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22 Cards in this Set
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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 the major candidates |
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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 persons punishment until a higher court can hear a case |
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Amnesty |
A pardon to a group of people |
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Foreign policy |
A nations overall plan for dealing with other nations |
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National security |
Ability to keep the country safe from harm |
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Treaty |
A formal agreement between two governments |
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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 countrys government |
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Trade sanction |
An effort to punish another nation by imposing trade barriers |
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Embargo |
An agreement amount a group of nations that prohibits them all from trading with a target nation |
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Cabinet |
A group of advisers to the president that includes the heads of 14 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 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 |
A person hired into a federal 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 qualification |
