4.2 "The President" Vocabulary

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  1. 3. A postponement of a punishment.
  2. 4. This Executive Department is charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the U.S. government directly related to national security and the United States Armed Forces.
  3. 8. Within the last 10 days Congress is in session the President can choose to take no action on the bill and since Congress is not in session at the end of those 10 days the bill dies and does not become a law.
  4. 12. Individuals in charge of the Executive Departments hold the title of Secretary but some have other titles
  5. 13. A federal law intended to check the U.S. president's power to commit the United States to an armed conflict without the consent of the U.S. Congress
  6. 15. Formal agreements between two or more nations which require Senate approval
  7. 18. Presidential role that exercises supreme command and control over an armed force or a military branch.
  8. 19. Reduce a sentence imposed by a federal court or the District of Columbia Superior Court.
  9. 20. Executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for the country's foreign policy and relations
  10. 21. Responsible for the carrying out of government programs and that the laws of Congress are implemented
  11. 22. The head of the US Department of Justice
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  1. 1. Issued only at the time of the signing of a bill, these statements often specify a provision in the law they plan on modifying or ignoring.
  2. 2. The process by which the United States elects the President
  3. 5. The returning of a bill to the originating chamber of Congress unsigned
  4. 6. Executive Department that oversees the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the U.S. Mint.
  5. 7. Executive department tasked with the enforcement of federal law and administration of justice in the United States
  6. 9. Instructions for how members of the executive branch will carry out their jobs.
  7. 10. Someone born in the United States or in territory controlled by the United States
  8. 11. Presidential power to absolve someone from the consequences of a fault or crime
  9. 14. A collection of top advisors to the president consisting of the leaders of the various executive departments
  10. 16. An act of clemency by an authority (as a government) by which pardon is granted especially to a group of individuals.
  11. 17. The right of the president and other higher ranking executive officers to refuse to testify before congress or a court