The Executive Branch

3. Rules governing the operation of all government programs that have the force of law.
5. Amendment that made the VP and President on the same ticket.
8. A period of time at the beginning of the President's term when their approval ratings are high.
9. This person has 2 constitutional duties: preside over the Senate and fill any vacancy in the office of the presidency.
14. Nixon tried to use this in US v. Nixon. Allows presidents to refuse to disclose information regarding national security.
16. The process in which a bureaucratic agency settles disputes between two parties.
18. Constitutional requirement that says the President must give this speech every year to update the public and Congress.
19. A system of employment based on qualifications, test scores, and ability, rather than party loyalty.
20. Informal relationships that exist among a large number of agencies or interest groups that work in broad areas.

1. Amendment that said that presidents could serve 10 years or 2 four year terms.
2. Amendment that shifted inauguration day from March to January.
4. A law enacted by Congress that provides for the filling of any vacancy of the President and VP.
6. Formal foreign agreements that are entered into by the President and do not require consent of Congress.
7. To fire public-office holders of a defeated political party to replace them with loyalists of the newly elected party.
10. Rule or regulation issued by the President that has the effect of a law.
11. Amendment that said that the VP takes over for the president if the president is unable to serve.
12. The ability of bureaucrats to make choices concerning the best way to implement congressional or executive decisions.
13. Body of presidential advisers who head the 15 executive departments.
15. Occasional written comments attached to a bill signed by a President.
17. Relationships and patterns of interaction that occur among agencies, interest groups, and congressional committees or subcommittees.