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30 Cards in this Set
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Electoral College |
a body of people representing the states of the US, who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president. |
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Electors |
a person who has the right to vote in an election. |
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Executive Order |
a rule or order issued by the president to an executive branch of the government and having the force of law. |
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Pardon |
the action of forgiving or being forgiven for an error or offense. |
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Reprieve |
cancel or postpone the punishment of (someone, especially someone condemned to death). |
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Amnesty |
an official pardon for people who have been convicted of political offenses. |
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Foreign Policy |
a government's strategy in dealing with other nations. |
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National Security |
a concept that a government, along with its parliaments, should protect the state and its citizens against all kind of "national" crises through a variety of power projections, such as political power, diplomacy, economic power, military might, and so on. |
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Treaties |
a formally concluded and ratified agreement between countries. |
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Executive Agreement |
an international agreement, usually regarding routine administrative matters not warranting a formal treaty, made by the executive branch of the US government without ratification by the Senate. |
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Ambassador |
an accredited diplomat sent by a country as its official representative to a foreign country. |
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Cabinet |
a body of advisers to the president, composed of the heads of the executive departments of the government. |
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Spoils System |
the practice of a successful political party giving public office to its supporters. |
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Merit System |
the process of promoting and hiring government employees based on their ability to perform a job, rather than on their political connections. It is the opposite of the spoils system. |
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22nd Amendment |
ensures that no person can be elected to more than two four-year terms as President of the United States. The22nd Amendment, ratified in 1951, was passed in reaction to President Franklin D. Roosevelt's four terms in office. |
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25th Amendment |
allows for the Vice President to become president in the event of death, resignation, removal from office or impairment that prevents the current president from fulfilling his or her duties. |
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Presidential Succession |
The U.S. presidential line ofsuccession is the set order of officials who act as thePresident of the United States if the president dies, becomes incapacitated, resigns or is removed from office by impeachment. |
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Secretary |
a person employed by an individual or in an office to assist with correspondence, keep records, make appointments, and carry out similar tasks. |
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Attorney General |
the principal legal officer who represents a country or a state in legal proceedings and gives legal advice to the government. |
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Vice President |
an official or executive ranking below and deputizing for a president. |
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Jurisdiction |
the official power to make legal decisions and judgments. |
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District Court |
a state of federal trial court. |
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Appeals Court |
a court that hears appeals from a lower court. |
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Supreme Court |
the highest judicial court in a country or state. |
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Opinion |
a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge. |
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Judicial Review |
review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act. |
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Oral Arguments |
are spoken to a judge or appellate court by a lawyer (or parties when representing themselves) of the legal reasons why they should prevail. Oral argument at the appellate level accompanies written briefs, which also advance theargument of each party in the legal dispute. |
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Overturn |
abolish, invalidate, or reverse |
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Plaintiff |
a person who brings a case against another in a court of law. |
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Defendant |
an individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law. |
