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ch 14 government
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| amnesty | a blanket pardon offered to a group of law violators |
| 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 |
| clemency | mercy or lieniency granted to an offender by a chief executive |
| pocket veto | type of veto a chief executive may use after a legislature has adjourned when the chief executive doesnt sign or reject a bill with the time allowed to do so |
| line item veto | presidents cancellation of specific dollar amounts line items from a congressional spending bill instituted by a 1996 congressional act but struck down by a 1998 supreme court decision |
| reprieve | an official postponements of the execution of a sentence |
| ordinance power | power of the president to issue executive orders orginates from the constitution and acts of congress |
| recognition | the exclusive power of a president to legally recognize foreign states diplomatic relations |
| persona non grata | an unwelcome person used to describe recalled diplomatic officials |
| pardon | release from punishment or legal consequences of a crime by the president in a federal case or a governor in a state case |
| executive agreement | a pact made by president directly with the head of a foreign state a binding international agreement with the force of law but which unlike a treaty doesnt require senate consent |
| imperial presidency | term used to describe a president as an emperor who acts without consulting congress or acts in secrecy to evade or deceive congress often used in reference to richard nixons presidency |
| commutation | the power to reduce commute the length of a sentence or fine or a crime |
| executive article | Article II of the constitution. Establishes the presidency and gives the Executive power of the federal government to the president |