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Mr. Rabideau's 10th grade government class vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| amnesty | a blanket pardon offered to a group of law violators |
| apportioned | distribute, as in seats in a legislative body |
| at-large election | election of an office holder by the voters of an entire governmental unit, rather than by the voters of a district or subdivision |
| balance the ticket | when a presidential candidate chooses a running mate who can strengthen his chance of being elected by virtue of certian ideological,geographic,racial,ethnic,gender,or other characteristics |
| bureaucrat | a person who works for a bureaucratic organization |
| chief administrator | term for the president as head of the administration of the federal government |
| chief citizen | term for the president as the representative of the people, working for the public interest |
| chief diplomat | term for the president as the main architect of foreign policy and spokesperson to other countries |
| chief executive | term for the president as vested with the executive power of the U.S. |
| chief legislator | term for the president as architect of public policy and the one who sets the agenda for congress |
| chief of state | term for the president as the ceremonial head of the U.S. the symbol of all the people of the nation |
| clemency | mercy or leniency granted to an offender by a chief executive |
| coalition | a temporary alliance of several groups who come together to form a working majority and so to control a government |
| commander in chief | term for the president as commander of the nations armed forces |
| commutation | the power to reduce the length of a sentence or fine for a crime |
| discharge petition | a procedure enabeling members to force a bill that has been pigeonholed in committee onto the floor for consideration |
| electoral college | group of persons chosen in each state and the district of columbia every four years, who make a formal selection of the president and vice president |
| electorate | all of the people entitled to vote in a given election |
| executive agreement | a pact made by the president directly with the head of a foreign state; a binding international agreement with the force of law but which does not require senate consent |
| executive article | article II of the constitution. Established the presidency and gives the executive power of the federal government to the president |
| executive office of the president | an organization of several agencies staffed bu the Presidents closest advisors |
| 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 |
| filibuster | various tactics aimed at defeating a bill in a legislative body by preventing a final vote |
| gerrymandered | the drawing of electoral district lines to the advantage of a party or group |
| government corporation | corporations within the executive branch subject to the presidents direction and control, setup by congress to carry out certain business-like activities |
| independent executive agencies | agencies headed by a single administrator with regional subunits, but lacking cabinet status |
| independent regulatory commissions | independent agencies designed to regulate important aspects of the nations economy, largely beyond the reach of the presidents control |
| keynote address | speech given at a party convention to set the tone for the convention and the campaign to come |
| pardon | release from the punishment or legal consequences of a crime by the President(federal) or governor(state) |
| partisanship | government action based on firm allegiance to a political party |
| party caucus | a closed meeting of a partys House or Senate members, also called a party conference |
| patronage | the practice of giving jobs to supporters and friends |
| persona non grata | an unwelcome person, used to describe recalled diplomatic officials |
| platform | a political partys formmal statement of basic principles, stands on major issues and objectives |
| precint | the smallest unit of election administration, a voting district |
| presidential electors | a person elected by the voters to represent them in making a formal selection of the vice president and president |
| presidential primary | an election in which a partys voters 1)choose state party organizations delegates to their partys national convention and 2)express a preference for their party's presidential nomination |
| presidential succession | scheme by which a presidential vacancy is filled |
| proportional representation | a rule applied in democratic primaries where by any candidate who wins at least 15% of the votes gets the number of state democratic convention delegates based on his/her share of that primary vote |
| quorum | least number of members who must be present for a legislative body to conduct business; majority |
| reapportion | redistribute, as in seats in a legislative body |
| recognition | the exclusive power of a president to recognize foreign states |
| register | a record or list of names, often kept by an official appointed to do so |
| reprieve | an official postponement of the execution of a sentence |
| resolution | a measure relating to the business of either house, or expression an opinion; does not have the force of law and does not require the presidents signature |
| rider | unpopular provision added onto an important bill certain to pass so that it will "ride" through the legislative process |
| secretary | an official in charge of a department of government |
| session | period of time during which, each year,, congress assembles and conducts business |
| single-issue parties | parties that concentrate on only one public policy matter |
| single member district | electoral district from which one person is chosen by the voters for each elected office |
| special session | an extraordinary session of a legislative body, called to deal with an emergency |
| splinter parties | parties that have split away from one of the major parties |
| term | two year period of time during which congress meets |
| treaty | a formal agreement between two or more soverign states |
| winner-take-all | an almost obsolete system where by a presidential aspirant who won the preference vote in a primary automatically won all delegates chosen in the primary |
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