| commander in chief | | officer next in rank to president who serves as president in the presidents absence |
| ordinance power | | the refusal of the president to spend money that has been appropriated by Congress |
| chief legislator | | betrayal of ones country |
| President of the Senate | | the member of the US senate chosen to preside in absence of the president of the senate |
| Impoundment | | the presiding officer of the house of representatives |
| article II | | an official postponement of the execution of a sentence |
| bribery | | amendment that sets limits to a presidents time in office |
| Acting President | | to bring formal charges against a public official |
| impeach | | the constitutions executive article |
| executive order | | term for the president as the main architect of public policy |
| executive agreement | | chief executives power to reject a bill passed by congress |
| treason | | vice president acts as president temporarily |
| president por tempore | | release from punishment or legal consequences of a crime |
| vice president | | type of veto a chief executive may use after a legislator has adjourned |
| 25th amendment | | the practice of offering something in order to gain an illicit advantage |
| clemency | | presidential advisory body |
| veto | | highest executive officer of a modern republic |
| Enforces the law | | a blanket pardon offered to a group of law violators |
| pocket veto | | The executive branch |
| pardon | | amendment that says vice president takes power when the president is unable to |
| amnesty | | a pact made by the president directly with the head of a foreign state |
| chief diplomat | | vice president |
| cabinet | | term for the president as the main architect of foreign policy |
| speaker of the house | | directive, rule, or regulation issued by a chief executive or subordinates |
| 22nd amendment | | term for the president as a commander of the nations armed forces |
| president | | mercy of leniency granted to an offender by a chief executive |
| reprieve | | power of president to issue executive orders |