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executive vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| presidential succession | if both the vice prez and prez die or leave office, 20th amendment gives Congress to set the order of presidential succession |
| state of the union address | televised speech once a year sets programs and policies that the prez wants Congress to put into affects as laws |
| foreign policy | government's plan for interacting with other coountries |
| diplomacy | interacting with foreign governments -the prez's visits foreign countries helps build friendships |
| treaties | written agreements with other countries -Officials work to reach these agreements, including senators |
| reprieve | postpones they carrying out of a person's sentence |
| pardon | forgives a person for his or her crime and eliminates their punishments |
| secretary | the title of most cabinet members |
| attorney general | the head of the department of justice |
| 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. commericial interests are addressed in foreign countries |
| passports | Docuemnts 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 the armed forces who advise the president about military actions, and military possibilities. |
| department of Homeland security | established after the 9/11 attacks its goal is to protect the nation from treats and attacks; this includes natural disasters |
| independent agencies | specialized groups created and funded by Congress who work for a common goal in the executive branch |
| bureaucracy | all employees of the U.S. agencies as well as those of the executive departments, make up the bureaucracy. There are almost 3 million people who work in the federal bureaucracy. |