Chapter 6 Section 2 Flashcards
Legislative leader- The constitution stated the president “shall from time to time give the congress information of the ____ of the ____”
State…. Union
Usually the president’s speech is in late _____
January
The president also sends an _____ message
Economic
The president also influenced legislation by using his ____ power
Veto
All military officers in a time of war or peacetime, ultimately answer to the _____
President
Passed in 1973, this act required that the president recall troops sent abroad within 60 days
War Powers Act
Is the governments plan for interacting with other countries of the world
Foreign Policy
The art of interacting with foreign governments
Diplomacy
The _____ is the country’s chief diplomat
President
Written communications among diplomats
Diplomatic notes
Written agreements between two or more nations
Treaty
The constitution gives the president the power to appoint ____ _____ justices and other federal judges must be approved by maturity in the ____.
- Supreme Court
2. Senate
Postpones the carrying out of a person’s sentence
Reprieve
Forgive the person convicted of a crime and frees them
Pardon
Making a convicted person sentence less severe
Commutation
