Chapter 8 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. amendment that established the order of succession to the presidency and spelled out what happens when the vice presidency becomes vacant
  2. 3. ______ vote; the official vote for president and vice president by electors in each state
  3. 5. National Security _______; helps coordinate American military and foreign policy
  4. 6. amendment that requires that the electors cast separate ballots for president and vice president
  5. 7. _____ secretary; one of the president’s top assistants who is in charge of media relations
  6. 8. salary
  7. 12. member of a party chosen in each state to formally elect the president and vice president
Down
  1. 1. secretaries of the executive departments, the vice president, and other top officials that help the president make decisions and policy
  2. 2. amendment that secured the traditional presidential limitation of two terms
  3. 4. presidential _______; the order in which officials fill the office of present in case of a vacancy
  4. 5. central _______; Office of Management and Budget’s review of all legislative proposals that executive agencies prepare
  5. 9. Office of ______ and Budget; prepares the national budget that the president proposes to Congress each year
  6. 10. ______ Office of the President; consists of individuals and agencies that directly assist the president
  7. 11. National Security ______; director of the National Security Council staff
  8. 13. the release of secret information by anonymous government officials to the media