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executive vocabulary
vocabulary for executive branch
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cabinet | Leaders of the executive Departments |
| executive order | order written be the President that has the power of law |
| Administratiion | the office of the president during his term |
| treaty | written agreement between nations |
| reprieve | the postponement of carrying out a prison sentence |
| Pardon | freeing of a prisoner by President or Governor |
| Bureaucracy | the many departments and agencies in the government |
| State of the Union Address | Annual speech by the President to Congress recommending programs and policies |
| Independent agencies | agencies created by congress to carry out laws- not in executive departments |
| regulatory commissions | independent agencies that can make rules and bring violators to court |