| A | B |
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| pardon | legal forgiveness of a crime |
| amnesty | a blanket pardon offered to a group of lawbreakers |
| bureaucracy | a large, complex administrative structure that handles the everyday business of an organization |
| civil service | those civilian employees who perform the administrative work of government |
| patronage | the practice of giving jobs to supporters and friends |
| fiscal year | the 12-month period used by a government and the business world for its record-keeping |
| progressive tax | a type of tax proportionate to income |
| regressive tax | a tax levied at a flat rate |
| deficit | the yearly shortfall between revenue and spending |
| surplus | more income than spending |
