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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 major Canaanidetes. |
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 within 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 |
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 the basis of their political support |
Merit System | Hiring people into government jobs on the basis of their qualifications |