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22 Cards in this Set
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electoral college
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an indirect method of election
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Elector
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person appointed to vote in presidential elections
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execution order
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rule or command that has the force of law
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pardon
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declaration of forgiveness and freedom from punishment
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reprieve
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delay a person's punishment until a higher court can hear a case
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amnesty
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pardon to a group of people
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foreign policy
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nations plan for dealing with other nations
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national security
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ability to keep the country safe from harm
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treaty
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agreements between governments of two or more countrys
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executive agreement
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agreement between the president and leader of another country
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ambassador
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official representative of a country's government
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trade sanction
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effort to punish another nation by imposing trade barriers
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embargo
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agreement among a group of nation that prohibits them all from trading with a target nation
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cabinet
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group of advisers to the president that includes the heads of 14 top-level executive departments
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federal bureaucracy
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collective agencies and employees of the executive branch
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independent agency
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federal board of commission that is not part of any cabinet department
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government corporation
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business owned and operated by the federal government
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political appointee
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person appointed to a federal position by the president
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civil service worker
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person hired into a federal position
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civil service system
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practice of hiring government workers
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spoils system
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rewarding people with government jobs
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merit system
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hiring people into government jobs on the basis of their qualifications
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