| A | B |
|---|
| The executive branch | carries out the laws |
| Our highest elected official | the President |
| President's most important duties | set goals for the nation and to develop policies |
| the President | head of the executive branch |
| limits the President to 2 terms or ten years | Amendment 22 |
| choose Supreme Court justices and other federal judges | the President's most important judicial power |
| chief of state | the President speaks for the whole nation and carries out many ceremonial duties |
| formal agreements with other countries | treaties |
| plans for guiding our nation's relationships with other countries | foreign policy |
| plans for dealing with national problems | domestic policy |
| an example of checks and balances | Congress may remove the President from office |
| one term of office for the President | 4 years |
| at least 35 years old | one of three qualifications to be President |
| the largest branch of government | executive branch |
| the President's inner circle of trusted advisors and assistants | the White House Staff |
| number of executive departments | 15 |
| executive department that handles relations with other countries | Department of State |
| this executive department helps the President run the armed forces | Department of Defense |
| headquarters for Department of Defense | Pentagon |
| secretaries | heads of 14 executive departments |
| head of the Department of Justice | Attorney General |
| the President's cabinet | policy advisors to the President |
| the executive agency that deals with air and space | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| well known government corporation | United States Postal Service |
| makes rules for radio and television stations | Federal Communications Commission |
| the President appoints Supreme Court justices and grants pardons | Judicial Powers |
| the President tries to influence the members of Congress and suggest laws that need to be passed | Legislative Leader |
| the President sees that laws are carried out through his departments and agencies | Chief Executive |
| the President carries out many ceremonial duties, greets visiting dignataries and gives medals to citizens | Chief of State |
| the President works to establish relationships with other countries such as signing treaties and sending ambassadors | Chief Diplomat |
| the President is leader of our armed forces | Commander in Chief |
| this department investigates and prosecutes violators of federal laws and operates federal prisons | Department of Justice |
| this department carries out foreign policy, supervises ambassadors and other U.S. diplomats | Department of State |
| this department provides assistance to farmers and inspects food processing plants | Department of Agriculture |
| this department gives medical, educational, and financial help to people who have served in the armed forces | Deparment of Veterans Affairs |
| this department manages national parks and other federal lands, and protects fish, wildlife, and other natural resources | Department of the Interior |
| this department collects federal taxes through the Internal Revenue Service (I.R.S.), prints money and postage stamps, and coins money | Department of the Treasury |
| The current Secretary of State | Condoleezza Rice |
| last executive department created after 9/11 and approved in 2003 | Department of Homeland Security |
| a special advisory group to the President | National Security Council |
