Chapter 6

4. : Umbrella body including major offices that work for the president
8. : President’s role as symbolic figurehead of the United States
11. : Power to formally acknowledge the legitimacy of a foreign government
12. : Action by which a president shortens a person’s prison sentence
13. : General pardon granted to a group of people
14. : People in the executive branch who work on behalf of a specific president

1. : Law aimed at restricting the president’s power to commit military forces
2. : Person who manages the White House Office
3. : Group consisting of top military, foreign affairs, and intelligence officials
5. : Formal presidential rule or regulation that has the force of law
6. : President’s claim to withhold information from Congress
7. : Law stating who takes over if both the president and vice president die
9. : President’s main check on congressional power
10. : Office that sets policies for government purchasing of goods and services