| A | B |
|---|
| The # 1 spokesperson for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. | Chief of State |
| The person other countries talk to. He tries to get countries to agree on peace proposals. He decides which countries we are friendly with. | Chief Diplomat |
| The #1 person in government to make sure that laws are carried out. | Chief Executive |
| The #1 person to plan a budget and to mak sure Americans get paid a decent wage. | Chief Economic Planner |
| The person in charge of defending our country and to make sure we have enough military personnel and weapons. | Commander-in-Chief |
| The President vetoes a law. | Chief Legislator |
| President Bush is the head of the Republican. | Chief Political Party |
| legislation | laws |
| State of the Union | speech the President gives to Congress to proposes laws, policies, and programs that he wants to put into effect. |
| execute | carry out or enforce |
| budget | plan for raising and spending money |
| Cabinet | executive department heads who are the President's closest advisors |
| bureaucracy | the many departments and agencies that exist in government; over 4 million workers |
| foreign policy | governments plan for interacting with other countries |
| executive departments | departments in the executive branch; i.e. Department of Defense, Department of Education |
