Term
click below
click below
Term
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Chapter 7 Vocab
Presidency
Term | Definition |
---|---|
Electoral College | A group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice |
Electors | Person appointed to vote in the 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 persons punishment until a higher court can hear the case |
Amnesty | A pardon to a group of people |
Foreign Policy | A Nations overall plan for dealing with other nations |
National Security | The ability to keep the country safe from attack or harm |
Treaties | 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 countries government |
Trade Sanctions | An effort to punish another country by putting trade barriers on them |
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 include the heads of 15 top level executive departments |
Federal Bureaucracy | The collective agencies and employees of the executive branch |
Independent Agencies | Federal board or commission that is not part of any cabinet agency |
Government Coorporations | A business owned and operated by the Federal government |
Political Appointees | A person appointed to a federal position by the president |
Civil Service Workers | Person hired into a government position |
Civil 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 |