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9th Grade
02/19/2010

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Executive Agreement
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an agreement made between the executive branch of the U.S. government and a foreign government without ratification by the Senate.
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Commander-in-Chief
Definition
as a practical term it refers to the military competencies that reside in a nation-state's executive, head of state or government.
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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Definition
a joint resolution of the United States Congress passed on August 7, 1964 in response to two alleged minor naval skirmishes off the coast of North Vietnam between U.S. destroyers and Vietnamese torpedo ships from the North, known collectively as the Gulf of Tonkin Incident. The Tonkin Gulf Resolution is of historical significance because it gave U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson authorization, without a formal declaration of war by Congress, for the use of military force in Southeast Asia.
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War Powers Act
Definition
a United States Congress joint resolution providing that the President can send U.S. armed forces into action abroad only by authorization of Congress or if the United States is already under attack or serious threat.
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Chief of Staff
Definition
the highest ranking member of the Executive Office of the President of the United States and a senior aide to the President.
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Office of Management and Budget
Definition
a Cabinet-level office, and is the largest office within the Executive Office of the President of the United States (EOP).
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Cabinet
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composed of the most senior appointed officers of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States.
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Impeachment
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a formal process in which an elected official is accused of unlawful activity, and which may or may not lead to the removal of that official from office.
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Secretaries
Definition
has a myriad of administrative duties.
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