Executive Branch Vocabulary
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PARDON
A DECREE THAT FREES A PERSON FROM PUNISHMENT FOR A CRIME.
I used this image because it shows the get out of jail free card, and when a person is pardoned, they are free from punishment, just as the man on the card.
CABINET
THE HEADS OF THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS. THE PRESIDENT APPOINTS MEMBERS OF THE CABINET.
I chose this picture because it shows all the executive departments of the cabinet.
VETO
THE REJECTION OF A BILL BY THE PRESIDENT
I chose this picture because it shows the symbol for no, and the president is saying no to a bill when he vetoes it.
EXECUTIVE ORDER
a rule or order issued by the president to an executive branch of the government and having the force of law.
I chose this picture because it shows the former president of the United States signing an executive order
EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE
the privilege, claimed by the president for the executive branch of the US government, of withholding information in the public interest.
I chose this picture because it shows a little boy withholding his report card from his parents, claiming an executive order
BUREAUCRACY
a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives
I chose this picture because it shows state officials making important decisions
ADMINISTRATION
the officials in the executive branch of government under a particular chief executive
I chose this picture because it shows the president and his officials who work under the president
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
The United States federal executive departments are the primary units of the executive branch of the Federal government of the United States
I chose this picture because it shows all the executive departments
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
Independent agencies of the United States federal government are those agencies that exist outside the federal executive departments
I chose this picture because it shows an independent agency, the FCC.
