PPHS Civics Ch 6 Executive Branch (Textbook 2018)

These are the people appointed by each state to vote for the presidential candidates.

This is a nation's overall plan for dealing with other nations.

Which president was elected to four terms?

Which of the following powers does the Constitution give the president?

The pardon of a group of people who have broken or evaded a law.

This is an agreement among a group of nations, prohibiting trade with a target nation.

A business owned and operated by the federal government.

The line of succession after President and Vice-President is the following:

The cabinet advises the president, to accomplish the work of the executive branch.

The nation's plan for dealing with other nations is called its _________

A person hired into a federal position.

This is an official representative of a country's government.

What will the President do as Commander in Chief?

This is an order to delay a person's punishment until a higher court can hear the case.

What is the responsibility of the Department of Interior?

These are the agencies and employees of the executive branch.

This is a formal agreement between the governments of two or more countries.

This is a rule or command made by the president that has the force of law.

This is a group that elects the President and Vice-President.

Who approves Presidential appointees to head cabinet departments?

A written instruction from the president.

A pardon is a declaration of forgiveness and freedom from punishment

The president can delay the punishment of a person by issuing a (n) ____________

Most national government employees are

The merit system is a system of hiring new teachers from a list who have met requirements.

Foreign aid is a tool of foreign policy.

How does a president fulfill the role of economic leader?

An effort to punish another nation by imposing trade barriers.

Rewarding people with government jobs on the basis of their political support.

This is the practice of hiring civil service workers on the basis of competition and merit.

What part of the Executive Office of the President supervises the Central Intelligence Agency?

The Constitution provides an indirect method of electing a president called the  _________

The ability to keep the country safe from attack or harm.

Why was the Twenty-fifth Amendment passed?

This is what we call people the president has chosen as employees.

Which of the following are qualifications required for becoming President?

A federal board or commission that is not part of any cabinet department.