Executive Branch Vocabulary

5 Written Questions

1. the right of the President and other highranking executive officers to refuse to testify before Congress or a court
2. the postponement of legal punishment
3. the President's refusal to spend money Congress voted to fund a program
4. a release from legal punishment
5. secretaries of the executive departments, the vice president, and other top officials that help the president make decisions and policy

5 Matching Questions

1. executive agreement
2. presidential succession
3. forum
4. elector
5. electoral vote

1. a an agreement made between the President and a head of state
2. b member of a party chosen in each state to formally elect the President and Vice President
3. c medium for decision
4. d the official vote for president and vice president by electors in each state
5. e the order in which officials fill the office of President in case of a vaccancy

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. a rule issued by the President that has the force of law
   1. executive privilege
   2. executive agreement
   3. executive order
   4. elector
2. group of individuals with broad common interests who organize to nominate candidates for office, win elections, conduct gov't, and determine public policy
   1. executive order
   2. mandate
   3. political parties
   4. electoral vote
3. one of the president's top assistants who is in charge of media relations
   1. reprieve
   2. elector
   3. treaty
   4. press secretary
4. secret
   1. covert
   2. amnesty
   3. CIA
   4. cabinet
5. oversee nations legal affairs
   1. FBI
   2. CIA
   3. cabinet
   4. forum

5 True/False Questions

1. national security adviser → director of the National Security council staff

   True        False

2. mandate → a release from legal punishment

   True        False

3. CIA → gathers information about what is going on in other countries evaluates it, and passes it on to the President and other foreign policy decision makers

   True        False

4. amnesty → formal agreement between the governments of 2 or more countries

   True        False

5. treaty → formal agreement between the governments of 2 or more countries

   True        False