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Chapter 7 Vocabulary
| 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 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 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 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 basis of their political support |
| Merit System | hiring people into government jobs on the basis of their qualifications |