Chapter 14 Vocabulary

Chapter 14 Vocabulary 1. Executive Article-establishes the presidency and gives the executive power of the Federal Government to the President 2. mass media-forms of communication, including publications, radio, television, and the Internet 3. imperial presidency-describing a president as an emperor who acts without consulting Congress 4. oath of office-oath taken by the president on the day he takes office 5. executive order-a directive, rule, or regulation that has the effect of law 6. ordinance of power-power of the president to issue executive orders 7. treaty-a formal agreement between two or more sovereign states 8. executive agreement-a pact between the President and the head of a foreign state 9. recognition-the acknowledgment or the legal existence of that country and its government 10. persona non grata-unwelcome person 11. line-item veto-a President’s cancellation of specific dollar amounts from a congressional spending bill 12. reprieve-the postponement of the execution of a sentence 13. pardon-a legal forgiveness of a crime 14. clemency-mercy or leniency granted to an offender by a chief executive 15. commutation-the power to commute the length of a sentence or a fine imposed by a court 16. amnesty-a blanket pardon offered to a group of law violators