 | Term | Definition |
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Amnesty |
executive grant of pardon to a group of people |
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Appoint |
to choose someone for office |
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Treaty |
formal agreement between two or more countries |
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Chad |
the pieces of paper that are punched from a ballot |
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Checks and Balances |
the process by which the three branches check eachother's powers to ensure that no one branch has total control |
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Elector |
any voter |
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Electoral College |
group of people who elect P and VP. 538 votes, 270 votes required to win. |
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Executive Department |
one of the offices that make up the presidents cabinet |
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Executive Branch |
the branch of goverenment that carries out laws, headed by the president |
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Head of State |
the president of US |
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Ballot |
a device used to record the choices a voter makes |
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Candidate |
someone who is running for office in an election |
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Qualification |
an attribute that must be met or complied with |
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Convention |
a large, formal assembly |
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Misdemeanor |
Crime punishable by less than one year in jail |
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Naturalization |
the process of becoming a US citizen |
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Precedent |
a rule that is used in all similar future cases |
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Predecessor |
someone who came before the current official |
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Pardon |
a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense |
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Popular Vote |
the general public's vote that is cast during the general election |
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Impeach |
to accuse the president of wrongdoing |
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Negotiate |
the act of discussing and dealing to come to an agreement |
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Ambassador |
highest government officials who represents the US in other countries |
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Succession |
the act of one thing following another |
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Nominate |
to name to a paticular office |
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Natural Born Citizen |
someone who was born in the US |
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Incumbent |
the person currently in office |
