Executive branch Vocabulary & Review

Instructions Use the textbook to find as many of these as possible. If you cannot find the definition in a textbook, then look online. Matching Match each word with the correct definition. Reprieve a presidential order that postpones (puts off until later) legal punishment Amnesty a presidential order that pardons a group of people who have committed an offense against the government Impound refuse to spend Bureaucrat one who works for a department or agency of the federal government; a civil servant Cabinet Heads of Executive Branch Departments who advise the president Complete the blanks using the word bank. Someone is neutral if she or he does not take sides on or favor either side in a debate, contest, or war. If that person simply ignores the issue, then they pay no attention to it, so we can't say they are neutral. If the person looks at data to make a decision, we say that the person is informed because he or she has looked at factual information about the issue. Sometimes, people deny that the facts are true, which means they refuse to acknowledge something. Sometimes people decide to be against something because it is innovative - a new idea or method of doing things. Matching - take 2 Match each word with its definition. Pardon a presidential order that releases a person from legal punishment Diplomat a government official who represents the nation in diplomatic matters Whistleblower a federal employee who reports corruption or wrongdoing by the government Impeach to ACCUSE a public official of misconduct in office Executive Order A presidential directive that that has the force of law WITHOUT needing Congress' approval Appointment Power President appoints about 2,200 executive department officials, including the Cabinet Secretaries and Supreme Court Justices Labeling Use your knowledge and the textbook to fill in the two blanks on this graphic. Vice President Cabinet Departments Labeling - Take 2 Use words from the following list to label the image - spell correctly and use correct cAsE. Not all words will be used.100, Judicial, Pence, President, Cabinet, Supreme Court, Trump, Vice President, House of Representatives, 2 years, 50, Legislative Trump Vice President Pence Cabinet 2 House of Representatives 100 Judicial Sort jobs into those appointed and those elected. Appointed Supreme Court Justice Secretary of State Federal Judges Secretary of Energy Elected Vice President Senators Members of the House of Representatives President of United States Complete the order of succession of the presidency. (If the president cannot be president, who takes over, and who takes over after that, and so on.) Order of Succession of the Presidency1. Vice President2. Speaker of the House3. President Pro Tem of the Senate4. Secretary of State