pardon
Presidential action forgiving a person convicted of a crime
passports
Formal documents that allow U.S. citizens to travel abroad
presidential succession
Term for the order in which the office of the president is to be filled if it becomes vacant
War Powers Act
Congressional limitation on the president's military powers
treaties
Written agreements between nations
foreign policy
A nation's plan for dealing with other nations of the world
ambassadors
Highest-ranking government officials who represent the United States abroad
attorney general
Head of the Department of Justice
embassy
The official residence of an ambassador in a foreign country
reprieve
President's power to postpone the carrying out of a prison sentence
Joint Cheifs of Staff
Highest-ranking officers of the Army, Navy and Air Force who advise the president on military powers
bureaucracy
Agencies, departments, and people that make up the executive branch of government
secretary
Title of most cabinet members
diplomacy
Art of dealing with foreign governments
consul
U.S. government official who works in a foreign country to develop trade and to help Americans in that country
commutation
President's power to change a convicted person's sentence to make the sentence less severe
veto
A way the president influences legislation
cabinet
The heads of the executive departments are all members of the president's _________
visa
A document that allows a person from another nation to enter the United States
regulatory commissions
Powerful independent agencies that make and enforce rules and have the force of laws
executive departments
Divisions of the federal government with specific areas of responsibility in helping the president carry out laws