Across
- 2. protection of a nation its lands and its people from foreign threats, whether from governments, organized groups,or individual terrorists
- 8. a private citizen or other who will be affected by potential rules and regulations
- 10. an independent regulatory agency created by congress to enforce federal election laws
- 12. the official residence and offices of the ambassador and his/her staff; the primary function of the embassy is to make diplomatic communication between governments easier
- 13. central banking system of the USA
- 14. an organization formed to collect money and provide financial support for political candidates
- 17. the president's closest advisors, consisting of the vice president, the secretaries of each of the executive departments, and other top government officials that help the president make decisions and policy
- 18. to accuse a public official of misconduct in office
- 19. a release of secret information to the media by anonymous government officials
- 20. a rule issued by the president that has the force of law
- 22. candidate someone who represents a political party that is neither Republican or Democratic
- 24. the director of the national security council
- 28. system the system used by the Electoral College in almost every state in which the candidate who receives the most popular votes in a given state wins all the electoral college votes for that state
- 33. the order in which officials fill the office of president in case of a vacancy
- 34. victorious politicians rewarding their supporters with government jobs
- 35. a federal employee who reports corruption or wrongdoing by the government
- 36. powers not described in the constitution, but have been claimed by presidents
- 37. the institution that is composed of a set of electors who are chosen to elect a president and vice president into office every years
Down
- 1. binding pact between the president and the head of a foreign government that doesn't require Senate approval
- 3. presidential advisors who study the economy and advise the president on domestic and international economic policies
- 4. a relationship formed among government agencies, congressional committees, and client groups who work together
- 5. an event held before an election where members of the parties go to the polls and vote on which candidate they want to see earn their party’s nomination( first in order of time and development)
- 6. overly burdensome regulations and requirements
- 7. an official of government who represents that nation in diplomatic matters
- 9. the right of the president and other high ranking executive officers to refuse to testify before Congress of a court
- 11. a member of a political party chosen in each state to formally elect the president and vice president
- 14. one of the presidents top assistants who is in charge of media relations
- 15. a formal order given by a higher authority; an authorization to act given to a representative
- 16. appointment to political office, usually as a reward for helping a president get elected
- 21. one not on active duty in the armed services or not on a police or firefighting force
- 23. the president's most trusted advisor and the overseer of the work and operations of the White House and Executive office of the president
- 25. one who works for a department of agency of the federal government, a civil servant
- 26. individuals and groups who work with a government agency and are most affected by its decisions
- 27. a military court designed to try members of enemy forces during wartime, operating outside the scope of conventional criminal and civil proceedings
- 29. a great majority of votes for one side
- 30. a meeting held for the purpose of proposing and voting on amendments; a meeting where political party members who have been chosen as delegates from each state vote for the candidate supported by their states voters
- 31. an order that will stop an action or enforce a rule/ legislation
- 32. an event held before an election where members of a political party select delegates to send to the national party convention, where they will also vote to nominate a candidate, a private meeting of party leaders to choose candidates for office