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chapter 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| elector | person appointed to vote in presidential elections for president or vice president. |
| display | to show or list |
| outcome | a result or consequence |
| resign | to give up one's office or position |
| require | to have a need or to order |
| executive order | a rule or command the president gives out that has the force of law |
| pardon | a declaration of forgiveness and freedom from punishment |
| reprieve | an order to delay a person punishment until a higher count can hear the case |
| amnesty | a pardon to a group of people |
| ambassador | a official representative of a country's laws |
| foreign policy | a nation's overall plan for dealing with other nation |
| national security | the ability to keep the country safe from attack or harm |
| method | a procedure or progress of doing something |
| treaties | a formal agreement between the government of two or more countries |
| executive agreement | an agreement between the president and the leader of another country. |
| 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 |
| target | selected person or thing receiving an action |
| role | the function of a person or thing |
| cabinet | a group of advisers to the president that includes the heads of 15 top level executive departments |
| federal bureaucracy | agencies and the employees of the executive branch of government |
| specific | falling into a particular category |
| executive agency | independent agency that deals with certain specific areas within the government |
| government corporation | a business owned and operated by the federal government |
| regulatory commission | independent agency created by Congress that can make rules concerning certain activities and bring violators to court |
| political appointee | a person appointed to a federal position by the president |
| 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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