Vocab Menu Assignment #5 by John McNeill

Chief of State

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The titular head of a nation as distinct from the head of the government.

Chief Executive

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the senior manager or leader of a business or other organization, such as a nonprofit or nongovernmental organization (NGO).

Chief of the Party

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One who provides leadership in the overall management of large projects or initiatives.

State Department

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Leading America's foreign policy to advance the interests and security of the American people.

Commander in Chief

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the person who exercises supreme command and control over an armed force or a military branch.

Chief of Staff

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Leads the staff of the Executive Office of the President (EOP) and advises the president on policy issues.

Chief Citizen

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The president represents all citizens and sets an example for civic behavior in times of peace and crisis.

Chief Legislator

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grants them some legislative power to oversee the nation's law-making process.

Department of Homeland Security

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The U.S. federal executive department responsible for public security, roughly comparable to the interior or home ministries of other countries.

Department of Agriculture

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The federal executive department responsible for developing and executing federal laws related to farming, forestry, rural economic development, and food.

Department of Health & Human Services

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The U.S. federal government created to protect the health of the U.S. people and providing essential human services.

Department of Commerce

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An executive department of the U.S. federal government concerned with creating the conditions for economic growth and opportunity.

Department of Treasury

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It manages federal finances by collecting taxes and paying bills and by managing currency, government accounts and public debt.

Department of Defense

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An executive branch department of the federal government of the United States charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the U.S. government directly related to national security and the United States Armed.

Department of Veteran Affairs

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Runs programs benefiting veterans and members of their families.

Department of Justice

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An federal executive department of the United States government tasked with the enforcement of federal law and administration of justice in the United States. It is equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries.

Presidential Succession

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The order in which the vice president of the United States and other officers of the United States federal government assume the powers and duties of the U.S. presidency upon an elected president's death, resignation, removal from office, or incapacity.

Presidential Succession Act of 1947

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Any person serving as Acting President can be supplanted or bumped from the acting presidency by an officer higher in the order of succession.

Presidential Primary

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Each of the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and territories of the United States holds either primary elections or caucuses to help nominate individual candidates for president of the United States.

Article 2

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The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.

Executive Order

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The President of the United States manages the operations of the Executive branch of Government through Executive orders.

Executive Agreement

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An international agreement, usually regarding routine administrative matters not warranting a formal treaty, made by the executive branch of the US government without ratification by the Senate.

Pardon

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A pardon is a government decision to allow a person to be relieved of some or all of the legal consequences resulting from a criminal conviction.

Veto

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A veto is a legal power to unilaterally stop an official action. In the most typical case, a president or monarch vetoes a bill to stop it from becoming law.