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Civics
11th Grade
03/13/2013

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Chief of State
Definition
Ceremonial head of the government; symbol of all the people of the nation
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Chief Executive
Definition
Has the executive power;
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Chief Administrator
Definition
director of the federal government, heading the bureacracy
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Chief Diplomat
Definition
main architect of American foreign policy; chief spokesperson to the rest of the world
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Commander in Chief
Definition
in charge of the nation's armed forces
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Chief Legislator
Definition
main architect of public policies; deals with Congress
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Chief of Party
Definition
head of the political party
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Chief Citizen
Definition
representative of all the people
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Executive order
Definition
directive, rule, or regulation that has the effect of law
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ordinance power
Definition
power of the president to issue executive orders
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treaty
Definition
formal agreement between two or more sovereign states
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executive agreement
Definition
pact between the president and the head of a foreign state. do not require Senate approval
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recognition
Definition
acknowledges the legal existence of a country and its government
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reprieve
Definition
postponement of a sentence
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pardon
Definition
legal forgiveness for a crime
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clemency
Definition
leniency in federal cases only
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commutation
Definition
power to commute or reduce the length of a sentence or fine
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amnesty
Definition
blanke pardon to a group of offenders
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bureaucracy
Definition
large, complex, administrative structure that handles the everyday business of an organization
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