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2. power to reduce the length of a sentence
3. (3 words no space) sworn by the president the day he takes office
5. mercy or leniency
6. political party's principals
8. (2 words no space) Meetings at which delegates vote to pick their Presidential and vice-presidential candidates
9. (2 words no space) Electors would be chosen in each state in the same way as members of Congress
10. (2 words no space)Each presidential candidate would receive the same share of a states electoral vote as he of she received in the states popular vote
14. (3 words no space) An unwelcome person
16. (2 words no space) paints a picture of the president as a emperor
17. (2 words no space)The scheme by which a presidential vacancy is filled
19. (3 words no space) presidents cancellation of a specific dollar amount from congressional spending
20. (2 words no space) directive, rule, or regulation that has an effect on the law
21. (two words no space) forms of communication(TV and the Internet)
22. people who can cast votes
23. (2 words no space) The group of people chosen from each state and the District of Columbia to formally select the President and Vice President
24. (3 words no space)Would keep much of the electoral college system intact, especially the winner-take-all feature
25. (2 words no space) a pact between the president and the head of a foreign state
27. (2 words no space) arises from two sources : the constitution and acts of congress

1. (3 words no space) candidate who wins preference automatically wins
2. (3 words no space) Ceremonial Head of the government of the United States
4. a formal agreement between two sovereign states
7. (2words no space) election where a party's voters choose some or all of a state party organization's delegates to their party's organization's delegates
10. (2 words no space) any candidate who wins at least 15% of the votes cast in a primary gets the # of that States Democratic convention delegates
11. The exclusive power of a president to recognize foreign states
12. (2words no space) Usually a "barn-burner"
13. (2words no space) The Executive power
15. postponement of execution of a sentence
17. legal forgiveness of a crime
18. (2 words no space) votes cast by electors in the electoral college
26. blanket pardon