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6 and 7 Gov vocab

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Chief Executive   show
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show President's title of the nation's military.  
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show The job of formulating the nation's plans and procedures for dealing with other countries.  
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show Is the art of negotiating with foreign governments.  
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show 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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show Is the process of succeeding, or coming after, someone.  
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Executive Privilege   show
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Executive Orders   show
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show Releases a convicted criminal from having to fulfill a sentence.  
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show Which grants a group of offenders a general pardon for offenses committed.  
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Commute   show
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Executive Office of the President   show
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show Consists of the president's key person and political staff.  
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show The precise role of the chief of staff varies from president to president.  
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National Security Council   show
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show It provides the president with expert analysis of the economy.  
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Executive Departments   show
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show 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   show
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show the group of nonmilitary government workers who carry out the work of the federal government  
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independent agencies   show
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independent executive agencies   show
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show made up of members from both major political parties  
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show a tax on a person's or corporation's income  
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progressive tax   show
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payroll tax   show
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regressive tax   show
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proportional tax   show
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show a financial instrument by which a borrower agrees to pay back money, plus interest, at a future date  
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show the total amount of money that the government has borrowed and not yet repaid  
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show a government's policy of taxation and spending  
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monetary policy   show
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