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balance the ticket
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when a presidential candidate chooses a running mate who can strenghten his chance of being elected by virtue of certain ideological, geographic, racial, ethnic, gender, or other characteristics.
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electoral college
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Group of persons chosen in each state and the District of Columbia every four years who make a formal selectionof the president and the vice president.
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platform
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A political party's formal statement of basic principles,stands on major issues, and objective.
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treaty
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a formal agreement between two or more sovereign states.
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pardon
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release from the punishment or legal consequences of a crime, by the presid ent (in a federal case) or a governor (in a State case)
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bureaucracy
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a large complex,the body of officials and administrators, especially of a government or government department.
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fiscal year
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the twelve month period used by government and the buisness world for its record keeping, budgeting,revenucollecting, and other finacial managment purposes.
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civil service
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those civilian employees who perform the admistrative work of government
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excise tax
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A tax laid on the maufacture, sale, or consumption of goods and/or the performance of services.
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isolationism
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A purposeful refusal to become generally involved in the affairs of the rest of the world.
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presidential succesion
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Scheme by which a presidential vacancy is filled.
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presidential primary
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An election in which a party's voters (1) chooses State party organization's delegates to their party's national convention, and or (2) expres a prefrence for their party's presidential nomination.
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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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line-item veto
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a president's cancellation of specific dollar amounts (line items) from congressional spending bill
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clemency
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Mercy or leniency granted to an offender by a chief executive
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Staff agency
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an agency which supports the chief executive and other administrations by offering advice and other assistance in the management of the organization
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domestic affairs
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all matters not directly connected to the realm of foreign affairs.
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spoils system
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The practice of giving offices and others favors of government to political supporters and friends
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estate tax
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a levy imposed on the assets of the one who dies
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deterrence
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The policy of making America and its allies so militarly strong that their very strength will discourage, or prevent, any attack
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pres.electors
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A person elected by the voters to represent them in making a formal selection of the Vice President and president
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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 candiates
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executive order
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an order having the force of law issued by the president of the U.S. to the army, navy, or other part of the executive branch of the government.
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reprieve
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An official postponement of the executive of a sentence
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amnesty
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A blanket pardon offered offered to a group of law violators
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line agency
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An agency which performs the tasks for which the organization exists
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attorney general
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The head of the Department of Justice
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payroll tax
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a tax levied against the amount of wages and salaries paid workers.
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interest
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A charge for borrowed money, generally a percentage of the amount borrowed
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containment
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A policy based in belief that if communism could be kept within existing boundaries,it would collapse under the weight of its internal weakness.
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