The executive branch

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  1. 2. A group of advisors made up of the heads of the executive departments.
  2. 3. The system used to officially elect the president of the United States.
  3. 6. The head of the executive branch and Commander in Chief of the U.S. military.
  4. 9. The president's role as the leader of the U.S. Armed Forces.
  5. 11. The official who succeeds the president if the president can no longer serve and presides over the Senate.
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  1. 1. The annual speech in which the president reports on the nation's condition and proposes goals to Congress.
  2. 4. Clue
  3. 5. A directive issued by the president that has the force of law without needing approval from Congress.
  4. 7. The four-year period that a president serves in office.
  5. 8. The president's power to forgive a federal crime.
  6. 10. The president's power to reject a bill passed by Congress.