Honors Civics Chapter 7 Vocab

Electoral College

The Presidential elections take place every four years in which each state allocates electors based on its population. These electors formally elect the President and Vice President.

Electors

People who vote for one of the major presidential candidates

Display

show

outcome

result

Require

call

Executive Order

A rule or command that has the force of law

Impact

Influence

Pardon

Declaration of forgiveness and freedom from punishment

Reprieve

An order to delay a person’s punishment until a higher court can hear the case

Amnesty

A pardon toward a group of people

Policy

Strategy

Foreign Policy

A nation’s plan for dealing with other nations

National security

the ability to keep the country safe from attack or harm.

Methods

procedures

treaties

Formal agreements between the governments of two or more countries

executive agreement

An agreement between the president and the leader of another country

ambassador

An official representative of a country’s government

trade sanctions

efforts to punish another nation by imposing trade barriers

Embargo

An agreement among a group of nations that prohibits them from trading with a target nation

Target

goal