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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| presidential succession | if both the Pres. and VP dies or leave office, the 20th amendment gives Congress the power to set the order of presidential succession |
| State of the Union Address | Televised speech given once a year- sets for programs and policies that the President wants Congress to put into effect as laws |
| Foreign policy | The government's plan for interacting with the other countries of the world |
| Diplomacy | Interacting with foreign governments; President's visits to foreign countries helps build international friendship |
| Treaties | Written agreements with other countries |
| Reprieve | Carrying out a person's sentence |
| Pardon | Forgives a person for his or her crime and eliminates (gets rid of) their punishment |
| Secretary | The title of the most cabinet member is secretary |
| Attorney general | The head of the Department of Justice is known as the attorney |
| Ambassadors | Highest ranking U.S. representatives in foreign countries. The official place where ambassadors live in a foreign country is the embassy |
| Consulate | A U.S counsel's office is a consulate. It's a place where U.S. commercial interest are addressed in foreign country is the embassy |
| Passports | Documents needed to travel to other countries issued by the country of the person's citizenship |
| Visas | Documents which allow people from other countries to come to the USA |
| Joint Chiefs of Staff | Top military officers of each branch of armed forces who advise the President about military actions, and military possibilities |