| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Washington's farewell address | US try to remain isolated |
| Monroe Doctrine | if other nations went into latin america, we got involved |
| Adams-Onis treaty | we got Florida from Spain |
| Texas independence/Mexican War | Texas gained indepenedence from Mexico; wanted to become a state; US went to War with Mexico |
| Spanish American War | between Spain and the US , over control of Cuba |
| Roosevelt Corollary/Big Stick Diplomacy | US telling Latin America "We're going to get into your business" |
| World War I | US wanted to remain neutral, Germany U-boats, secret telegrams |
| World War II | US traded with the Allies |
| Cold War | period of hostilities between the US and the Soviet Union |
| Impeachment Process Step 1 | House brings charges |
| Impeachment Process Step 2 | Senate determines if guilty or not |
| Impeachment Process Step 3 | they give punishment |
| Chief administrator | term for the president as the head of the administration of the federal government |
| Chief citizen | term for the president as the representative of the people, working for and representing the American people |
| Chief diplomat | term for the president as the main architect of foreign policy and spokesman to other countries |
| Chief executive | term for the president as the as vested with the executive power of the United States |
| Chief legislator | term for the president as the architect of public policy and the one who sets the agenda for Congress |
| Chief of party | term for the president as the leader of his political party |
| Chief of state | term for the president as the ceremonial head of the US, the symbol for all the people of the nation |
| Commander in chief | term for the president as the commander of the nation's armed forces |
| The president's roles | are all carried out at the same time |
| Presidential Qualification | natural-born citizen |
| Presidential Qualification | age 35 |
| Presidential Qualification | lived in US for 14 years |
| 22nd amendment | allows the president to serve two terms |
| Presidentail term | 4 years |
| If president is disabled | vice president takes over |
| President may resume his duties | by informing Congress |
| Cabinet and Vice President | may challenge the president's return to power |
| If office of Vice-President is Vacated | president names a new one with approval of Senate |
| Primaries and caucuses | held in the winter and spring of election years |
| Conventions | held to select party nominees |
| Conventions | held in the summer and fall |
| General Election | held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November |
| Electoral College | chooses actual winner, not the popular vote |
| Ambassador | An official representative of the United States, appointed by the president to represent the nation in matters of diplomacy. |
| Amnesty | A blanket pardon offer to a group of law violators. |
| Bureaucracy | A large complex administrative structure that handles the everyday business and organization. |
| Cold War | A period of more than 40 years during which relations between the two superpowers or at least tense and often hostile; a time of threats and military buildup. |
| Commutation | The power to reduce (commute) the length of a sentence or fine for a crime. |
| Federal budget | A detailed financial document containing estimates a federal income and spending during the coming fiscal year. |
| Foreign-policy | A group of policies made up of all the stands and actions that a nation takes in every aspect of its relationships with other countries; everything a nation's government says and does in world affairs. |
| Reprieve | The official postponement of the execution of a sentence. |
| Executive powers | As chief executive, the president executes the provisions of federal walls. The president issued executive orders, appoint most of the top ranking officers of the federal government, and remove people from office. |
| Diplomatic and military powers | The president has the power to make treaties and executive agreements, to recognize another sovereign state , to command the nation's armed forces and to ration food and gasoline control wages and prices and season operate private industries in a time of war. |
| Legislative and judicial powers | The president has the power to recommend legislation to Congress, to veto legislation, and to call Congress into special session.In addition, the President may postpone executions and pardon criminals guilty to federal offenses. |
| Presidential succession #1 | Vice president |
| Presidential succession #2 | Speaker of the House |
| Presidential succession #3 | President protempore of the Senate |
| Presidential succession #4 | Secretary of state |
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