Unit 2.5 Checks on the Presidency

ambassadors

Highest-ranking officials representing a government in a foreign country.

cabinet

Advisory council for the president consisting of the heads of the executive departments, the vice president, and a few other officials selected by the president.

chief of staff

the person who oversees the operations of all White House staff and controls access to the president

inherent powers

powers claimed by a president that are not expressed in the Constitution but are inferred from it

Joint Chiefs of Staff

high-ranking military officers who represent the Navy, Army, Air Force and Marines. They assist the civilian leaders of the Department of Defense-advise the president on security matters.