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Chapter 6 & 7 Vocab

Gov. Vocab Cards

TermDefinition
Chief Executive The President's responsibility to see that government programs are carried out & laws passed by congress.
Commander in Chief The president has authority to put troops in and out of action.
Foreign Policy President has the job of emulating nations plans and procedures for dealing with other countries.
Diplomacy Art of negotiating with foreign governments.
Chief of State The President takes the roll of the symbolic figurehead of the U.S.
Succession Process of succeeding or coming after someone.
Executive Orders Formal rules of obligations.
Executive Privileges Power allows the president to refuse to release information.
Pardon Released a convicted criminal from having to fulfill a sentence
Amnesty Grants a group of offenders a general pardon for offences made.
Commcite Reduces a person's sentence
Executive Office of the President Consists of many separate offices that help the president formulate policy.
White House Office Consists of the presidents key personal and political staff.
Chief of Staff Focuses on managing everyday operations of the White House.
National Security Council Brings together the top military, foreign policy, and intelligence of officials into the U.S. national security policy.
Council of Economic Advisors Provides president with expert analysis of the economy.
Executive Departments Responsible of carrying out laws and regulations.
Bureaucracy any organization, government or private sector, formal structures or labor and more.
Bureaucrats administrators and skilled expert workers who carry out specifics of the federal Bureaucracy.
Civil Services made up of civilizations who carry out the work of the federal government.
Independent Agencies Government agencies that operate separately from the executive departments.
Independent executive agencies Oversee and manage certain aspects of the federal government.
Bipartisan Government Include mentors from both political parties.
Income Tax What a person makes after filling in taxes and getting it back or repaying.
Progressive Tax Rates increase as the amount of the subject to taxation increases.
Payroll Tax Makes up of 34% of federal revenues, money withhold from a persons check.
Regressive Tax Tax that has greater input on lower income earners.
Proportional Tax Tax applied at the same rate against all income.
Bond a financial instrument by which a borrower agrees to pay back the money borrowed.
Federal Debt Total sum of money that the federal government borrowed and not yet repaid.
Fiscal Policy Creating federal budget and tax laws.
Monetary Policy The government alters the amount of money in circulation and interest rates the money is borrowed.
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