Executive Order - A message from the president that gets treated like law and has to do with things under the president’s control. It does not have to be approved by Congress., Executive Agreement - An agreement made by the president directly with the head of a another country that doesn’t require Congress’s approval, Executive Privilege - The right claimed of US presidents to keep secret or withhold information if they believe it protects America’s safety and interests, Treaty - A formal Agreement between two or more countries that has to be approved by Congress, Clemency - An act by a President or Governor to not give punishment to a person found guilty of a crime., Informal Powers - Powers of the president based on powers in the constitution, Article II - Section of the constitution about the executive branch, Bureaucracy - The agencies and departments of the federal government that handle everyday business, Cabinet - People who give advice to the president, usually the heads of the important departments and other offices, Presidential Succession - Law specifying the order of people who take over if the president is killed, sick, or otherwise can’t do their job, Watergate - A scandal under US President Richard Nixon where he ended up resigning the presidency because he was caught covering up illegal activities, Louisiana Purchase - A deal made by US President Thomas Jefferson where land that makes up the western part of our country was bought from France, New Deal - A series of programs by US President Franklin Roosevelt that were aimed at reducing the effects of the Great Depression like poverty, homelessness, and unemployment, Impeach - charge the holder of a public office, like the president, with breaking a law; a check the legislative holds over the executive, 22nd Amendment - Limits the number of times a president can run for office to 2 terms, 25th Amendment - Addresses who takes over if the president can’t fulfil their duty (succession), Civil Service System - The civilian employees who perform the administrative work of the government in the executive branch, Federal Budget - A financial document that estimates how much money the federal government makes and what they can spend it on, Public Policy - All of a government’s actions and programs that address issues and problems in a society or works towards a national goal, Bully Pulpit - Use of an office or position as an opportunity to speak out and be listened to,

Executive Branch Vocab - A3

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