| A | B |
| chiefof state | ceremonial title |
| chiefdiplomat | negotiates |
| presidentialelectors | same # as senators |
| electoralcollege | votes for president. |
| excecutiveorder | directive order that has the effect of law |
| media | means of communication |
| executiveagreements | pacts between president and heads of foreign states |
| recognition | legal acknowledgment of another government |
| reprieve | postponment of execution sentence |
| pardon | legal forgiveness of crime |
| commutation | reduce the length of a sentence |
| amnesty | group pardon |
| federalbudget | finacial document |
| cabinet | informal advisory to president |
| bureaucracy | built on three principles |
| bureaucrat | person in bureaucracy |
| administration | governments administrators |
| independentagencies | additional agencies created outside the departments |
| chiefpoliticalparty | leader of political party in controle |
| chieflegislator | guides policy |