Government Tools A B Constituents the people a member of Congress represents Chief Executive head of the Executive Branch Congressional District the area that a member of the house represents Administration a team of executive branch officals Bureaucracy an organization of government departments Ambassadors official represintatives to foreign countries Foreign Policy plans for guiding relationships with countries Executive Orders rules that executive branch employees must follow Treaties formal agreements with other countries Commander in Chief leader of the armed forces Cabinet an important group of policy advisors to the president Speaker of the House the presiding officer of the house of Reps. Whips assitant floor leaders Defendent the party who answers a complaint Precident a guidline for how all similar cases should be decided in the future Delegated Powers the powers given to Congress rather than the states Plaintiff an individual or group who brings a complaint against another party Appeal to ask a higher cout to reviw the decision of a lower court Origional Jurisdiction the authority to hear a case first Appellate Jurisdiction the authority to hear a prosecution Prosecution a government body that brings a criminal charge Judicial Review the power to overturn any law which the court decides is in conflict with the Constitution