Executive Branch Flashcards
Executive branch
.President
.Right to enforce federal laws
.Remove high officials from office
.Works in coordination with judicial and legislative branches
Judicial branch
.Interprets the laws and either upholds them or negate them
Legislative branch
Established or retracts laws
Constitution
Laid out the framework for the powers allowed under the executive branch
Constitutional Convention
1787;
The leaders wanted a?
Strong leader but not a king
The President
Chief Executive; Chief of State
Chief Executive (President) responsibilities?
.Foreign affairs
.Appointing Americans to be representatives to international organizations
.Commands armed forces
.Ceremonial duties around world
Chief Executive (President) term?
4 years
May only serve 2 terms
Vice President
.Takes over if President dies or is unable to serve
If Vice President is unable to serve who takes over?
Speaker of the House
Line of succession?
Vice President Speaker of the House President pro Tempore of the Senate Secretary of State Secretary of Defense Attorney general
Oval Office
Office of president; where he works
The Constitution laid out the framework for?
The powers allowed under the Executive branch
Powers of the Executive branch?
The right to enforce federal laws and remove high officials from office
The Executive branch works in coordination with?
The legislative and judicial branches
The power of the judicial branch
To I nterpret the laws and either uphold them or negate them
Powers of the Legislative branch
Establishes or retracts laws
Ceremonial
Performance mainly in pomp and style rather than in accomplishment
Checks and balances
A series of measures that keep a system from becoming too powerful or too weak
Chief Executive
U.S. President; carries responsibility of ceremonial duties, foreign affairs, and armed forces
Chief of State
Another name for the chief executive; the President of the United States
Diplomatic relations
The communication and ongoing relationship between America and other nations of the world
Executive branch
One of the three branches of the U.S. government; this branch mainly enforces federal law
Executive department
13 divisions of responsibility that handle the duty of administering the national government
Independent agencies
A part of the Executive branch that acts apart from an interactive network
Interpret
To explain the meaning of; to clarify the definition of
Judicial
One of the three branches of the U.S. government; interprets federal laws; upholds or negates them
Legislative
One of the three branches of the U.S. government; this branch establishes or retracts laws
The writers of the Constitution wanted chief executive to?
Represent the nation in diplomatic relations
In the Constitution they clearly laid out plans for?
The Executive branch to make recommendations of legislation, but the branch cannot create laws on its own
Three parts of the Executive branch?
President, executive department, and independent agencies
The President’s handling of foreign affairs includes?
Appointing Americans to be representatives to international organizations
Executive office includes not only the White House Office but also:
The Office of Management and Budget, the National Security Council, the Office of Policy Development and the Council of Economic Advisers. (Among others)
The 13 executive departments handle to duty of?
Administering the national government
Executive departments are headquartered in?
Washington D.C. Most of employee work outside headquarters
Beltway Mentality
Reference to the highway beltway around D.C. Officials would thing everyone is the same as in D.C.
The Executive department oversees?
Independent agencies which serve the different needs of the nation. These agencies are accountable to the seductive branch
The Chief Executive or his departments may?
Suggest policies in regards to the communication from the population
The Executive branch cannot?
Enact a law or demand legislation
The Executive branch is best described as?
Seeking to reflect the will of the people
