GOV - Unit 7 Vocabulary

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bureaucracy

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A large, complex organization composed of appointed officials

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clemency

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when a government official reduces a sentence or pardons a defendant

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diplomat

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representative appointed to maintain relations with a foreign nation

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domestic

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relating to one's own country

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foreign

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outside of one's own country

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impeachment

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the act of charging an elected or appointed official formally with wrongdoing

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oversight

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group or person who provides supervision

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pardon

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legal forgiveness of a crime

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reprieve

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a temporary delay of punishment

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succession

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order government members take power if the President dies in office.