Vocabulary for the executive branch
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| executive order | a rule or command that has force of law
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| pardon | a declaration of freedom and forgiveness from punishment
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| reprieve | an order to delay a person's punishment until a higher court hears the case
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| amnesty | a pardon to a group of people
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| foreign policy | a nation's overall plan for dealing with other nations
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| treaties | formal agreements between the governments of 2 or more countries
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| executive agreement | an agreement between the president and the leader of another country
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| ambassador | an official representative of a country's government
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| embargo | an argument to stop trade with a certain nation
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| cabinet | a group of advisors to the president that includes the heads of 15 top-level executive departments
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| federal bureaucracy | the collective agencies and employees of the executive branch
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| War Powers Resolution | Law that requires the president to notify Congress within 48 hours of sending troops to battle and giving 60 days to get Congressional approval to stay or declare war.
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| Governor | the executive head of a state
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| Lieutenant Governor | executive who is second in command of a state
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| commute | reduce
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