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Chief Of State |
President; ceremonial head of government of US, symbol of all the people of the nation. Reigns and rules |
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Chief Executive |
The executive power- domestic of foreign affairs |
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Chief Administration |
Director of the huge executive branch of federal government, administration |
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Chief Diplomat |
Main architect of American foreign policy and the nation's chief spokesman to the rest of the world |
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Commander in Chief |
In charge of nation's armed forces |
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Chief Legislator |
Main architect of public policies |
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Chief of Party |
Acknowledge leader of the political party that controls executive branch |
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Chief Citizen |
Representative of all the people |
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Presidential Succession |
The scheme by which a presidential vacancy is filled. If something happens to the VICE PRESIDENT, the vice president takes office |
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Presidential Succession Act of 1947 |
Speaker of House and the president pro tem of the senate are next in line |
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"Balance the Ticket" |
Presidential candidate chooses a running mate who can strengthen his chance of being elected |
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Presidential Electors |
A person elected by the voters to represent them in making a formal selection of the VP and President |
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Electoral Votes |
Votes cast by electors in the Electoral College |
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Electoral College |
Group of people chosen in each state and the district of Columbia every 4 years who make a formal selection of the President and the VP |
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Presidential Primary |
An election in which the party (1) choose state party organization delegates to their party's national convention (2) express a preference for their party's presidential nomination |
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National Convention |
Meeting at which a party's delegates vote to pick their presidential and vice presidential candidates |
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Platform |
A political party's formal statement of basic principles stands of major issues and objectives |
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Keynote Address |
Speech given at a party convention to set the tone for the convention and the campaign to come |
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Executive Order |
Directive rule or regulation issued by a chief executive or subordinates, based upon constitutional or statutory authority and having the force of law |
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Recognition |
The exclusive power of a president to recognize foreign states |
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Clemency |
Mercy or leniency granted to an offender by a Chief Executive |
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Ordinance Power |
Power of the President to issue executive order; originates from the Constitution and acts of congress |
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Line-Item Veto |
A president's cancellation of a specific dollar amounts (line items) from a congressional spending bill; instituted by a 1996 congressional act but struck down by 1998 supreme court decision |
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Commutation |
The power to reduce the length of a sentence or fine for a crime |
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Treaty |
A formal agreement between two or more sovereign states |
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Reprieve |
An official postponement of the execution of a sentence |
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Amnesty |
A blanket pardon offered to a group of law violators |
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Executive Agreement |
A pact made by the president directly with the head of a foreign state; a binding international agreement with the force of law but which does not require senate consent |
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Pardon |
Release from the punishment or legal consequences of a crime by the president or a governor |
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Bureaucracy |
A large complex administrative structure that handles the everyday business of an organization |
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Administration |
The officials in the executive branch of a government and their policies and principles |
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Secretary |
An official in charge of a department of government |
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Attorney General |
The head of the department of Justice |
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Independent Agencies |
Additional agencies created to or by Congress located outside the Cabinet departments |
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Federal Budget |
A detailed financial document containing estimates of federal income and spending during the coming fiscal year |
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Fiscal Year |
The 12 month period used by a government and the business world for its record-keeping, budgeting, revenue collecting and other financial management purposes |
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Domestic Affairs |
All matters not directly connected to foreign affairs |
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Foreign Affairs |
A nation's relationships with other countries |
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Foreign Policy |
A group of policies made up of all the stands and actions that a nation takes in every aspect of its relationships with other countries; everything a nation's government says and does in world affairs |
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Ambassadors |
An official representative of the United States appointed by the President to represent the nation in matters of diplomacy |
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Diplomatic Immunity |
When an ambassador is not subject to the laws of the state to which they are accredited |
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Espionage |
Spying |