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Executive Branch Flashcards

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Open primary

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Anyone, regardless of which party they support, can vote in election

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Closed primary

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Election in which voters have to declare which party the support

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Super Tuesday

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The day that several states have their primaries

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Electoral college

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Group of people who elect the president and Vice President

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Popular sovereignty

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Belief that people have the right to rule

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Convention

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Meeting of delegates of a political party for purpose of ratifying a platform and selecting a candidate

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Caucus

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Meeting of state or local officials to select candidates

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Candidate

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A person who runs for office

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Electors

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Members of electoral college

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Pardon

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Legal document that clears person of any charges of wrong doing

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Treaty

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Agreement between two nations

Must be ratified by senate

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Impeach

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To accuse an official of wrongdoing

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Reprieve

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Delay in punishment

Example the death penalty

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Executive agreement

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Agreement between us and foreign governments made by executive branch dealing with routine matters

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Treason

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Crime of attempting to overthrow the government punishable by death

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Cabinet

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Body of advisors for head of state

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President

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Chief executive

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Vice President

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Officer next in rank to president

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Ambassadors

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Officials who represent their government in other nations

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Radical

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Person who advocates extreme measures to achieve political change

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Liberal

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Broad minded a person NOT bound by traditions

Example bill clinton

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Conservative

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Person who adheres to traditional methods

Example George bush

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Reactionary

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Ultraconservative in politics wants to not only keep traditions but return to earlier times

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Third party

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A political party operating in addition to the two major political parties

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Nominee

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Person who has been appointed to an office or candidacy

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Campaign

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What a candidate does when trying to get elected

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Platform

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Ideas of the political party what the support

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Popular vote

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A vote by the General public

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Running mate

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Candidate running for a lesser place on a political ticket

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Commander in chief

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Title for the president who hold command of armed forces

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Direct democracy

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System in which people vote directly

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General election

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Election held regularly where a candidate is voted on by all voters

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Lame duck period

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Period of time between election and oath of office

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