Honors Civics - Vocabulary - Chapter 7: The Executive Branch
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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 candidates
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executive order
a rule or commands 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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display
to put in plain view
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outcome
the result of an action or event
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require
to have a need for or to order
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impact
to influence or affect
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policy
a guiding course of action
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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 naitons that prohibits them all from trading with a target nation
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method
a procedure or process of doing something
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target
a goal or aim
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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
agencies and the employees of the executive branch of government
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independent agency
federal brand 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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monitor
to watch or observe
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role
the function of a person or thing
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