presidency puzzle 1

4. A short nickname for the independent regulatory commission that sets interest rates.
6. The president acting as the leader of the military is the ___ in chief.
8. All the people who work in the executive branch
14. Government ___ are run like businesses but are owned in whole or in part by the federal government.
15. A general pardon for a group of people
16. The ___ is made up of the heads of executive departments.

1. ___ agencies are government agencies that are separate from the executive departments.
2. The ___ manages the White House Office.
3. A ___ granted by a president lets someone escape punishment for a crime.
5. Executive ___ is what the president may claim to refuse to release information to Congress or a court.
6. The president carries out the duty to put the nation’s laws into effect as the ___.
7. Spending that is required by laws and not subject to the annual budget process (like making Social Security payments).
9. The art of negotiating with foreign governments
10. Taxing, budgeting, and spending are ___ policy.
11. A tax that applies at a higher rate to people with higher incomes is a ___ tax.
12. The Office of ___ and Budget helps the president to create a proposed budget.
13. A tax on someone’s earnings