| A | B |
|---|
| Elector | Party member chosen in each to to formally elect the president |
| Electoral Vote | Official vote for president by electors in each state |
| Platform | Statement of a political party's beliefs |
| Campaign manager | Responsible for overall strategy & planning of campaign |
| Closed Primary | Election in which only members of the party can vote |
| Open Primary | Election in which all voters may participate |
| Patronage | Practice of granting favors to reward loyalty |
| Front runner | Early leader in an election |
| Compensation | Salary |
| Line - Item Veto | Power to veto only certain items in a bill |
| Executive Order | Rule issued by president that has the force of a law |
| Impoundment | President's refusal to spend money Congress has voted to fund a program |
| Executive Privilege | Right of president to refuse to testify before Congress |
| Treaty | formal agreement between the government of two or more countries |
| Reprieve | postponement of legal punishment |
| Pardon | Release from legal punishment |
| Amnesty | Group pardon |
| National Budget | Yearly financial plan for the national government |
| Cabinet | Advisors to the president |
| Federal Bureaucracy | Departments & agencies of the federal government |
| Foreign Policy | Strategies & goals that guide a nation's relations with other countries |
| Ambassador | An official of the government who represents the country in diplomatic matters |
| De Facto | Exising in fact rather than legally |
