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26 Cards in this Set
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Chief of State
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He's the living symbol of the state
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Chief Executive
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He's the head of the executive branch (executes laws)
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Chief Administrator
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Manages the workers of all government workers
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Chief Diplomat
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Establishes foreign policies and negociates foreign issues.
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Commander in Chief
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In charge of the armed forces (1.4 million)
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Chief of Party
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Helps others from his party get elected
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Chief of Citizen
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Expected to be a representative of all people. Mostly in providing moral leadership.
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Qualifications for Presidents
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1) 35 years old
2) Be a natural born citizen of the United States 3) Have been a resident of the United States for at least 14 years. |
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Line-item Veto
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allows the President to veto specific dollar amounts. in spending bills enacted by congress. It is now ruled unconstitutional.
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Clemency
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Granting mercy or leniency
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Pardon
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Legal forgiveness for a crime.
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Commutation
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Reduction in the length of a sentence or fine.
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Amnesty
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A blanket pardon to a group of people
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Jus soli
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Law of the soil, or where one is born. This includes American public vessels anywhere in the world.
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Jus sanquinis
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Law of the blood, or to whom one is born. Child must be born to at least one parent who is a citizen and who has at some time lived in the United States.
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How long is a term
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4 years
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How many terms may a president serve? Years?
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2/10
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How much does the president make a year?
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$400,000
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How much is their expense account?
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$50,000
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How much a year in pension?
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$143,000
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Presidential Succession
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1) Vice president
2) Speaker of the House 3) President Pro Tempore 4) Secretary of State 5) 18 the rest of the cabinet secretaries in the order they were created. |
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Treaty
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Formal agreement between two or more states (Senate must approve by a 2/3 vote)
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Execution Agreement
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A pact between president and leader of another country (does not require senate approval)
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Power of Recognition
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When the president acknowledges the legal existence of another country. (If another country gets out of line the president may oust that country's ambassador)
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Persona nor grata
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An unwelcome person
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The president hast to have approval of Congress to commit troops T/F
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False
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