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chief of state
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term for the president as the ceremonial head of the United States, the symbol of all the people of the nation
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chief administrator
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the director of the huge executive branch of the federal government.
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chief diplomat
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the main architect of American foreign policy and the nation's chief spokesperson to the rest of the world.
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commander in chief
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term for the president as commander of the nation's armed forces.
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chief legislator
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the main architect of its public policies.
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chief executive
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term for the president as head of the administration of the federal government.
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chief of party
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the acknowledged leader of the political party that contacts the executive branch
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chief citizen
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term for the president as the representative of the people, working for the public intrest.
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presidental succession
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the scheme by which a presidential vacancy is filled.
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presidential succession act of 1947
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By its terms the speaker of the house and then the president protem of the senate are next in line.
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balance the ticket
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when a presidential candidate chooses a running mate who can strengthen his chance of being elected by virtue of certain ideological, geographic, racial, ethnic, gender, or other characteristics.
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presidential electors
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people elected by the voters to represent them in making a formal selection of the vice president and president.
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electoral votes
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votes cast by electors in the electoral college.
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electoral college
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the group of people chosen from each state and district of colombia to formally select the president and vice president
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presidential primary
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an election in which a party's voters choose some or all of a state party organization's delegates to their party's national convention, and/or express a preference among various contenders for their party's presidential nomination.
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