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Executive Branch Flashcards

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Executive branch

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.President
.Right to enforce federal laws
.Remove high officials from office
.Works in coordination with judicial and legislative branches

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Judicial branch

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.Interprets the laws and either upholds them or negate them

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Legislative branch

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Established or retracts laws

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Constitution

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Laid out the framework for the powers allowed under the executive branch

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Constitutional Convention

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1787;

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The leaders wanted a?

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Strong leader but not a king

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The President

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Chief Executive; Chief of State

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Chief Executive (President) responsibilities?

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.Foreign affairs
.Appointing Americans to be representatives to international organizations
.Commands armed forces
.Ceremonial duties around world

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Chief Executive (President) term?

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4 years

May only serve 2 terms

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Vice President

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.Takes over if President dies or is unable to serve

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If Vice President is unable to serve who takes over?

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Speaker of the House

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Line of succession?

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Vice President 
Speaker of the House
President pro Tempore of the Senate 
Secretary of State
Secretary of Defense 
Attorney general
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Oval Office

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Office of president; where he works

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The Constitution laid out the framework for?

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The powers allowed under the Executive branch

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Powers of the Executive branch?

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The right to enforce federal laws and remove high officials from office

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The Executive branch works in coordination with?

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The legislative and judicial branches

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The power of the judicial branch

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To I nterpret the laws and either uphold them or negate them

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Powers of the Legislative branch

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Establishes or retracts laws

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Ceremonial

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Performance mainly in pomp and style rather than in accomplishment

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Checks and balances

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A series of measures that keep a system from becoming too powerful or too weak

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Chief Executive

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U.S. President; carries responsibility of ceremonial duties, foreign affairs, and armed forces

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Chief of State

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Another name for the chief executive; the President of the United States

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Diplomatic relations

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The communication and ongoing relationship between America and other nations of the world

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Executive branch

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One of the three branches of the U.S. government; this branch mainly enforces federal law

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Executive department

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13 divisions of responsibility that handle the duty of administering the national government

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Independent agencies

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A part of the Executive branch that acts apart from an interactive network

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Interpret

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To explain the meaning of; to clarify the definition of

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Judicial

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One of the three branches of the U.S. government; interprets federal laws; upholds or negates them

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Legislative

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One of the three branches of the U.S. government; this branch establishes or retracts laws

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The writers of the Constitution wanted chief executive to?

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Represent the nation in diplomatic relations

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In the Constitution they clearly laid out plans for?

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The Executive branch to make recommendations of legislation, but the branch cannot create laws on its own

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Three parts of the Executive branch?

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President, executive department, and independent agencies

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The President’s handling of foreign affairs includes?

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Appointing Americans to be representatives to international organizations

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Executive office includes not only the White House Office but also:

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The Office of Management and Budget, the National Security Council, the Office of Policy Development and the Council of Economic Advisers. (Among others)

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The 13 executive departments handle to duty of?

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Administering the national government

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Executive departments are headquartered in?

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Washington D.C. Most of employee work outside headquarters

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Beltway Mentality

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Reference to the highway beltway around D.C. Officials would thing everyone is the same as in D.C.

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The Executive department oversees?

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Independent agencies which serve the different needs of the nation. These agencies are accountable to the seductive branch

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The Chief Executive or his departments may?

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Suggest policies in regards to the communication from the population

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The Executive branch cannot?

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Enact a law or demand legislation

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The Executive branch is best described as?

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Seeking to reflect the will of the people

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