Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Liverman-Exec Voc
Liverman--Executive Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| President | The chief executive of a country. In the U.S., Obama is our President. |
| Vice-President. | An officer next in rank to the President. In the U.S., Biden is our Vice President. |
| Separation of Powers | The division of governmental power into 3 branches--legislative, executive,and judicial. |
| Checks and balances | Constitutional mechanisms that authorize each branch of government to share powers with the other branches and thereby check each other's activities. |
| Candidate | An individual who applies for or seeks a job or position in local, state, or national government. |
| Primary election | An election to choose a political party's candidate for an elective office. |
| General election | Held in November of an election year; voters choose between the Republican, Democrat, and any 3rd party candidates. |
| Census | Official population count every 10 years; affects the number of seats a state has in the House of Representatives which affects the number of Electoral votes. |
| Treaty | A formal agreement between two or more sovereign states. |
| Ambassador | Person who represents the United States government in foreign countries. The President appoints U.S. Ambassadors. |
| Bill | A proposal presented to a legislative body at the state or national level for possible enactment as a law. |
| Veto | Chief executive's power to reject a bill passed by a legislature; literally (Latin), "I forbid". |
| Pocket veto | When a president kills a bill passed during the last 10 days Congress is in session by simply refusing to act upon it. |
| Line-item veto | When a president kills a bill passed during the last 10 days Congress is in session by simply refusing to act upon it in session. |
| War Powers Act (1973) | This law requires that soldiers sent abroad by the president be brought back within 60 days unless Congress approves the action. |
| Alliance | A partnership, coalition, or agreement between two or more nations. |
| Foreign Policy | Politics of the federal government directed to matters beyond the U.S. borders, especially relations with other countries. |
| Patronage | The practice of granting favors to reward party loyalty. |
| Cabinet | Persons appointed by a President or Governor to head the executive departments of government and act as official advisers to the executive. |
| Bureaucracy | The departments and their officials as a group. |
| Elector | Member of a party chosen in each state to formally elect the President and the Vice-President. |
| Electoral College | A body of electors chosen to elect the President and Vice President of the United States. |
| Electoral Vote | Each state receives a certain number of electoral votes.That number is the number of Senators plus Representatives. Maryland has 10 electoral votes (2 Senators + 8 Representatives). |
| Executive agreement | An agreement made by the President directly with the head of a foreign state. It has the force of law but (unlike a treaty) does not require Senate consent. |
| Executive order | A rule issued by an executive that has the force of Law. |
| Mandate | An authoritative order that must be obeyed. |
| Pardon | The official release of a person charged with a crime, at the request of a chief executive. |
| Amnesty | A general pardon for offenses, esp. political offenses, against a government, often granted before any trial or conviction. |
| Treason | Betrayal of one's country by levying war against the United States or offering comfort or aid to its enemies. |
| Emergency Powers | Wide-ranging powers a President may exercise during times of crisis; or those powers permitted to the President by Congress for a limited time. |
| Enemy combatant | Enemy fighter captured on the field of battle whether or not a member of an army. |
| Regulatory commissions/agencies (what do they do?) | Independent of all three branches; make rules for large industries and businesses that affect the interests of the public. (FTC, FDA, FAA, EPA, FCC). |
| Bonus: What is the main function of the executive branch? | enforce and carry out laws |
| Bonus: Who is the chief executive officer for the federal level? | President |
| Bonus: Who is the chief executive officer for the state level? | Governor |
| Bonus: What are the qualifications to be President? | 35, resident for 14 years and a natural born citizen |
| Bonus: Who takes over if the President can not finish his term? | Vice President |
| Bonus: In addition to taking over for the President, what other Constitutional duty does the Vice President have? | President of the Senate |
| Bonus: Who is the chief executive officer for a county? | Mayor or County Executive |
| Bonus: What article in the Constitution defines the Executive Branch? | Article 2 |
| Bonus: What Executive Department issues Passports? | Department of State |
| Bonus: What Executive Department collects taxes? | Department of Treasury |
| Bonus: What Executive Department maintains our nation's parks? | Department of Interior |
| Bonus: What Executive Department provides assistance to farmers? | Department of Agriculture |
| Bonus: What Executive Department represents the federal government in lawsuits? | Department of Justice |
| Bonus: What Executive Department conducts the national census? | Department of Commerce |
| Bonus: What Executive Department enforces laws on minimum wage? | Department of Labor? |
| Bonus: What Executive Department directs Social Security and Medicare? | Department of Health and Human Services |
Created by:
Liverman
Popular AP Comparative Gov. sets