executive branch
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| compensation | salary of the president
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| President Succession | The order in which officials fill the office of the president in case of vacancy
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| Elector | member of a party chosen in each state to formally elect the president and vice president
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| Electoral vote | The official vote for president and vice president by electors in each state
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| Cabinet | secretaries of the executive departments and other top officials that help the president make decisions and policy
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| Leak | the release of secret information by anonymous government officials to the media
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| Central clearance | office of management and budgets review of all legislative proposals that executive agencies prepare.
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| national security advisor | director of the national security council staff
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| Press secretary | one of the president's top assistants who is in charge of the media
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| Mandate | strong popular support
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| forum | medium for discussion
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| Executive order | rules that have the force of the law
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| reprieve | grants postponement of a legal punishment
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| pardon | release from a legal punishment
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| amnesty | a group to pardon people for an offense against the government
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| patronage | appointment to political office
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| treaty | formal agreements between governments of 2 or more countries
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| executive agreement | pacts between the president and the head of foreign government
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| De facto | existing in fact, rather than legally
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| covert | secret
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