Chapter 7
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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electoral college | a group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president
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elector | a person appointed to vote in presidential elections for the major candidates
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executive order | a rule or command that has the force of law
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pardon | a declaration of forgiveness and freedom from punishment
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reprieve | an order to delay a persons punishment until a higher court can hear the case
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amnesty | a pardon to a group do people
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foreign policy | a nations overall plan for dealing with other nations
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national security | the ability to keep the country safe from attack or harm
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treaty | a formal agreement between the governments of two or more countries
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executive agreement | an agreement between the president and the leader of another country
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ambassador | an official representative of a country's governement
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trade sanction | an effort to punish another nation by imposing trade barriers
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embargo | an agreement among a group do nations that prohibits them all from trading with a target nation
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cabinet | a group of advisers to the president that includes the heads of 15 top-level executive departments
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federal bureaucracy | the collective agencies and employees of the executive branch
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independent agency | federal board or commission that is not part of any cabinet department
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government corporation | a business owned and operated by the federal government
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political appointee | a person appointed to a federal position by the president
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civil service worker | person hired into a government position
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civil service system | the practice of hiring government workers on the basis of ppem, competitive examinations and merit
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spoils system | rewarding people with government jobs on the basis of their political support
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merit system | hiring people into government jobs on that basis I of their qualifications
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Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
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