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6 and 7 Gov vocab

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Chief Executive   The power to execute, or carry out, the nation's laws.  
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Commander in Chief   President's title of the nation's military.  
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Foreign Policy   The job of formulating the nation's plans and procedures for dealing with other countries.  
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Diplomacy   Is the art of negotiating with foreign governments.  
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Chief of State   Also known as the head of state, the president takes on the role of the symbolic figurehead of the United States.  
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Succession   Is the process of succeeding, or coming after, someone.  
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Executive Privilege   This power allows a president to refuse to release information to Congress or a court.  
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Executive Orders   A formal role or regulation instructing executive branch officials on how to carry out their jobs.  
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Pardon   Releases a convicted criminal from having to fulfill a sentence.  
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Amnesty   Which grants a group of offenders a general pardon for offenses committed.  
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Commute   The power to reduce, a person's sentence.  
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Executive Office of the President   Consists of a number of separate offices that help the president formulate policy.  
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White House Office   Consists of the president's key person and political staff.  
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Chief of Staff   The precise role of the chief of staff varies from president to president.  
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National Security Council   It brings together the top military, foreign affairs, and intelligence officials in the administration to coordinate U.S. national security policy.  
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Council of Economic Advisers   It provides the president with expert analysis of the economy.  
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Executive Departments   Are responsible for carrying out laws, administering programs, and making regulations in their particular area of responsibility.  
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bureaucracy   a type of organization, either in government or the private sector, having the following features: a clear formal structure, a division of labor, and a set of rules and procedures by which it operates  
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bureaucrats   the administrators and skilled, expert workers who carry out many specific tasks of the bureaucracy  
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civil service   the group of nonmilitary government workers who carry out the work of the federal government  
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independent agencies   government agencies that operate separately from the executive departments and are established to address issues that have become too complicated or require too much specialized knowledge to handle through regular legislation  
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independent executive agencies   government agencies established to oversee and manage a specific aspect of the federal government  
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bipartisan   made up of members from both major political parties  
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income tax   a tax on a person's or corporation's income  
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progressive tax   a tax whose rates increase as the amount that is subject to taxation increases  
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payroll tax   money that is withheld from a person's paycheck by his or her employer  
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regressive tax   a tax that has a greater impact on lower-income earners than on upper-income earners  
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proportional tax   a tax that is applied at the same rate against all income  
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bond   a financial instrument by which a borrower agrees to pay back money, plus interest, at a future date  
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federal debt   the total amount of money that the government has borrowed and not yet repaid  
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fiscal policy   a government's policy of taxation and spending  
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monetary policy   a government's policy of regulating the money in circulation and the interest rates at which money is borrowed.  
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