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9 Cards in this Set
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What is a treaty?
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A formal agreement between two or more sovereign nation-states.
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What is an executive agreement?
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A presidential agreement, not requiring the Senate's approval, with another head of state.
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What is an elector?
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A member of the electoral college
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What is an electoral college?
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People selected in each state who gather to formally cast their ballots for the President and Vice President of the United States.
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What is an electoral vote?
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The vote cast for President and Vice president my the members of the electoral college
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What is presidential succession?
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The specified procedure by which a vacancy in the presidency is filled.
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What is the cabinet?
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The groups of persons, heading 14 executive departments, appointed by the president to act as official advisers and help establish policy.
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What is the administration?
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The people and organizations that make up the executive branch of a government.
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What is the War Powers Act?
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A law, passed in 1973 that restricts the presidents' use of United States combat troops abroad and authorizes Congress to order the troops home.
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