executive branch

nomination process

primaries - party convention - election

primaries

where you choose who represents your party

party convention

in summer, officially endorse, where they pick their running mate

election

1st Tuesday in November following a Monday 

electoral college

presidential; house of reps plus the senates of that state is how many votes; supposed to follow popular vote

executive order

directive from pres which doesn't need approval

pardon

excusing from federal crimes

treaty

agreement between nations

ambassador

official rep of our country

cabnet

VP, secretary of state, and other heads of executive departments who help advise the president

federal bureaucracy

unelected body in executive branch

executive departments

main agencies under pres that carry out laws and tasks

political appointees

people pres can appoint(some need senate approval)

spoils system

when pres was ablel to give jobs to friends and supporters

merit system

equal hiring

civil service

citizens in bureaucracy

powers of pres

commander in chief; pardons; treaties; vetos; executive nominations

head of state

preforms ceremonial duties; symbol of US

commander in Chief

determines military strategy; leader or armed forces

chief citizen

representative of the people; model citizen

party leader

leader of political party that controls executive branch; appoints members

chief executive

carries our nations laws; appoints officials

chief diplomats

oversees relations with other countries; establishes foreign policy; make treaties

legislative leader

proposes legislation; urges passage of needed bills

judicial leader

right to grant pardons; enforces court decisions

economic leader

devises federal budget plan and works to fix economic problems

privatization

transferring agency from public to private

deregulation

removing/reducing state regulations

devolution

transferring government power to a lower local level

22nd amendment

limits president to serving 2 terms

25 amendments

vise pres is pres if pres can’t complete the terms

executive check on legislative

vetos laws and can call congress into special session

executive on judicial branch

appoints federal judges

legislative on executive

senate has to approve treaties/appointmenrs; HOR appropriates money; congress override veto

judicial branch on executive

can rule executive acts unconstitutional