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36 Cards in this Set
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Recognition
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The exclusive power of a president to recognize (establish formal diplomatic relations with) foreign states
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Persona non grata
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An unwelcome person; used to describe recalled diplomatic officials
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Line-item veto
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A president's cancellation of specific dollar amounts (line items) from a congressional spending bill; instituted by a 1996 congressional act, but struck down by a 1998 Supreme Court decision
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Reprieve
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An official postponement of the execution of a sentence.
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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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President Succession
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Scheme by which a presidential vacancy is filled
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Presidential Succession Act of 1947
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Law specifying the order of presidential succession following the Vice President
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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 Elector
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A person 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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Group of persons chosen in each state and the District of Columbia every four years who make a formal selection of the President and Vice President
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President Primary
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An election in which party's voters choose state part organizations delegates to their party's national convention, and/or express a preference for their party's presidential nomination
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Winner-take-all
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An almost obsolete system whereby a presidential aspirant who won the preference vote in a primary automatically won all delegates chosen in the military
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Platform
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A political party's formal statement of basic principles stands on major issues, and objectives
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Direct Popular Election
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Proposal to do away with the Electoral College and allow the people to vote directly for President and Vice President
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Electorate
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All of the people entitled to vote in a given election
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Executive Article
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Article II of the constitution. Establishes the presidency and gives the executive power of the Federal Government to the President
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Oath of office
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Oath taken by the President on the day he takes office, pledging to "faithfully execute" the office and "preserve, protect, and defend" the constitution
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Executive Order
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Directive, rule, or regulation issued by a chief executive or subordinates, based upon constitutional or statutory authority and having the force of law
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Treaty
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A formal agreement between two or more sovereign states
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Executive agreement
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A pact made by the President directly with the head of a foreign state; a binding international agreement with the force of law but which (unlike a treaty) does not require Senate consent
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Pardon
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Release from the punishment or legal consequences of a crime, by the President (in a federal case) or a governor (in a state case)
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Clemency
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Mercy or leniency granted to an offender by a chief executive
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Commutation
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The power to reduce (commute) the length of a sentence or fine for a crime
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Amnesty
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A blanket pardon offered to a group of law violators
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Bureaucracy
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A large complex administrative structure that handles the everyday business of an organization
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Bureaucrat
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A person who works for a bureaucratic organization
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Executive Office of the President
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An organization of several agencies staffed by the President's closest advisors
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Fiscal year
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The 12 month period used by the government and the business world for its record-keeping, budgeting, revenue-collecting, and other financial management purposes
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Secretary
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An official in charge of a department of government
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Attorney General
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The head of the Department of Justice
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Ciivil service
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Those civilian employees who perform the administrative work of the government
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Spoils system
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The practice of giving offices and other favors of government to political supporters and friends
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Patronage
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The practice of giving jobs to supporters and friends
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Register
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A record or list of names, often kept by an official appointed to do so
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Bipartisan
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Supported by two parties
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