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US Government 13-14
the vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the President's role as the head of the armed forces | commander in chief |
| the formal statement of a political party's basic principles | platform |
| the plan by which a presidential vacancy is filled | presidential succession |
| the speech given by an important party member at the first session of the national convention | keynote address |
| the mass of people who actually cast votes in an election | electorate |
| the name of the group that makes the formal selection of the President | electoral college |
| The President is the nation's______, heading a large government organization. | chief administrator |
| Under the ______system, a candidate who wins the preference vote in a primary automatically wins the support of all the delegates chosen in the primary. | winner-take-all |
| Presidential candidates often choose a running mate who can______ by virtue of certain characteristics. | balance the ticket |
| The ______ is the group of people chosen from each State and the District of Columbia to formally select the President and Vice President. | electoral college |
| As ______, the President holds broad power in domestic and foreign affairs. | chief executive |
| ______ must cast their State's formal votes for President. | presidential electors |
| The basic statement of the party's policies and principles is known as its ______. | platform |
| Most States had to change their primary laws to account for the Democreats` ______ rule. | proportional representation |
| As ______, the President is the symbol of all the people of the nation. | chief of state |
| A ______ is an international agreement that requires senate approval. | treaty |
| Since a full pardon was not granted, the criminal asked for a(n) ______ to lessen her senence. | commutation |
| A(n) ______ is a pact between the President and a foreign state taht does not require Senate approval. | executive agreement |
| The ______ outlines the powers of the presidency. | Executive Article |
| A______ postpones the execution of a sentence, but in itself does not change the sentence. | reprieve |
| A directive, rule, or regulation made by the President that has the effect of law is called a(n) ______. | executive order |
| Without the consent of the Senate, the President can make a(n) ______ with heads of foreign states. | executive agreement |
| Under the power of ______, the President can accept another country as equal in the family of nations. | recognition |
| ______ is the granting of a genral pardon to a whole group of law violators. | amnesty |
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