Civics Ch. 9
Terms
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- mandate
- strong support from the people
- recess appointment
- the filling of a vacancy during a Senate recess
- diplomat
- a person who represents the nation in dealings with government in meeting of all citizens
- political scientists
- those who study the principles and organizations of governments
- ceremonial duties
- ritual functions performed by the president
- executive order
- a regulation about how laws are to be carried out
- partisan
- following a certain party
- execute
- to carry out, or perform, the duties of the president
- landslide
- a victory with a huge number of votes
- political courage
- the courage to do what a person thinks is right even though the person's own party and voters disagree