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SS Executive Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Presidential Succession | The order in which the office of the president is to be filled |
Foreign Policy | The governments plan for interacting with the other countries in the world |
Diplomacy | Art of the interacting with foreign governments |
Treaties | Written agreements with other countries |
Reprieve | Postpones the carrying out of a persons sentence |
Pardon | Forgives a person convicted of a crime and frees them from serving out their sentence |
State of the Union Address | Televised speech by the president that tells the programs and policies the president supports |
Commutation | Making a convicted persons sentence less severe |
Budget | A plan of income and spending |
Executive Departments | Play a direct role in governing the country. The president gives them power to make and enforce regulations |
Attorney General | Head of the department of justice |
Embassy | Residence and office of an a ambassador |
Joint Chiefs of Staffs | Highest ranking military officers of the army, navy and air forces |
Independent Agencies | Agencies that have specialized duties and help the president |
Regulatory Commissions | Agencies that have the power to make rules and bring violators to court (assist the president) |
Bureaucracy | Government or organization with many different departments and complex rules and procedures |
Federalism | A system of government in which power to govern is shared between nation and state governments |
Separation of Powers | Idea that government should be divided into three branches to limit each other branches power |
Administration | Executive branch consisting of the president, cabinet, and departments |
Veto | Refusing to sign a bill |