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Chapter 7 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Electoral College | a group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president |
Elector | person appointed to vote in presidential elections for the major candidates |
Executive Order | a rule or command that has the force of law |
Pardon | a declaration of forgiveness and freedom from punishment |
Reprieve | an order to delay a person's punishment until a higher court can hear the case |
Amnesty | A pardon to a group of people |
Foreign Policy | a nation's overall plan for dealing with other nations |
National Security | the ability to keep the country safe from attack or harm |
Treaty | a formal agreement between the governments of two or more countries |
Executive Agreement | an agreement between the president and the leader of another country |
Ambassador | an official representative of a country's government |
Trade Sanction | an effort to punish another nation by imposing trade barriers |
Embargo | an agreement among a group of nations that prohibits them all from trading with a target nation |
Cabinet | a group of advisers to the president that includes the heads of 15 top-level executive departments |
Federal Bureaucracy | the collective agencies and employees of the executive branch |
Independent Agency | federal board or commission that is not part of any cabinet department |
Government Corporation | a business owned and operated by the federal government |
Political Appointee | a person appointed to a federal position by the president |
Civil Service Worker | person hired into a government position |
Civil Service System | the practice of hiring government workers on the basis of open, competitive examinations and merit |
Spoils System | rewarding people with government jobs on basis of their political support |
Merit System | hiring people into government jobs on the basis of their qualifications |