| A | B |
|---|
| appoint/appointments | to select |
| Attorney General | The chief law officer and legal counsel (lawyer) of the government of a state or nation. |
| Bureaucracy | The departments and their officials as a group. |
| Cabinet | Heads of the executive departments, the Vice-President, and other top officials that help the President make decisions and policy |
| Electoral College | A body of electors chosen to elect the President and Vice President of the United States. |
| electors/electoral votes | official vote for President and Vice-President by electors in each state;- Member of a party chosen in each state to formally elect the President and the Vice-President. |
| executive departments | 15 departments headed by cabinet officials that carry out the functions of government. |
| Executive Order | rule issued by the President that has the force of Law. |
| impeachment | Charging a public official with a crime in office for which they can be removed from power. |
| regulatory agencies | Governmental departments that issue laws, ordinances, and other regulations that people and businesses must comply with. |
| pardon | The official release of a person charged with a crime, at the request of a chief executive. |
| president | The chief executive of the United States, serving as both chief of state and chief political executive. |
| veto | Chief executive's power to reject a bill passed by a legislature; literally (Latin), "I forbid". |
| vice president | An officer ranking next below a president, usually empowered to assume the president's duties under conditions such as absence, illness, or death. |
| War Powers Act | In 1973 Congress passed this resolution which requires that soldiers sent abroad by the president be brought back within 60 days unless Congress approves the action. |
| winner-take-all system | Candidates who receive the largest number of popular votes in a state win all the electoral votes for that state. |
| general election | – An election to choose between different parties candidates for local, state, or national office. |
| national convention | – A gathering of local and state party members chosen to nominate presidential and vice-presidential candidates. |
| political action committee (pac) | - An organization formed to collect money and provide financial support for political candidates. |
| political parties | Any group, however loosely organized, that seeks to elect government officials under a given label. |
| primary election | election to choose a political party's candidates for an elective office. |
| treaty | A formal agreement between two or more sovereign states. |
