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ch.13,14,&17
government vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| chief of state | the ceremonial head of the govt of the US |
| chief executive | the executive power with domestic and foreign affairs |
| chief administrator | director of federal govt |
| chief diplomat | main architect of american foreign policy and the nation's chief spokesperson |
| commander in chief | chief of nations armed force |
| chief legislator | main architect of public policies |
| chief of party | the acknowledged leader of the political party that controls the executive branch |
| chief citizen | the representative of all the people |
| presidential succession | the scheme by which a presidential vacancy is filled |
| presidential succession act of 1947 | the order of succession following the VP |
| balance the ticket | the presidential candidate chooses a running mate who can strengthen his chance of being elected |
| presidential electors | electors that cast two electoral votes, each for a different candidate |
| electoral votes | presidential votes |
| electoral college | group of people(electors) chosen from each state and the district of columbia to formally select the P&VP |
| presidential primary | an election in which a party's voters choose some or all of a state party organization's delegates to their party's national convention and/or express a preference among various contenders for their party's presidential nomination |
| winner take all | the candidate who won the preference vote automatically won the support of all the delegates chosen at the primary |
| proportional representation | any candidate who wins at least 15% of the votes cast in a primary gets the number of that state's democratic convention delegates that corresponds to his or her share of that primary vote |
| national conventions | meetings at which delegates vote to pick their presidential |
| chief of state | the ceremonial head of the govt of the US |
| chief executive | the executive power with domestic and foreign affairs |
| chief administrator | director of federal govt |
| chief diplomat | main architect of american foreign policy and the nation's chief spokesperson |
| commander in chief | chief of nations armed force |
| chief legislator | main architect of public policies |
| chief of party | the acknowledged leader of the political party that controls the executive branch |
| chief citizen | the representative of all the people |
| presidential succession | the scheme by which a presidential vacancy is filled |
| presidential succession act of 1947 | the order of succession following the VP |
| balance the ticket | the presidential candidate chooses a running mate who can strengthen his chance of being elected |
| presidential electors | electors that cast two electoral votes, each for a different candidate |
| electoral votes | presidential votes |
| electoral college | group of people(electors) chosen from each state and the district of columbia to formally select the P&VP |
| presidential primary | an election in which a party's voters choose some or all of a state party organization's delegates to their party's national convention and/or express a preference among various contenders for their party's presidential nomination |
| winner take all | the candidate who won the preference vote automatically won the support of all the delegates chosen at the primary |
| proportional representation | any candidate who wins at least 15% of the votes cast in a primary gets the number of that state's democratic convention delegates that corresponds to his or her share of that primary vote |
| national conventions | meetings at which delegates vote to pick their presidential |
| chief of state | the ceremonial head of the govt of the US |
| chief executive | the executive power with domestic and foreign affairs |
| chief administrator | director of federal govt |
| chief diplomat | main architect of american foreign policy and the nation's chief spokesperson |
| commander in chief | chief of nations armed force |
| chief legislator | main architect of public policies |
| chief of party | the acknowledged leader of the political party that controls the executive branch |
| chief citizen | the representative of all the people |
| presidential succession | the scheme by which a presidential vacancy is filled |
| presidential succession act of 1947 | the order of succession following the VP |
| balance the ticket | the presidential candidate chooses a running mate who can strengthen his chance of being elected |
| presidential electors | electors that cast two electoral votes, each for a different candidate |
| electoral votes | presidential votes |
| electoral college | group of people(electors) chosen from each state and the district of columbia to formally select the P&VP |
| presidential primary | an election in which a party's voters choose some or all of a state party organization's delegates to their party's national convention and/or express a preference among various contenders for their party's presidential nomination |
| winner take all | the candidate who won the preference vote automatically won the support of all the delegates chosen at the primary |
| proportional representation | any candidate who wins at least 15% of the votes cast in a primary gets the number of that state's democratic convention delegates that corresponds to his or her share of that primary vote |
| national conventions | meetings at which delegates vote to pick their presidential and VP candidates |
| keynote address | speech delivered by one of the party's most accomplished orators |
| platform | formal statement of basic principles, stands on major policy matters, and objectives for the campaign and beyond |
| district plan | the electors would be chosen in each state in the same way as members of congress |
| proportional plan | each presidential candidate would receive the same share of state's electoral vote as he or she received in the state's popular vote |
| direct popular election | election with out the electoral college system |
| electorate | the mass of people who can cast votes in an election |
| national bonus plan | a national pool of 102 electoral votes would be awarded, automatically, to the winner of the popular vote |
| executive article | the established presidency |
| mass media | forms of communication |
| imperial presidency | P as emperor, taking strong actions with out consulting congress or seeking its approval |
| oath of office | sworn oath by the P on the day he takes office |
| executive order | a directive, rule, or regulation that has the effect of law |
| ordinance power | the power to issue orders |
| treaty | a formal agreement between two or more sovereign states |
| executive agreement | pact between the P and the head of a foreign state or between their subordinates |
| recognition | the P acknowledges the legal existence of that country and its govt |
| persona non grata | an unwelcome person |
| line item veto | the P given the power to cancel specific dollar amounts (line items) in spending bills enacted by congress |
| reprieve | the postponement of the execution of a sentence |
| pardon | legal forgiveness of a crime |
| clemency | mercy or leniency |
| commutation | the power to commute (reduce) the length of a sentence or a fine imposed by a court |
| amnesty | blanket pardon offered to a group of law violators |
| domestic affairs | events at home |
| foreign affairs | the nation's relationship with other nation |
| isolationism | a purposeful refusal to become generally involved in the affairs of the rest of the world |
| foreign policy | many different policies on many different topics |
| right of legation | the right to send and receive diplomatic representatives |
| ambassador | an official representative of the US appointed by the P to represent the nation in matters of diplomacy |
| diplomatic immunity | not subject to the law of the state to which they are accredited |
| espionage | spying |
| terrorism | the use of violence to intimidate a government or a society, usually for political or ideological reasons |
| draft | conscription- or compulsory military service |
| collective security | nations agree to act together against any nation that threatened the peace |
| deterrence | the strategy of maintaining the military might of the US at so great a level that that very strength will deter an attack on this country by any hostile power |
| cold war | when relations between two superpowers are tense |
| containment | belief that if communism could be kept within its existing boundaries, it would collapse under the weight of its own internal weaknesses |
| detente | a relaxation of tensions |
| foreign aid | economic and military aid to other countries |
| regional security alliances | mutual defense treaties |
| un security council | 15 members, council that meets in continuous session |
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