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government vocab
CHAPTER 13
| definition | term |
|---|---|
| reprieve | A postponement of punishment for a crime. A person convicted of a capital crime, for example, may receive a reprieve from execution |
| pardon | A decree that frees a person from punishment for a crime. A pardon is often granted when a criminal sentence is considered unjust |
| cabinet | The heads of the executive departments. The president appoints members of the cabinet |
| Executive order | A rule or regulation issued by a president or governor that has the force of law |
| bureaucracy | A large, complex organization that functions under uniform rules and procedures. The many workers in a government bureaucracy carry out the daily business of that government |
| Pocket veto | The automatic killing of a bill by refusing to either sign it or veto it. A pocket veto can occur only in the final days of a congressional session, as a president must normally act on a bill within 10 days or it becomes a law. |
| administration | The president, along with his or her personal staff and advisors. The term can also refer to a presidents time in office |
| Whistle blow | An employee or former employee who exposes wrongdoing within an organization in the hope of stopping it |
| Balanced budget | A spending plan in which the revenues coming into an organization equal its expenditures |
| Budget surplus | The amount by which an organization revenues exceed its expenditures |
| Federal deficit | The amount by which the national governments annual expenditures exceed its revenues. To make up the difference the government must borrow money |
| National debt | The amount of money a country owes to lenders. The national debt is the total of all yearly deficits funded by borrowing plus the interest owed on those loans |
| Progressive tax | Any tax in which the burden falls more heavily on the rich than the poor. State and federal income taxes are both progressive taxes |
| Entitlement | Benefits that must be provided to all eligible people who seek them. The most important entitlements for most americans are social security, medicare, and medicaid payments |
| earmarks | Specific spending proposals that members of congress attach to legislation, usually to benefit their home districts or states. Most lawmakers view earmarks as a way to “bring home the bacon.” |
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