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Civics Ch. 9
Chapter 9 civics vocab
Term | Definition |
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executive branch | the branch of government responsible for executing, or carrying out, the law |
foreign policy | the set of plans for guiding our nations relationships with a countries |
ambassadors | official representatives to foreign government |
executive agreements | agreements with other countries that do not need senate approval |
domestic policy | a set of plans for dealing with national problems |
bureaucracy | an organization of government departments, agencies, and offices |
administration | a team of executive branch officials |
Cabinet | an important group of policy advisers to the president |
treaties | or formal agreements between nations |
executive privilege | the right to keep some information secret from congress and the courts |