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Executive Branch
Unit 4 Content and Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Roles of the President | Chief Executive, Commander in Chief, Chief Legislator, Party Leader, Chief of State and Chief Diplomat |
| Commander in Chief | Leader of the Armed Forces (military) |
| Length of Term | 4 years |
| Requirements to be president | 35 years old, Natural Born Citizen, and must have lived in (resided in) the United States for 14 years |
| Term Limit | 2 terms |
| Article II of the Constitution | Created the Executive Branch |
| Checks and Balances | a system in which each branch of government can limit the power of the other two branches |
| Executive Branch | enforces, or carries out, the laws |
| Presidential Succession | list of people who become president if the president is unable to fulfill his duties as president or if the presidency is vacated |
| Checks on the Legislature (Congress) | Proposes legislation; prepares an annual budget for Congress to approve, calls special sessions of Congress; can veto legislation passed by Congress |
| Checks on the Judicial Branch | Nominates federal judges and Supreme Court Justices |
| Powers of the the Executive Branch | Headed by the President; executes laws of the land, prepares an annual budget for congressional action, appoints cabinet officers, ambassadors, federal judges, administers the federal bureaucracy |
| Legislative Checks on the Executive Branch | Can override a presidential veto, can impeach and remove a president from office; Senate must confirm many presidential appointments and treaties |
| Judicial Checks on the Executive Branch | the courts can declare an executive action or order unconstitutional |
| Separation of Powers | separating the powers of government into three separate branches; each branch has a different job or responsibility |
| Executive Influences on Policy | proposes legislation in annual State of the Union Address; appealing to the people, approving or vetoing legislation, appoints officials to carry out the laws |
| State of the Union Address | annual speech given by the president to outline policy goals for the nation |
| Executive Departments | help the president carry out the laws; has grown since the executive branch was created |
| Articles of Confederation | the United States' first plan of government (first constitution) |
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