Chapter 13/14/15/16/17 Govt. Review
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States the line of succession for president. (V.P., Speaker, President Pro Tempore)
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Presidential Succession Act of 1947
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The group of people (electors) chosen from each state and the District of Columbia to formally select the President and the Vice President.
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Electoral College
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The candidate who won the preference vote automatically won the support of all of the delegates chosen at that primary.
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Winner-Take-All
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The roughly 1/3 of the electorate who have not made up their minds at the start of the campaign and are open to persuasion by either side.
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Swing Voter
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Those states in which the outcome is "too close to call" and either candidate could win.
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Battleground State
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Directives, rules, or regulations that have the effect of law.
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Executive Order
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A pact between the President and the head of a foreign state, or their subordinates.
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Executive Agreement
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When the President acknowledges the legal existence of that country and its government.
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Recognition
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The President sought the power to cancel out some provisions in a measure while approving others.
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Line-Item Veto
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A large, complex, administrative structure that handles the everyday business of an organization.
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Bureaucracy
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Each person who works for the organization, has certain defined duties and experiences.
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Bureaucrat
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The governments many administrators and agencies.
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Administration
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The head of each department.
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Secretary
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Civilians who work for the Federal Government who were hired, and who are paid and promoted, in accord with the acts of Congress. (Administered by the Office of Personnel Management)
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Civil Service
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The practice of dispensing jobs, contracts, and other favors of government to political supporters and friends.
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Patronage
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The shortfall between income and outgo.
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Deficit
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More income than outgo.
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Surplus
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Benefits that federal law says must be paid to all those who meet the eligibility requirements.
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Entitlement
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When signed by the President, the measure allows the affected agencies to continue to function on the basis of the previous year's approprations.
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Continuing Resolution
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Events happening in the U.S.
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Domestic Affairs
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The nation's relationships with other nations.
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Foreign Affairs
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The official representative of a soverign state in the conduct of its foreign affairs.
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Ambassador
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A mutual defense agreement with the U.S. and other countries.
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Regional Security Alliance
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A group of nations that help work on worldwide events and issues.
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United Nations
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The reduction of a sentence, such as from death to life imprisonment.
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Commutation
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(n) a temporary relief or delay; (v) to grant a postponement
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Reprieve
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Consumer tax on a specific kind of merchandise, such as tobacco.
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Excise Tax
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Changes the focus of the presidential electors by having them base their vote on the winner of the national popular vote rather than the popular vote in their own states.
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National Popular Vote Plan
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Eliminates the electoral college and allows the voters to directly elect the president.
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Direct Popular Election
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Allows States to split their electoral votes to mirror the popular vote within that particular state.
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Proportional Plan
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Allows States to split their electoral votes to match Congressional House districts with the two "senate" votes going to the popular vote winner.
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District Plan
