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executive branch voc
Question | Answer |
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presidential succession | the order in which the office of the president is to be filled |
foreign policy | the goverment's plan for interacting with other countries in the world |
diplomacy | the art of interacting with foreign goverment |
treaties | written agreements with other countries |
reprieve | postpones the carrying out of a person's sentence |
pardon | forgives a person convicted of a crime and frees them from serving out their sentence |
state of union adress | televised speech by the president that tells the programs and policies that the presidents supports |
commutation | making a convicted person's sentence less severe |
budget | a plan of income and spending |
executive departments | play a direct role in governing the country. the president gives them the power to make and enforce laws |
attorney general | head of the department of justice |
embassy | residence and office of an abbassador |
joint chiefs of staff | highest ranking military officers of the army,navy, and air force |
independent agencies | agencies that have specialized duties and help the president |
regulatory commisions | agencies that have the power to make rules and bring violators to court (assist the president) |
bureoucracy | government or organization with many different departments and complex rules and procedures |
federalism | a system of government in which the power to govern is shared between national and and state governments. |
seperation's of powers | idea that government should be divided into 3 branches |
administration | executive branch consisting of the president cabinet and departments |
veto | refusing to sign a bill |