govmnt 10

Question 1

amnesty

Answer 1

a blanket pardon offered to a group of law violators

Question 2

cabinet

Answer 2

presidential advisory body, traditionally made up of the heads of the executive departments and other officers

Question 3

commutation

Answer 3

the power to reduce the length of a sentence of time for a crime

Question 4

keynote address

Answer 4

speech given at a party convention to set the tone for the convention and the campaign to come

Question 5

presidential elector

Answer 5

a person elected by the voters to represent them in making a formal selection of the vice president and president

Question 6

line item veto

Answer 6

a presidents cancellation of specific dollar amounts from a congressional spending bill

Question 7

recognition

Answer 7

the exclusive power of a president to recognize foreign states (establish formal diplomatic relations with)