chapters 8-10 Flashcards
To decrease regulations
deregulate
Member of a party chosen to elect the president & vice president
elector
Practice of granting favors in exchange for party loyalty
Patronage
The order that officials fill the vacant office of president
presidential succession
A postponement of legal punishment
Reprieve
An agreement between the president and another head of state
Executive Agreement
Executive officials that help the president make decisions and policy
cabinet
A release from legal punishment
pardon
An ambassador’s official residence and offices in a foreign country
embassy
A group pardon to individuals for an offense against the government
amnesty
Civil servant
Bureaucrats
A rule issued by the president that has the force of law
Executive Order
The right of executive officials to testify before Congress
Executive Privilege
The release of secret information to the media
leak
A business ran by the federal government
government corporations