| A | B |
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| electorate | the mass of people who vote in elections |
| bureaucrat | Person with defined responsibilities in a bureauracy |
| presidential succession | The plan by which a vacancy in the presidency would be filled |
| platform | Supposed to be a basic statement of the party's principles and its stands on major policy matters |
| chief executive | vested by the constitution with "the executive power of the U.S." |
| administration | the officials and agencies of the executive branch that carry out public policies |
| independant agencies | agency created by congress outside the cabinet departments |
| media | means of communication with people (i.e. the press, radio, and television) |
| treaty | a formal agreement between two(2) or more sovereign states |
| amnesty | a general pardon offered to a group of law violators |
| reprive | the postponment of the execution of a sentance |
| pardon | legal forgiveness of a crime |
| cabinet | an informal advisory body brought together by the President, to serve his needs |
| executive order | pacts between the president and the heads of foreign states, or their subordinates |
| chief of state | the ceremonial head of government of the U.S., the symbol of all the people of the nation |
| recognition | when the President recieves the diplomatic representative of another sovereign state |
| federal budget | a financial document, a detailed estimate of reciepts and expendatures an anticipation of federal income and outgo during the coming Fiscal Year |
| bureaucracy | any large, complex administrative structure; a hierarchial organization with job specialization and complex rules |
| chief legislator | the main architect of its public policies |
| chief of party | the acknowledged leader of the political party that controls the executive branch |
