ ____, or tariff, is a tax on imports
  4. 6. Units of cabinet rank
  5. 7. The amount the government spends beyond its budget each year
  6. 8. Spending which is not essential
  7. 10. Presidential pardon power which is in effect a blanket pardon for a group of law violators
  8. 11. the ______ power is the President's power to issue executive orders
  9. 12. The presidential power of ______ allows the President to shorten a person's prison sentence
  10. 13. Each bureaucrat has job ______ which defines his or her job duties and responsibilities
  11. 14. The U.S. began to emerge as a world power after its naval and land victories in the __________
  12. 16. This word describes the authoritative structure of the Federal Government
  13. 19. Benefits paid out to those who qualify; the largest area of federal spending
  14. 21. The National _____ _____ advises the President about the nation's security
  15. 22. The ______ branch of the U.S. Government is defined by Article I of the Constitution
  16. 24. An ______ Presidency uses of the powers of the President without congressional approval
  17. 27. A formal agreement between two or more sovereign states needing 2/3 Senate consent
  18. 28. Type of agency which supports other workers
  19. 31. The Office of ____ ___ ____, or OMB, helps the President produce the budget.
  20. 32. ______ taxes increase as income increases
  21. 36. fees for government services (passport, toll roads, minting of coins, etc.)
  22. 38. ____ ____ of Staff has a key role in creating U.S. military policy
  23. 40. the federal bureaucracy has _____ rules