President Basics
Terms
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- Debate
- a discussion between two or more apposing sides
- Electoral College
- complex US system of electing the presdient
- Candidate
- a person running for an office
- Budget
- a list of things he president wants to act upon with price tags on them
- Impeachment
- the proccess to remove a person from office
- Department of Treasury
- reccomends economic policies, US government financial agent, coins and manufactures money. Henry Paulson
- Nominee
- the person running for president in each party
- Pardon
- to excuse a crime comitted and wipe it off of the record
- Department of Defense
- provides military forces needed to deter war and to protect our country. Robert Gates
- Veto
- the president rejects a bill sent in by congress
- Pocket Veto
- when the president doesnt respondto a bill sent in for ten days and congress isnt in session, it is aoutomatically vetoed
- Override
- when 2/3 of congress vote for a bill to become a law, after th president has vetoed it
- Treaty
- a written agreement between two nations
- Department of Education
- establishes admisnistrative policy and coordinate federal assistance to education. Margaret Spellings
- Department of Justice
- represents people with lawyers, enforces laws. Michael Mukasey
- Campaign
- the process of selling a candidate to the voters
- Primary
- an election before the presidential election to decide each parties nominees
- Incumbent
- a person who currently holds office
- State of the Union
- a speech where he defines his view of national priorities and needed legislation
- Swing State
- states in which the votes could go to either candidate PN, FL, OH