| A | B |
|---|
| executive order | a directive, rule, or regulation that has the effect of law |
| ordinance power | power of the President to issue executive orders |
| treaty | a formal agreement between two or more sovereign states |
| oath of office | oath taken by President on the day he takes office |
| executive agreement | a pact between the President and the head of a foreign state |
| reprieve | postponement of the execution of a sentence |
| pardon | a legal forgiveness of a crime |
| clemency | mercy or leniency granted to an offender by a chief executive |
| commutation | the power to reduce the length of a sentence or a fine |
| amnesty | a blanket pardon offered to a group of law violators |
| executing laws | allows the President to faithfully execute laws |
| line item veto | allowed the President to remove specific items form bills |
| appointment power | allows the President to name people to certain high-level spots in the executive branch of the government |
| removal power | allows President to replace those people he put into office |
| veto power | allows President to reject an entire bill |
| recommending legislature | allows the President to suggest legislative ideas to Congress |
