US Government Executive Branch Quiz

<p>National Security Council (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Actual head (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Approve by a two-thirds majority (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Preparing the president's proposed federal budget (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Domestic Policy Council (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Control military decisions (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Scheduling the president's daily activities (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Exclusive authority to recognize (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ability to sign treaties unilaterally (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Independent agencies (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Resist certain demands from the other branches of government (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>National security policy formulation (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Congress (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The federal government's size and role (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To advise the president in their areas of expertise (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Executive Office primarily consists of the president's closest advisers. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To assist the president in budgeting and expenditures (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Approved by a Senate vote after presidential nomination (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A unique set of policy goals (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Advising on issues related to national security (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Executive pleasure (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

A group of offices that supports the President of the United States.

A part of the EOP that directly supports the President.

The most powerful position in the White House Office.

Advises the President on foreign policy and national security.

Formulates, coordinates, and implements domestic policy.

Advises the President on the US economy.

A powerful office that prepares the president's budget.

Agencies not part of the 15 cabinet departments in the executive branch.

The ability of the President to influence policy and appointments to support their agenda and political allies.

A key example of expanded government responsibility, where the President plays a significant role in shaping the nation's economic direction.

The division of governmental authority among the three branches, often leading to disputes about how power should be distributed.

The President's right to withhold information from Congress and the courts, claimed to fall under the doctrine of separation of powers.

A group of advisors, each heading an executive department, who advise the President in their specific areas of expertise.

Major administrative units within the executive branch, each responsible for a particular policy area.

Means that Cabinet members can be dismissed by the President without consulting Congress.

A directive issued by the president that carries the force of law.

The ceremonial figurehead of a nation who represents the nation.

The person who holds the real power and makes decisions in a country.

The primary architect of a nation's foreign policy.

The power to officially acknowledge and establish relationships with other countries.

A formal agreement between two or more nations.

The supreme leader of the armed forces.

The principle that the military is under the control of elected officials, not military leaders.