President and Vice President
A presidential term lasts this many years.
What is four years?
This power allows the President to reject a bill passed by Congress.
What is the veto power?
The federal government makes and administers public policy through this large system of agencies and offices.
What is the bureaucracy?
This Cabinet department contains the Army, Navy, and Air Force as its major military departments.
What is the Department of Defense?
Congress may create this kind of agency to keep it outside the Cabinet, protect it from political pressure, or give it specialized independence.
What is an independent agency?
The Constitution limits a president to this many elected terms.
What are two terms?
This presidential power provides legal forgiveness for a federal crime.
What is clemency?
This title is reserved for bureaucratic units with Cabinet rank.
What is a department?
Under this alliance, an attack against one member is considered an attack against all.
What is NATO?
The National Science Foundation is an example of this most common type of independent agency which was made independent because it did not fit in any cabinet department.
What is an independent executive agency?
A presidential candidate must be at least this old, be a natural-born citizen, and have lived in the United States for at least 14 years.
What is 35 years old?
This inherent power allows the President to withhold certain information from Congress or the federal courts.
What is executive privilege?
The secretaries who lead the 15 executive departments collectively form this advisory group.
What is the President's Cabinet?
This right permits nations to send and receive diplomatic representatives.
What is the right of legation?
The Tennessee Valley Authority is an example of this business-like type of independent agency.
What is an independent government corporation?
These are the Vice President's two constitutional duties.
What are presiding over the Senate and helping determine presidential disability?
Through this diplomatic power, the President acknowledges the legal existence and legitimacy of another government.
What is the power of recognition?
This type of bureaucratic agency serves primarily in a support capacity.
What is a staff agency?
Congress passed this measure to limit the President's ability to send troops into combat without congressional authorization.
What is the War Powers Resolution?
The Securities and Exchange Commission is an example of this type of independent agency, which has regulatory, legislative, and judicial powers.
What is an independent regulatory commission?
When the vice presidency becomes vacant, the president nominates a replacement who is then confirmed by:
What are both houses of Congress?
Unlike a treaty, this international agreement made by the President does not require Senate approval and may be ended by a future president.
What is an executive agreement?
This organization is often called the President's right arm because it runs the White House, prepares the budget, and provides advice.
What is the Executive Office of the President?
This foreign-policy philosophy seeks to prevent attack by maintaining enough military strength that enemies will fear the consequences.
What is deterrence?
Agencies like the Federal Election Commission are created to be independent for this reason.
What is to keep them free from political control?