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Question 1

cabinet

Answer 1

the heads of the executive departments. The president appoints members of the cabinet

Question 2

the heads of the executive departments. The president appoints members of the _______

Answer 2

cabinet

Question 3

reprieve

Answer 3

a postpontement of punishment for a crime. A person convicted of a capital crime, for example, may receive a reprieve from executive

Question 4

a postpontement of punishment for a crime. A person convicted of a capital crime, for example, may receive a _____ from executive

Answer 4

reprieve

Question 5

reprieve

Answer 5

a postpontement of punishment for a crime. A person convicted of a capital crime, for example, may receive a reprieve from executive

Question 6

pardon

Answer 6

a decree that frees a person from punishment for a crime. A pardon is often granted when a criminal sentence is considered unjust.

Question 7

a decree that frees a person from punishment for a crime. A _____ is often granted when a criminal sentence is considered unjust.

Answer 7

pardon

Question 8

executive order

Answer 8

a rule or regulation issued by a president or governor that has the force

Question 9

a rule or regulation issued by a president or governor that has the force

Answer 9

executive order

Question 10

bureaucracy

Answer 10

A large, complex org that functions under uniform rules and procedures. The many workers in a

Question 11

A large, complex org that functions under uniform rules and procedures. The many workers in a

Answer 11

bureaucracy

Question 12

pocket veto

Answer 12

the automatic killing of a bill by refusing to either sign or veto it. a pocket veto can occur only in the final days of a Congressional session as a president must normally act on a bill within ten days or it becomes a law

Question 13

the automatic killing of a bill by refusing to either sign or veto it. a pocket veto can occur only in the final days of a Congressional session as a president must normally act on a bill within ten days or it becomes a law

Answer 13

pocket veto

Question 14

administration

Answer 14

the president, along with his or her personal staff and advisers. The term can also refer to a president’s time in office

Question 15

the president, along with his or her personal staff and advisers. The term can also refer to a president’s time in office

Answer 15

administration

Question 16

whistle blower

Answer 16

an employer or former employee who exposes wrongdoing within an org in the hope of stopping it

Question 17

an employer or former employee who exposes wrongdoing within an org in the hope of stopping it

Answer 17

whistle blower

Question 18

What characteristics do we typically see of pres

Answer 18

• race has played a role (white)
• religion has played a role (christianity)
• gender (usually male)

Question 19

Qualifications of pres

Answer 19

• natural born citizen
• 35 yrs
• lived in country 14 years
• no one can run again who has served more than 1 and a half terms

Question 20

Runoff election

Answer 20

• in places with majority vote does not produce a clear winner, there must be another (runoff) election

Question 21

line of succession to pres

Answer 21

• vice
  -speaker of House
• pro tempore of Senate,
  -secretary of state.
  -Then cabninet members