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6 and 7 Gov vocab

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show The power to execute, or carry out, the nation's laws.  
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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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Diplomacy   show
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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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Succession   show
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show This power allows a president to refuse to release information to Congress or a court.  
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Executive Orders   show
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Pardon   show
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Amnesty   show
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show The power to reduce, a person's sentence.  
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show Consists of a number of separate offices that help the president formulate policy.  
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White House Office   show
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show The precise role of the chief of staff varies from president to president.  
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show 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   show
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Executive Departments   show
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bureaucracy   show
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show the administrators and skilled, expert workers who carry out many specific tasks of the bureaucracy  
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show the group of nonmilitary government workers who carry out the work of the federal government  
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show 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   show
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bipartisan   show
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income tax   show
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show a tax whose rates increase as the amount that is subject to taxation increases  
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payroll tax   show
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show a tax that has a greater impact on lower-income earners than on upper-income earners  
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proportional tax   show
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bond   show
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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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