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The offical who runs or administers a government |
Chief executive |
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The symbolic leader of the nation |
Chief of state |
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A president that was defeated and did not seek office |
Lame duck |
Dumb |
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Order in which the office of president is to be filled if it becomes vacant before an election |
Presidential succession |
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The group of people who are elected to cast the offical votes for the president and vice president |
Electoral college |
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Independent political unit characterized by population, territory, government, and sovereignty |
State |
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The people elected by the voters to represent them in the electoral college |
Electors |
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A vote cast by the members of the electoral college |
Electoral vote |
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Electors who have broken the pledge, or violated the states-winner-take all rule |
"Faithless" elcetors |
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Regulation issued by the president or another executive official to help enforece a treaty law or court ruling |
Executive order |
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The system by which classified public employees are hired and promoted on the basis of merit rather then political party affiliation |
Civil service |
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Right of the president or another executive offical to refuse to appear before congressional committee and to with hold information from the courts |
Executive privilege |
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Is given yearly at the beginning of each session of congress |
State of the union address |
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A presidents indirect veto of a bill exercised by failing to act on it |
Pocket veto |
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A governors power to reject part of a bill while signing the rest into law |
Item veto |
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A delay in carrying out a punishment |
Reprieve |
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A legal release from punishment |
Pardon |
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A general pardon given to a group of people who have broken the law |
Amnesty |
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A presidnets refusel to spend money appropriated by congress |
Impoundment |
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Under the constitution the president appoints diplomatic representatives with approval of senate |
Foreign services |
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Highest ranking diplomat appointed to president and carry out foreign policy in an assigned country |
Ambassador |
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Recognition of a foreign government by exchanging diplomatic representatives |
Diplomatic recognition |
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An unacceptable person |
Persona non grata |
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A formal agreement between foreign nations |
Treaty |
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An agreement not requiring the states approval betweeen the president of the US and the leader of foreign government |
Executive agreement |
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