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Unit 5 Vacabulary
Term | Definition |
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Chief of State | another title for the president, takes on the role of the symbolic figurehead of the united states; also know as the head of state |
Diplomacy | the art of negotiatin with foreign governments |
Chief Executive | another title for the president, who holds the executives power to run government programs and implement laws that are passed by congress |
Commander in Chief | another title of president, who serves as commander of the nations military forces |
Succession | the process of succeding, or coming after someone |
Pardon | an official act by the president or by the governor forgiving a person convicted of crime and freeing that person from serving out his or her sentence |
Amnesty | a general pardon for offenses committed by a group of offenders |
Commute | to reduce a persons sentence |
Chief of Staff | the official who manages the everyday operaations of the white house office |
Bureaucracy | a type of organization, either in government or the private sector, having the following features: a clear formal structure, a division of labor, and a set of rules and procedures by which it operates |
Civil Service | the group of nonmilitary government workers who carry out the work of the federal government |
Bipartisan | made up of members from both major political parties |
Progressive Tax | a tax whose rates increase as the amount that is subject to taxation increases |
Regressive Tax | a tax that has a greater impact on lower-income earners than on upper-income earners |
Dicretionary Spending | spending subject the anual budget process |
Mandatory Spending | spending mandated by laws and not subject to the anual budget process |
Fiscal Policy | a governments policy of taxation and spending |
Monetary Policy | a governments policy of regulating the money in circulation and the interest rates at which money is borrowed |