The Executive Branch Crossword Puzzle

The Executive Branch

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is the President's principal forum for considering foreign policy

in international law is a unilateral political act with domestic and international legal consequences, whereby a state acknowledges an act or status of another state or government in control of a state

is the largest office within the Executive Office of the President of the United States (EOP).

f the United States federal government are those agencies that exist outside of the federal executive departments (those headed by a Cabinet secretary).

Act establishes the line of succession to the powers and duties of the office of President of the United States in the event that neither a President nor Vice President is able to 'discharge the powers and duties of the office.'

requires the President to notify Congress within 48 hours of committing armed forces to military action and forbids armed forces from remaining for more than 60 days, with a further 30 day withdrawal period, without an authorization of the use of mil

It created standing budget committees in both the House and the Senate, established the Congressional Budget Office, and moved the beginning of the fiscal year from July 1 to October 1.

is an action by the House of Representatives that accuses the president, vice president or other civil officer of the United States of committing 'Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.'

an international agreement, usually regarding routine administrative matters not warranting a formal treaty, made by the executive branch of the US government without ratification by the Senate.

the privilege, claimed by the president for the executive branch of the US government, of withholding information in the public interest.

these congressmen are voted into office

a body of people representing the states of the US, who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president

is an entity within the Executive Office of the President of the United States.

a rule or order issued by the president to an executive branch of the government and having the force of law.

The (often informal) inner circle within a cabinet (which may itself by an official inner circle within a government or council of ministers) which includes only the ministers (secretaries of state etc.) who are closest to the executive head of state

an English phrase frequently used in enacting formulae of bills and in other legal or constitutional contexts, describing a situation in which the executive branch of a government enacts something previously approved of by the legislative branch.

theory describes the 'ability [of the news media] to influence the salience of topics on the public agenda.'

is a special form of veto that authorizes a chief executive to reject particular provisions of a bill enacted by a legislature without vetoing the entire bill.

the term used in the USA to refer to the situation in which one party controls the presidency while the other party controls Congress. In other words, one party controls the executive while the other party controls the legislature.

is the principal forum used by the President of the United States for considering economic policy matters, separate from matters relating to domestic policy, which are the domain of the Domestic Policy Council.

a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body.

refers to a situation when there is difficulty of passing laws in a legislature because the votes for and against a proposed law are evenly divided, or in which two legislative houses, or the executive branch and the legislature are controlled by dif

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.

The act of impounding or the state of being impounded.

consists of the immediate staff of the current President of the United States and multiple levels of support staff reporting to the President.

allows for the Vice President to become president in the event of death, resignation, removal from office or impairment that prevents the current president from fulfilling his or her duties.

a body of advisers to the president, composed of the heads of the executive departments of the government.

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