This department houses the military branches.
What is Department of Defense
This is an example of an independent agency that monitors the environment
What is the EPA?
This is one role that is not mentioned at all in the constitution.
What is foreign political party leader?
This is an example of a government corporation.
What is the post office or amtrak?
This part of the government has the power to declare war.
What is a Congress?
This department's focus is foreign policy.
What is the Department of State?
This office runs the white house and has about 2000 employees. It was created by FDR
What is the EOP (executive office of the president)?
The president orders American troops to invade another country.
What is commander in chief?
Any treaty negotiated by the president must be approved by this part of the government before it goes into effect
What is the Senate?
This office prepares the budget for the president.
This is a formal rule or regulation of the president that does not have to go through Congress.
What is Executive Order?
This is the term for hiring someone based on their abilities, not using the spoils system
What is merit based or the merit system?