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| government agencies that are organized and run like businesses but are owned in whole or in part by the federal government |
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| Independent regulatory commissions |
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| government agencies established to regulate some aspect of the economy |
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| Independent executive agencies |
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| government agencies to oversee and manage a specific aspect of the federal government. pg 200 |
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| government agencies that operate separately from the executive departments and are established to address issues that have become too complicated or require too much specialized knowledge to handle through regular legislation. pg 200 |
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| The practice of awarding government jobs as political rewards to people who supported the president's policies or the president's election campaign pg 194 |
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| a type of organization, either in government or the private sector, having the following features: a clear, formal structure, a division of labor, and a set of rules and procedures by which it operates. pg 192 |
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| agencies of the federal government responsible for carrying out laws, administering programs, and making regulations in their particular area of responsibility. pg 184 |
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| Office of Management and Budget |
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| the organization set up to develop and implement the federal budget, legislation, government regulations, the management of government finances, and the purchase of goods, services, and property for the entire government. pg 183 |
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| to reduce a persons sentence. pg 175 |
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| a general pardon for offenses commited by a group of offenders. pg 174 |
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| an official act by the president or by a governor forgiving a person convicted of a crime and freeing that person from serving out his or her sentence. pg 174 |
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| a postponement in the carrying out of a prison sentence. pg 174 |
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| the power that allows a president to refuse to release info to Congress or a court. pg 170 |
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| formal, signed statements from the president that instruct or guide executive officials and have force of law. pg 170 |
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| the process of succeeding, or coming after someone. pg 166 |
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| the art of negotiating with foreign governments. pg 163 |
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| a policy pursued by a nation in it's dealings with other nations, designed to achieve national objectives. pg 163 |
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