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Chapter 14 and 15 Vocabulary

Key Terms for the Executive Branch

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executive articleArticle II of the Constitution
oath of officeoath taken by the President on the day he takes office
executive orderdirective issued by the President having the force of law
executive agreementpact made by the President with the head of a foreign state
line-item vetoa President's cancellation of specific dollar amounts from a Congressional spending bill
reprievepostponement of the execution of a sentence
pardonrelease from the legal consequences of a crime
clemencymercy or leniency granted to an offender by the President
commutationthe power to reduce the length of a sentence
amnestya blanket pardon offered to a group of law violators
bureaucracya large, complex administrative structure
fiscal yeara 12 month period used by the government for record-keeping and budgeting
domestic affairsall matters not directly related to foreign affairs
executive departmentsthe Cabinet departments
secretaryofficial in charge of a Cabinet department
attorney generalthe head of the Department of Justice
independent executive agencyagencies headed by a single administrator, but lacking Cabinet status
independent regulatory commissionindependent agencies created by Congress to regulate parts of the economy before Presidential control
civil servicecivilian employees who perform the administrative work of the government
spoils systemthe practice of giving governmental offices and favors to political supporters and friends
patronagethe practice of giving jobs to supporters and friends
quasi-legislativehaving to do with powers that are to some extent legislative
quasi-judicialhaving to do with powers that are to some extent judicial
registera record or list of names kept by an official appointed to do so
bipartisansupported by two parties


Lansing Eastern High School
Lansing, MI

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