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Executive Branch
Really just to help me study the executive branch
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Presidential succession | president and vice president die or leave office, 20th amendment gives Congress power set order of presidential succession |
| state of the union address | televised speech once a year- sets programs policies President wants congress to put into effect as laws |
| foreign policy | government's plan interacting other countries of the world |
| diplomacy | art of interacting with foreign governments - president's visits foreign countries helps build international friendship |
| treaties | written agreements with other countries -many officials work --> reach these agreements, including senators |
| reprieve | postpones carrying out of a person's sentence |
| pardon | forgives person for his or her crime, eliminates (gets rid of) punishment |
| secretary | title of most cabinet members is secretary |
| attorney general | head of Department of Justice is known as attorney general |
| ambassadors | highest ranking US representatives in foreign countries. official place where ambassadors live in foreign country is embassy |
| consulate | US counsel's office is a consulate. It is place where US commercial interests are addressed in foreign countries |
| passports | documents needed to travel to other countries issued by country of person's citizenship |
| visas | documents which allow people from other countries to come to USA |
| joint chiefs of staff | top military officers of each branch of armed forces who advise president about military actions, and military possibilities |
| department of Homeland security | established after Sept 11th attacks. goal is protect nation from all threats and attacks; includes natural disasters |
| bureaucracy | all of employees of US agencies, as well as those of executive departments, make up bureaucracy. there are almost 3 million people work in federal bureaucracy |