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22 Cards in this Set
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Electoral Collage
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People who can cast votes for the president.
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Elector
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A person who has the right to vote.
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Executive Order
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A rule or order given by the president to the executive branch.
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Pardon
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Being excused from a crime.
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Reprieve
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Cancel or postpone a punishment.
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Amnesty
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excusing people who have been convicted of a political offense.
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Foreign Policy
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governments strategy in dealing with other nations
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National Security
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A concept that the government should protect its state and its citizens against all national crisis.
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Treaty
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Ratified agreement between countries.
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Executive Agreement
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an agreement with all the nations made with the executive branch.
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Ambassador
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A representative sent from another country.
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Trade Sanction
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A trade penalty imposed by one nation onto one or more other nations.
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Embargo
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Ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country.
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Cabinet
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Body of advisers to the president.
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Federal Bureaucracy
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Performs three task in government.
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Independent Agency
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Agencies that exist outside of the federal executive departments.
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Government Corporation
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A state owned enterprise
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Political Appointee
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Any employee that is appointed by the president
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Civil Service Worker
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Civil Service System
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Spoils System
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The practice of a successful political party giving public office to its supporters.
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Merit System
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The process of promoting and hiring government employees based on their ability to perform a job.
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