Executive Branch

3. A role of the president involving influence over lawmaking and the legislative process.
5. Original document governing the US before the Constitution.
7. Representatives of a state.
10. A government in which citizens elect officials to make decisions and pass laws on their behalf.
12. A form of government where citizens vote on all decisions themselves rather than through representatives.
14. Major administrative units within the federal government responsible for different policy areas, such as defense and education.
15. A group of advisors to the president, made up of the heads of the executive departments.
16. A system where power is concentrated in a central authority rather than divided among regional governments.

1. A loose organization of independent states.
2. The president’s role as leader of the U.S. military.
4. Authors of the Constitution
6. The president’s role as the ceremonial leader of the country, representing the nation.
8. The system used to elect the U.S. president, where electors from each state cast votes based on the popular vote.
9. A government where the citizens elect Representatives to represent them in the government.
11. The branch of government responsible for enforcing laws and led by the president.
13. The president’s role in managing foreign relations and negotiating treaties.