Across
- 6. the action or process of commuting a judicial sentence
- 8. the supreme military commander charged with the responsibility of protecting and defending the United States; a power granted to the president
- 10. When a President receives a significant majority of votes he is said to have received a "Mandate" from the people; also known as an Electoral Mandate
- 12. the process of promoting and hiring government employees based on their ability to perform a job, rather than on their political
- 13. a public office or position of authority that provides its occupant with an outstanding opportunity to speak out on any issue
- 16. agencies that exist outside the federal executive departments (those headed by a Cabinet secretary) and the Executive Office of the President; when in action they have the power of federal law
- 17. the subset of a public agency or government institution where the civil servants work who have direct contact with members of the general public
- 19. The power of the President to refuse to approve a bill or joint resolution and thus prevent its enactment into law; can be overridden only by a two-thirds vote in both the Senate and the House
- 20. a rule or directive made and maintained by an authority
- 21. a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives
Down
- 1. the practice of a successful political party giving public office to its supporters; also known as patronage
- 2. the beginning of the new president's term during which the president enjoys generally positive relations with the press and Congress; lasts about six months
- 3. established a protocol for hiring non-military, non-elected government employees to work in the public sector based on merit and exam scores and not on political affiliation
- 4. an official pardon for people who have been convicted of political offenses
- 5. the action of forgiving or being forgiven for an error or offense
- 7. an agency independent from other branches or arms of the government that is responsible for exercising autonomous authority over some area of human activity in a regulatory or supervisory capacity
- 9. ability of a presidential candidate to bring out supporters who then vote for his party's candidates for other offices
- 11. a company that is owned by the government but operates with the same independence of a private business
- 14. an official (especially the president) in the final period of office, after the election of a successor (seen as less influential)
- 15. excessive bureaucracy or adherence to rules and formalities, especially in public business
- 18. is a special form of veto power that authorizes a chief executive to reject particular provisions of a bill enacted by a legislature without vetoing the entire bill