Across
- 1. A law passed stating the conditions under which the president can commit troops without Congressional approval
- 3. An action by the House of Representatives to accuse the president, vice president, or other civil officers of the U.S. of committing treason, bribery, or other high crimes
- 5. The informal advisors to the president
- 8. A formal postponement of the execution of a sentence imposed by a court of law
- 10. A power of the president defined through practice, rather than through law
- 12. The role of the president in recognizing foreign governments, making treaties, and effecting executive agreements
- 15. An international agreement made by the president, without senatorial retification, with the head of a foreign state
- 17. A rule or regulation issued by the president that has the effect of law
- 19. A release from the punishment for or legal consequences of a crime
- 22. The right of executive officials to withhold information from or to refuse to appear before a legislative committee
- 23. A division of the Executive Office of the president which assists the president in preparing the annual budget, clearing and coordinating departmental agency budgets, and supervising the administration of the federal budget
- 24. The role of the president as head of teh executive branch of the government
- 26. An amendment that establishes procedures for filling presidential and vice presidential vacancies and makes provisions for presidential disability
- 30. A power of the president that is expressly written into the Constitution or into statutory law
- 31. The role of the president as ceremonial head of the government
- 32. The authority vested in the president to fill a government office or position
- 33. An agency in the Executive Office of the President that advises the president on national security
- 35. A written declaration that a president may make when signing a bill into law
- 36. An advisory group selected by the president to aid in making decisions
- 37. An inherent power exercised by the president during a period of national crisis
- 38. The president's formal explanation of a veto legislation is returned to Congress
- 39. The person who is named to direct the White House Office and advise the president
Down
- 2. An annual message to Congress in which the president proposes a legislative program
- 4. A power created for the president through laws enacted by Congress
- 6. A publication of the U.S. government that prints executive orders, rules, and regulations
- 7. The role of the president in influencing the making of laws
- 9. The power of an executive to veto individual lines or items within a piece of legislation without vetoing the entire bill
- 11. An orginization established by the president FDR to assist the president in carrying out major duties
- 13. A special veto exercised by the chief executive after a legislative body had adjourned
- 14. The personal office to the president, which tends to presidential political needs and manages the media
- 16. The formal acknowledgement of a foreign government as legitimate
- 18. A power vested in the president by Article II of the Constitution
- 20. Terms in the Constitution describing the U.S. Senat's power to review and approve treaties and presidential appointments
- 21. A coordinated and planned strategy carried out by the White House to increase the president's popularity and support
- 25. The role of the president as supreme commander of the military forces of the U.S. and of the National Gaurd
- 27. Individuals regularly involved with politics in Washinton, D.C.
- 28. An amendment that specifies the seperate election of the president and vice president
- 29. The practice of rewarding faithful party workers and followers with government employment and contracts
- 34. A collective term for the body of employees working for the government