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| bureaucracy | an organization of government departments, agencies, and offices |
| cabinet | an important group of policy advisors |
| foreign policy | the set of plans that guides our nation's relationship with other nations |
| ambassador | an official representative to foreign governments |
| treaty | a formal agreement with other countries |
| pardon | forgiving someone's punishment |
| commutation | shortening someone's punishment |
| reprieve | postponing someone's punishment |
| impeach | to formally accuse of wrong doing |
| executive | the person responsible for carrying out the laws |
| presidential succession | the order in which the office of president is to be filled if it becomes vacant |
| State of the Union Address | the annual speech the President makes to Congress |
| diplomacy | the art of interacting with foreign governments |
| secretary | an official who heads an executive department in the federal government |
| attorney general | the chief legal officer of the nation |
| embassy | the offices of ambassadors in a foreign country |
| consul | someone who represents the US commercial or business interests in a foreign country |
| passport | formal documents that allow US citizens to travel abroad |
| visa | formal documents that allow foreigners to come to the United States |
| Joint Chiefs of Staff | the highest-ranking military officers of each of the armed forces |
| Department of Homeland Security | the newest cabinet position formed to ensure us from terrorism |
| consulate | the office of a consul |
| bureaucracy | the many departments and agencies at all levels of government |
