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31 Cards in this Set
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line of succession
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the order or seguence in shich executive officers become governor
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financial
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having to do with the management ans use of money
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commander-in-chief
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the supreme comander of all armed forces
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compromise
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a way to settle differences between groups in which each group gives up some of its claims and agrees to the demeands of others
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hearing
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a formal session for listening to testimony, to give evidence
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pardon
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to release a person form punishment or disfavor
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specail interest groups
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organized groups of citizens that share a common concern over specific issues
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majority
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more than half of the total
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reduction veto
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a veto that changes the appropriation of money being spent
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amenditory veto
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a veto suggesting a charge or addition to a bill
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commutation
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the act of lessing or making something less severe, as a death penaltyor prison sentence
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oringinal jurisdiction
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the first court to have authority to hear a case
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judicial
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the part of the government that carries out justice and explains the laws
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retention
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to continue
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incorporated
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to form into a legal goeverning body
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veto
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the right of a governor to reject a bill
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conference committee
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a special group of law makers organized to work out differences when the hosue and senate pass different forms of the same bill
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amend
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to change or add to a motion, law or constitution
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appropriation bill
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a bill which requires money to be set aside for a specific purpose
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revision
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a change or modification
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override
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to declair null and vold, set aside
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eligible
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qualiflied for a group, position, or privilege
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lobbyists
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organized groups that seek to influence legislators
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reprieve
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postponement of a punishment
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appeal
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to have a case reviewed by a higher court
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amendatory veto
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a veto which a change or addition to a bill
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amendment
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a change in a bill or law
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appoint
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to select for an office, position, or duty
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resdtricted
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kept within certain limits
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vacancy
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a position or office that is unfilled or unoccupied
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bill
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a proposed law
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