Executive Branch Flashcards
22nd amendment
Limiting the president to terms or no more than 10 years
Pardon
Legal forgiveness of a crime
Vice President
President of the senate
Speaker of the house
2nd in line to presidency
Reprieve
Postponement of the carrying out of a sentence
Party Conventions
To select presidential and vice presidential nominees started in 1832
Executive Agreement
Treaty-like deal between the president and leaders of other countries
New Hampshire
The first primary in January
Iowa
The first caucus in January
Senate
Must confirm presidential appointments
Bureaucracy
Large and complex administrative structure in the executive branch that handles the everyday business of the government and the people
Chief of Staff
Directs the entire presidential staff and controls the presidents calendar
Treaty
Formal agreement between two or more countries
National Security Council
Advises the president in all matters
Ambassador
Diplomats they represent the United States in other countries