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presidency_vocab
chapter 6 the presidency vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| chief executive | president holds power to run the government programs and implement laws that are passed by Congress |
| commander in chief | president serves as commander of nation's military forces |
| foreign policy | nation's set of plans and procedures for dealing with foreign countries |
| diplomacy | art of negotiating with foreign governments |
| chief of state | president takes on role of symbolic figurehead of U.S. |
| succession | process of succeeding or coming after someone |
| executive orders | formal signed statements from president that instruct or guide executive officials and have force of law |
| executive privilege | power that allows president to refuse to release information to Congress or court |
| diplomatic recognition | presidential power to formally recognize legitimacy of foreign government |
| reprieve | postponement in carrying out of prison sentence |
| pardon | official act by president or governor forgiving person convicted of a crime and freeing that person from serving out his or her sentence |
| amnesty | general pardon for offenses committed by group of offenders |
| commute | to reduce a person's sentence |
| administration | group of people who work for executive branch under the president |
| Executive Office of the President | group of advisers and assistants to the president |
| White House Office Chief of Staff | key assistants and deputy assistants to president that handle much of daily business in the White House |
| National Security Council | group of top military foreign affairs and intelligence officials in president's administration that focuses on U.S. national security |
| Council of Economic Advisers | group of advisers charged with providing president with expert analysis of economy and to also assist informing economic policy |
| Office of Management and Budget | organizations set up to develop and implement federal budget, legislation, government regulations, management of government finances and purchase of goods, services, and property for entire government |
| executive departments | agencies of federal government responsible for carrying out laws, administering programs, and making regulations in their particular area of responsibility |
| Air Force 1 | president's airplane |
| POTUS | president of the United States |
| Presidential Succession Act of 1947 | law by which a presidential vacancy is filled |
| winner takes all | in most states, when a presidential candidate wins popular vote, he or she gets all of the Electoral College votes from that state |
| Camp David | president's vacation home |
| White House | home where president lives |
| Marine 1 | president's helicopter |
| November | month that the presidential election is held |
| January | month that president is inaugurated |
| inaugurated | take Oath of Office |
| incapacitated president | if vice president and majority of Cabinet sign document, president is removed from office |
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