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3
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the role of the president as head of the executive branch of the government
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4
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a legislative committee composed of members from both chambers of Congress
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7
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an unlimited debate to halt action on a particular bill
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8
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the role of the president as ceremonial head of the government
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9
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the role of the president in recognizing foreign governments, making treaties, and making executive agreements
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10
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an arrangement in which two or more members of Congress agree in advance to support each other’s bills
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12
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a separate opinion prepared by a judge who supports the decision of the majority of the court but who wants to make or clarify a particular point or to voice disapproval of the grounds on which the decision was made
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13
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the power of an executive to veto individual lines or items within a piece of legislation without vetoing the entire bill
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14
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a policy that enables members of Congress to send material through the mail by substituting their facsimile signature for postage
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16
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the temporary presiding officer of the Senate in the absence of the vice president
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17
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the drawing of legislative district boundary lines for the purpose of obtaining partisan or factional advantage
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19
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a binding international agreement made between chiefs of state that does not require legislative sanction
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20
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the role of the president as supreme commander of the military forces of the United States and of the state National Guard units when they are called into federal service
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21
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a court opinion reflecting the views of the majority of the judges
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22
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a permanent committee within the House or Senate that considers bills within a certain subject area
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23
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the presiding officer in the House of Representatives
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26
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the presidential power to postpone the execution of a sentence imposed by a court of law
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27
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a method invoked to close off debate and to bring the matter under consideration to a vote in the Senate
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28
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one of the people represented by a legislator or other elected or appointed official
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29
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the twelve-month period that is used for bookkeeping, or accounting, purposes
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30
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an action by the House of Representatives and the Senate to remove the president, vice president, or civil officers of the United States from office for crimes of “Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes of Misdemeanors”
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a court rule bearing on subsequent legal decisions in similar cases
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32
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the total amount of debt carried by the federal government
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