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Executive Branch Vcb

VOCABULARY

TermDefinition
Presidential succession If the president and vice president die or leave Office 20th Amendment gives Congress to power to set the order of presidential succession
State of the Union Address Televised speech given sets for the programs and policies that the president wants Congress to put into effects as laws
Foreign policy Government's plan for interacting with the other countries
Diplomacy The art of interacting with foreign governments - presidents foreign countries help International friendships
Treaties Written agreements with other countries - officials work including senators
Reprieve Postpones, carrying out of a person's sentence
Pardon Forgives a person for his or her crime and eliminates their punishment , and removed all from their record
Secretary Title of most cabinet members is secretary
Attorney General Head of Department of Justice known as Attorney General
Ambassadors Highest ranking US representatives in foreign countries official Place ambassadors and a foreign country is the embassy
Consulate A US council's office is a place where us commercial interests are addressed and foreign countries
Passports Documents leader to travel to other countries issued by the country of person citizens
Visas Documents which allow people from countries to come to the USA
Joint Chiefs of Staff Top Military Officers of each branch, of the Armed Forces who advised president about military actions, and Military possibilities
Department of Homeland Security Established after September 11th attacks go to protect Nation from all threats attacks and natural disasters
Independent agencies Specialized groups created and funded by Congress who work for goal/topic in the executive branch ( EX: NASA is an agency )
Bureaucracy All of the employees of the US Agencies as well as executive departments, make up the bureaucracy almost 3 million people who work in the federal bureaucracy
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