ch. 7
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Electoral College | a group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president.
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| Elector | Person appointed to vote in presidential elections for major Canaanidetes.
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| Executive Order | A rule or command that has the force of law.
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| Pardon | A declaration of forgiveness and freedom from punishment.
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| Reprieve | An order to delay a person's punishment until a higher court can hear the case.
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| Amnesty | A pardon to a group of people
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| Foreign Policy | A nation's overall plan for dealing with other nations
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| National Security | The ability to keep the country safe from attack or harm.
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| Treaty | A formal agreement between the governments of two or more countries
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| Executive Agreement | An agreement between the president and the leader of another country
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| Ambassador | An official representative of a country's government
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| Trade Sanction | An effort to punish another nation by imposing trade barriers
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| Embargo | An agreement among a group of nations that prohibits them all from trading within a target nation
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| Cabinet | A group of advisers to the president that includes the heads of 15 top-level executive departments
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| Federal Bureaucracy | The collective agencies and employees of the executive branch
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| Independent Agency | Federal board or commission that is not part of any cabinet department
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| Government Corporation | A business owned and operated by the federal government
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| Independent Agency | Federal board or commission that is not part of any cabinet department
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| Government Corporation | A business owned and operated by the federal government
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| Political Appointee | A person appointed to a federal position by the president
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| Civil Service Worker | Person hired into a government position
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| Civil Service System | The practice of hiring government workers on the basis of open, competitive examinations and merit
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| Spoils System | Rewarding people with government jobs on the basis of their political support
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| Merit System | Hiring people into government jobs on the basis of their qualifications
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