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Chapter 7 Civics
Term | Definition |
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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 president and vice president. |
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 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 of 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 representatives 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 Workers | 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. |