| A | B |
|---|
| plans for guiding our nation's relationships with other countries | foreign policy |
| agreements with other countries that do not need Senate approval | executive agreements |
| plans for dealing with national problems | domestic policy |
| the President's right to keep some information secret from Congress and the courts | executive privilege |
| an executive's (president) granting a release from the legal consequences of a criminal act | pardon |
| President can delay a person's punishment | reprieve |
| a group of people given freedom from political crimes | amnesty |
| a group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president | Electoral College |
| a rule or command that has the force of law | executive order |
| a ruling that is used as the basis for a judicial decision in a later, similar case | precedent |
| the permanent professional branches of a government's administration | civil service |
| President's responsibility to see that laws and programs are carried out, or put into operation | Chief Executive |
| President's responsibility that controls actions of armed forces | Commander-in-Chief |
| President's responsibility to determine U.S. policy toward other nations | Chief Diplomat |
| President serves as living symbol of U.S | Chief of State |
| President's responsibility to propose some laws and urges their passage through Congress | legislative leader |
| President's responsibility to grant amnesty or issue pardons and reprieves | judicial leader |
| President's responsibility to lead his/her political party | party leader |
| President's responsibility to try to keep the economy running smoothly | economic leader |
| an effort to punish another nation by imposing trade barriers | trade sanctions |
| a person appointed to a federal position by the president | political appointee |
| person appointed to vote in presidential elections for the major candidates | elector |
| agencies and the employees of the executive branch of government | federal bureaucracy |
| rewarding people with government jobs on the basis of their political support | "Spoils System" |
| the 12th and 22nd amendments | presidential amendments |
| the ability to keep the country safe from attack or harm | national security |
| an agreement among a group of nations that prohibits them all from trading with a target nation | embargo |
| hiring people into government jobs on the basis of their qualifications | merit system |
