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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. |
| Electors | 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 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 country's government |
| Trade sanctions | 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 agencies | federal board or commission that is not part of any cabinet department |
| Government corporations | a business owned and operated by the federal government |
| Political appointees | a person appointed to a federal position by the president |
| Civil service workers | a 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 the basis of their political support |
| Merit system | hiring people into government jobs on the basis of their qualifications |
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