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The Executive Branch:
The Presidency and Vice
Presidency
Chief of State
Chief Executive
Chief Administrator
Chief Diplomat
Chief Legislator
Commander in Chief
Chief Economists
Chief of the Party
Chief Citizens
Appointees:
Clemency Powers:
Reprieve- postponement of the execution of a sentence
Pardon- legal forgiveness of a crime
Clemency- mercy or leniency may be used only in cases
involving a federal crime
Can be conditional pardons
Commutation- power to reduce a fine or length of a
sentence
Amnesty- blanket pardon offered to a group of law violators