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Executive Branch
Vocab terms
Term | Definition |
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Chief Diplomat | the President negotiates treaties with foreign governments |
Chief Executive | the President |
Commander in Chief | one who holds the supreme command of an armed force. |
Economic Planner | prepares economic report for congress, prepares the federal budget, and controls prices, wages, production, and purchasing. |
Enumerated Powers | the powers granted to the federal government of the United States. |
Executive Order | a rule or order issued by the president to an executive branch of the government and having the force of law. |
Executive Privilege | the privilege, claimed by the president for the executive branch of the US government, of withholding information in the public interest. |
Head of State | the chief public representative of a country, such as a president or monarch, who may also be the head of government. |
Impeach | charge with misconduct. |
Inherent Powers | powers held by a sovereign state. |
Legislative | having the power to make laws. |
Mandate | an official order or commission to do something. |
Party Leader | the official representative of their political party. |
Pocket Veto | an indirect veto of a legislative bill by the president or a governor by retaining the bill unsigned until it is too late for it to be dealt with during the legislative session. |
Veto | rejection of a law. |