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16 Cards in this Set
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cabinet
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group of advisors to the president that includes the heads of the 14 executive debts.
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bureaucracy
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complex system with many departmments, rules, and many people in command
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ambassador
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official representative of a country's government
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administration
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all who work under the president in the EOP
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Amnesty
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a pardon towads a groupof people
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precedent
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a model on which others base their decisions
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domestic
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policies within the U.S
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foreign policy
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policies and actions with other nations
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reprieve
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to delay a persons punishment
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executive order
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as chief executive the president can issue an order with the force of the law
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executive agreement
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presidents can bypass the senate with an agreementwith a leader of another nation
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executive privilege
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to withhold information that has todo with national security from the American public
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civil service
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working for the government
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pardon
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a declaration of forgiveness and freedom from punishment
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state of the union
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speech given by the president in January as stated in the constitution
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electoral college
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an indirect method to elect the president with each state appointing electors who then vote for on of the major candidates # equals ammount of senators and representatives
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