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mass media
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those means of communication that reach large audiences, especially television, radio, printed publications, and the internet
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imperial presidency
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term used to describe a president as an "emperor" who acts without consulting congress or acts in secrecy to evade or deceive Congress
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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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ordinances power
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power of the president to issue executive orders; originates from the constitution and acts of congress
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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 does not require senate consent.
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recognition
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the exclusive power of a president to recognize foreign state
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persona non grata
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unwelcome person
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line item veto
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a president's cancellation of specific dollar amounts from a congressional spending bill
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reprieve
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an official postponement of the execution of a sentence
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pardon
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legal forgiveness of a crime
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clemency
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leniency may be used only in cases involving federal offenses
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commutation
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the power to commute the length of a sentence
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amnesty
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pardon offered to a group of law violaters
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chief of state
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term for the president as the ceremonial head of the U.S, the symbol of all the people in the nation
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chief of executive
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term for the president as vested with executive power of the U.S
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chief administrator
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term for the president as head of the administration of the federal government
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chief diplomat
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term for the president as the main architect of foreign policy and spokesperson to other countries.
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commander in chief
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term for the president as the commander of the nation's armed force
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chief legislator
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proposes law to congress
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chief of party
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the leader of his or her political party
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chief of citizen
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the representative of the people. working for the public interest
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presidential 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 VP
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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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a person elected by the voters to represent them in making a formal selection of the VP 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 for years who make a formal selection of the president and VP.
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presidential primary
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an election in which a part's voters choose state part organization's delegates to their part's national convention, or expresses a preference for their part's presidential nomination.
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winner take all
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one who won the preference vote in a primary automatically won all the delegates chosen in the primary
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proportional representation
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apply in democrat / an candidate who wins at least 15% of the votes gets the number of state Democratic convention delegates based on his or her share of that primary vote
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national convention
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meeting at which a party's delegates vote to pick their presidential and vice presidential candidates
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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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keynote address
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speech given at a part convention to set the tone of the conventional and the campaign to come
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district plan
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electors chosen the same way members of congress are elected
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proportional plan
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each candidate would receive the same share of state's electoral vote as he received in the state popular vote
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direct popular election
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voter directly vote for VP and president
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electorate
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all the people entitled to vote in a given election
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national bonus plan
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proposal for electing a president by which the winner of the popular vote would receive a bonus of 102 electoral votes in addition tho his or her state-based electoral college votes. if no one received at least 321 electoral votes, a run off election would be held
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