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Term | Definition |
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foreign policy | attitude towards other countries |
executive order | issued by the president acts like a law |
executive agreement | agreement between 2 leaders |
treaty | l agreement between 2 countries |
diplomat | an official representative of a country's gov. |
pardon | legal forgiveness |
reprieve | to delay a punishment |
succession | order of replacement |
ambassador | official representative of a country |
bureaucracy | all of the workers in the executive branch |
independent agency | runs part of the country for the president |
regulatory agency | regulates certain things in the country |
joint chiefs | military leaders |
state of the union | speech by the president |
electoral collage | chooses the president |
attorney general | lawyer for the gov. |
secretary | head of a dept |
chief of staff | runs the white house for the president |
war powers act | give president limited war making power |
elector | member of the electoral collage |
gov corp | gov runs business |
merit system | get a gov job based on ability |
amnesty | group pardon |
cabinet | gov leaders |
term | length of time in office |
spoils system | get a gov job based on who you know |
preside | to rule over or run |
passport | official travel document |
red tape | gov delays |