| A | B |
|---|
| Bureaucrats | civil service workers who work for the federal government |
| Department of the Interior | protects public lands |
| Department of Commerce | promote business in the U.S. |
| Department of Defense | runs the U.S. military |
| Iron triangle | when agencies, congressional committees, and client groups work together |
| Override | power given Congress on Presidential veto |
| ten | Maximum number of years one can serve as president |
| Electoral college | How the first President of the United States was elected |
| Vice president | leader of the Senate |
| President | commander in chief of the Armed forces and head of the executive branch |
| Cabinet | group chosen by the President for their experience in selected areas |
| Hatch Act | keeps the Civil Service system politically neutral |
| Amnesty | group pardon for an offense against the government |
| Executive Privilege | right of the president ot refuse to testify before congress or court |
| Impeachment | Congress' right to remove a president for wrongdoing |
| Speaker of the House | Next in line to succeed President after the vice president |
| Twenty-fifth amendment | deals with presidential succession |
| National Security Council | advises the President on Military and foreign policy |
| Enforce laws | main function of the executive branch |
| 35 | minimum age for the President |
| War Powers Act | act passed by Congress to limit the power of the President during Vietnam War |
