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Ch civic chapter 7
Question | Answer |
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electoral college | a group of the people named by each state legislature to select the president and voice president. |
elector | person appointed to vote in president election for the major candidates. |
executive order | a rule or command that has the force of law. |
pardon | to grant a prisoner an early release form prison,with certain restriction. |
reprieve | an order to delay a person's punishment until a higher count 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 county safe from attack or harm. |
treaty | a formal agreement between the government of two or more countries. |
executive agreement | an agreement between the president and the leader of another county. |
ambassador | an official representatives of a county'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 from trading with with a target nation. |
cabinet | a group of advisers to the president that includes the heads of 15 top level executive department. |
federal bureaucracy | the collective agencies and employees of the executives 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 works on the basic of open.competitive examinations and merit. |
spoils system | rewarding people with government job on the basis of their political support. |
merit system | hiring people into government jobs on the basis of their qualification. |