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Chapter 7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 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. |
| 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 Corperation | A business owned and operated by the federal government. |
| Political Appointee | A person appointed to a federal person by the president. |
| Civil Service Worker | A person hired into a government position. |
| Civil Service System | The practice of hiring government workers on the basis of open, competitive examinations ad merit. |
| Spoils System | Rewarding people with government jobs on basis of their political support. |
| Merit System | Hiring people into government jobs on the basis od their qualifications. |