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| elected officials and party leaders chosen as delegates to the national party conventions with the ability to cast their votes for any candidate regardless of primary election results |
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| term used to refer to Democratic Party leaders and elected officials attending the party convention who may pledge support to a candidate before the convention |
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| quadrennial meeting of delegates from all states and territories for the purpose of formally choosing their party's nominee for president |
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| Member of electoral college |
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| practice of awarding all of a state's electoral votes to the candidate who wins a plurality of the popular vote in presidential contests |
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| competitive state where neither party holds an overwhelming edge |
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| powers granted to the president by the constitution |
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| powers ceded by Congress to the president |
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| powers the president assumes, giving him greater authority and flexibility in performing the duties of office |
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| political appointment made by the president when Congress is out of session |
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| presidential refusal to expend funds appropriated by Congress |
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| cutback of funds for particular programs that requires congressional approval |
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| executive power to reject a portion of a bill, usually a budget appropriation |
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| sense of patriotism engendered by dramatic national events such as the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks |
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| wide-ranging powers a president may exercise during times of crisis or permitted to pres for limited amount of time |
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| enemy fighter captures on the field of battle, whether or not a member of an army |
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| the practice of secretly abducting terror suspects and transporting them to detention camps in undisclosed locations |
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| presidential power to offer official privileges to foreign governments |
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| formal statement that outlines the goals and purposes of American foreign policy and the actions to take to advance these goals |
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| asserting the US government's right to authorize preemptive attacks against potential aggressors |
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| Party leader, Economic leader, Opinion leader |
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| perspective advanced by some scholars in the 1970s warning about excessive concentration of power in the hands of the chief executice |
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| theory that stresses the importance of giving the pres greater authority in foreign policy and in enforcing discipline over members of bureaucracy |
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| shield documents and conversations among presidential advisors |
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| pres can withhold info from the public and other branches of government |
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