Gov Unit 4 Vocabulary Quizs

Executive agencies

• Organized like Cabinet departments but not part of the President's Cabinet, performing important public tasks.

• Independent organizations that operate without any government oversight.

• Agencies that only provide advisory services to the President.

• Departments that handle only foreign affairs and international relations.

Independent regulatory agencies

• Federal organizations independent from the three branches of government; regulate certain aspects of the economy and protect consumers.

• Government bodies that oversee the operations of private companies and ensure fair competition.

• Agencies that provide financial assistance to businesses and individuals in need.

• Organizations that create laws and regulations for the federal government.

Commander in Chief

• The President has direct and immediate control over all of the troops and nation’s military arsenal.

• The President is responsible for creating military strategies and plans.

• The President can only deploy troops with Congressional approval.

• The President serves as a ceremonial leader of the military.

Chief of party

• The President is the acknowledged leader of the political party that controls the executive branch.

• The President is the head of the military forces of the country.

• The President is responsible for creating new laws in Congress.

• The President serves as the primary diplomat for foreign relations.

Presidential succession

• The process of electing a new president

• The scheme by which a presidential vacancy is filled.

• The method of appointing a vice president

• The procedure for impeaching a president

20th Amendment

• Sets the dates at which federally elected offices end and identifies who succeeds the President if he or she dies. Ratified in 1933.

• Establishes the procedure for electing the President and Vice President.

• Defines the powers of Congress and the President.

• Prohibits the sale of alcohol in the United States.

Military intervention

• The act of a nation sending military forces to assist in a humanitarian crisis.

• The deliberate action of a nation to introduce military forces into an existing controversy.

• A strategy used by countries to promote trade agreements.

• The process of negotiating peace treaties between conflicting nations.

Economic aid

• Giving or loaning money to other countries.

• Providing military support to allies.

• Investing in domestic infrastructure projects.

• Offering free trade agreements to developing nations.

Chief of state

• The President is the ceremonial head of the U.S. government, symbolizing all American people.

• The Vice President is the chief advisor to the President.

• The Secretary of State represents the U.S. in foreign affairs.

• The Chief Justice oversees the judicial branch of the government.

Treaties

• Formal agreements ratified by countries; includes peace, alliance, and commercial treaties.

• Informal discussions between nations to resolve conflicts.

• Legal documents that only apply to trade agreements.

• Unilateral declarations made by a single country.