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Test Review- Pres.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Minister | ranked below ambassadors who represent the US |
| Ambassador | highest ranking US Representative in foreign countries |
| Reprieve | postpones carrying out of a persons sentence |
| Pardon | frees him or her from serving out the sentence |
| Commutation | making a convicted person's sentence less severe |
| Budget | a plan of income and spending |
| Diplomatic Notes | written communications among diplomats; president has access to these |
| Treaties | written agreements with other countries |
| Foreign Policy | governments plan for interacting with the other countries of the world |
| Diplomacy | the art of interacting with foreign governments |
| Who is chief diplomat? | the president |
| Presidential Succession | the order in which the office of president is to be filled |
| What is the 3 president qualifications? | 1. be a native born US citizen 2. Be at least 35 yrs. of age 3. resident of Us for at least 14 yrs. |
| Attorney General | the need of the department of justice |
| Consul | represents US commercial interests in foreign countries |
| Consulate | a US consuls office |
| Passports | the dept. of state issues; are formal documents that allow US citizens to travel abroad |
| Visas | allow foreigners to come to the US |
| Counterfeiting | the making or distributing of fake money |
| Civilian | non-military person |
| Independent Agencies | they perform specialized duties that often do not fit into any regular dept. |
| Regulatory Commissions | agencies that have the power to make rules and bring violators to court |
| Bureaucracy | Federal dept. and Agencies in the executive branch |
| Secretary | Dept. leaders (14) |
| Dept. of Justice | attorney general (1 out of 15) |