Executive branch

4. advisory council for president
5. powers that allow congress to carry out its expressed powers
7. pardon for a large group of law violators
9. amendment that sets the procedure for filling a vacancy in an office
14. a tax that imposes a higher percentage rate of taxation on persons with higher incomes
16. advises president on domestic and foreign military matters relating to national security
17. chief legal officer of a nation or state
19. head of white house staff
20. maximum term limit for presidents
23. the officials of the executive branch of the government and their policies and principles
24. person who is for some reason not welcome or wanted
26. taxes levied on all taxpayers, regardless of income or ability to pay.
29. president's privilege to keep information from congress and courts
31. power for president to issue executive orders
34. in parliamentary gov't a leader of executive branch
35. gov't departments, agencies, and offices
36. communication and relations between two countries
37. plans for dealing with a nation's problems
38. extra advantages or benefits
39. the system of employing and promoting civil servants who are friends and supporters of the group in power
41. agreement between US and other nations that has to be approved by 2/3 of senate

1. money borrowed by the government over the years and not yet repaid
2. head of an executive department
3. executive office for EOP
6. 1883, an Act that created a federal civil service so that hiring and promotion would be based on merit rather than patronage
8. works for a department or agency in federal government
10. president's power to publicly forgive someone/free them from serving a sentence of a convicted crime
11. branch responsible for executing or enforcing laws
12. president's claim of broad public support
13. prepares federal budget each year
15. president's power to make a convicted person's sentence less
18. plans for guiding the nation's relationships with other countries
21. chief executive
22. rejecting a proposal made by a law-making body
25. first person to take office if president dies or is incapable
27. rules and regulations an executive branch employee should follow
28. first step in removal from a public office
30. taxes based on the payroll of a business
32. agencies that perform the task for which the organization exists
33. leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
40. powers that are enumerated in the constitution