Presidency Puzzle
[from Wilson chapter 12]
Across
1. A president's council of advisers
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3. The Presidential staff who oversee the
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policy interests of the president are the ___
office. (2 words, no space)
6. A presidential refusal to spend money
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appropriated by Congress
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9. The presidential assertion of the right to
withhold
certain information from Congress is
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executive ____.
10. ____ structure is a method of organizing a
president's staff in which several task forces,
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committees, and informal groups deal directly
with the president.
11. ____ democracy is a political system in
which all or most citizens participate directly by
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either holding office or making policy.
13. A ____ veto is the rejection of a
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presidential or administrative action by a vote of
one or both houses of Congress without the
consent of the president.
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14. ____ democracy is a political system in
which
leaders and representatives acquire
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political power by means of a competitive
struggle for the people's vote.
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17. ____ agencies are those headed by
appointees who serve for fixed terms and can be
removed only 'for cause.'
20. Number of the amendment that specifies
the conditions and order of succession to the
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presidency and vice presidency when the
president leaves office before completion of his
term. (two words, no spaces)
21. A politician who is still in office after having lost a reelection bid is a ____. (two words, no space)
22. The Office of ____ and Budget is the organization responsible for preparing the federal budget and for central clearance of legislative
proposals from federal agencies.
Down
1. ___ structure is a method of organizing a president's staff in which several presidential assistants report directly to the president.
2. The constitutional powers of the president are outlined in Article ___.
4. ____ government is that in which the same party controls the White House and both houses of Congress.
5. A constitutional procedure by which federal judges and civil officers can be removed from office before their terms expire
6. ____ are people who alternate between jobs in the federal government and employment in the private sector. (three words, no spaces)
7. ___ structure is a method of organizing a president's staff in which most presidential assistants report through a hierarchy to the
president's chief of staff.
8. If Congress adjourns within 10 days after sending the president a bill, and the president does not sign the bill, it dies in a ____ veto.
9. ____ are the fringe benefits of holding an office.
12. ____ governing is one in which one party controls the White House and another party controls one or both houses of Congress.
15. A legal system in which states select electors who then vote for the president and vice president is the ____ college.
16. Agencies that perform staff services for the president but are not part of the White House form the ____ Office of the President.
18. A veto _____ is a statement sent to Congress by the president giving the reasons for vetoing a bill.
19. The power of some governors (including the Texas governor) to veto portions of a bill instead of having to veto the entire bill is the
____ veto. (two words, no spaces)
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