Title: Executive Branch Flashcards | Quizlet
Headings: Executive Branch
Executive Branch
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Executive Branch
The executive branch carries out and enforces laws. It includes the president, vice president, the Cabinet, executive departments, independent agencies, and other boards, commissions, and committees
Executive Order
a rule or order issued by the president to an executive branch of the government and having the force of law. Executive Privilege
the privilege, claimed by the president for the executive branch of the US government, of withholding information in the public interest. Executive Agreement
An executive agreement is an agreement between the heads of government of two or more nations that has not been ratified by the legislature as treaties are ratified. Pardon
the action of forgiving or being forgiven for an error or offense. Commander in Chief
The role of the United States president as highest ranking officer in the armed forces. War Powers Resolution
a federal law intended to check the president's power to commit the United States to an armed conflict without the consent of the U.S. Congress. Bureacracy
a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives. Independent Agencies
Independent agencies created by Congress, designed to regulate important aspects of the nation's economy, largely beyond the reach of presidential control. Executive Agencies
Federal agencies not under the cabinet;