| A | B |
|---|
| chief administrator | President as head of the administration of federal gov't |
| chief executive | term for President as VESTED with executive power |
| chief of state | term for the President as ceremonial head of the US |
| chief legislator | President as legistator of public policy |
| chief citizen | president as representative of the people |
| subpoena | an ORDER to APPEAR and to produce documents or other requested materials |
| impeach | to bring formal charges against apublic official |
| keynote address | speech to set the tone for a Party's convention |
| presidential primary | election in which party voters choose their party's delegates to national convention |
| direct tax | a tax that must by paid by the person on whom it is levied |
| indirect tax | a tax levied on one party but passed on to be paid by another |
| clemency | mercy or leniency granted to an offender by cheif executive |
| electoral college | each state and DC chosen people to make formal selection for P and VP |
| Establishment clause | the first of several pronouncements in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, stating that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion |
| Executive agreement | pact made by the President directly with the head of a foreign state; a binding internetional agreement WITH FORCE of THE LAW, but UNLIKE TREATY DOES NOT require Senate consent |
| civil liberties | guarentees of the safety of persons, opinions, and property from arbitrary acts of gov't: includes freedom of speech and religion |
| Bill of Rights | first ten amendments to Constitution |
| Social Security | a federal program of disability and retirement benefits that covers most working people; retirees, survivors, disabled persons,and Medicare recipients (65 or older) |
| common stock | ONE VOTE PER share of stock |
| conglomerate | when corporations merge |
| preferred stock | non-voting ; NO right to elect board of directors….BUT 1st to get dividends and 1st to get investment back if corporation goes out of business |
| amesty | a blanket pardon offered to a group of law violators |
| commutation | power to reduce or commute the length of asentence or fine for a crime |
| libel | false and malicious use of PRINTED words |
| electoral college | each state and DC chosen people to make formal selection for P and VP |
| balance the ticket | when presidential canidate choses a running mate to strengthen their chances of being elected |
| winner-take-all | almost obsolete system where one who wins prefernence vote in primary automatically wins nomination and all delegates |
