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executive branch
civics vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| presidental succession | the order in which the the office of president is to be filled if it becomes vacant |
| state of the union address | a yearly reportby the president to congress describing the nation condition and recommending programs and policies |
| foreign policy | a countrys plan for dealing with other countries og the world |
| diplomacy | the art of dealing with foreign governments |
| treaties | written agreements between nations |
| reprieve | a postponment in the arrying out of a prison sentence |
| pardon | an offical act by the president or by a governor forgiving a person convicted of a crime and freeing that person for surving out his of her sentence |
| commutation | the act of making a convicted persons sentence less severe |
| secretary | an officail who heads an executive department in the federal government |
| consul | an official who works to promote U.S. commercial interest in a foreign country |
| consulate | the office of a consul |
| passports | formal documents that al U.S. citizens to travel aboard |
| visas | documents that allow people from one country to visit another country |
| joint chiefs of staff | th group made up of the highest-ranking officers from the army, navy, and air force that advises the president on miliray affairs |
| department of Homeland security | executive department of the federal government established after the terrorist attacks of september 11, 2001 to protect theUnited States against future terrorist attacks |
| independent agencies | independent agencies created by congress that can make rules concerning certain activities and bring violators to court |
| bureaucracy | the many departments and agencies at al levels of government |