Ch. 7 The President and the Executive Branch
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30 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Electoral College | Indirect method used to elect the president where the people from each state vote to tell their electors who to vote for and then those votes are counted by Congress. |
| electoral votes | The amount of votes a state has for the Electoral College that is base on the number of its U.S. representatives and senators. |
| Speaker of the House | The position that follows the vice president in succession to the presidency. |
| Requirements for the presidency | Be at least 35 years old. Native-born American citizen Resident ofthe U.S. for at least 14 years. |
| White House | Where the president lives and works. |
| 25th Amendment | Made the provision for presidental succession. |
| Head of State | President's role of greeting visiting kings, queens, prime ministers,and other foreign leaders. |
| Commander in Chief | President's role of taking charge of the armed forces. |
| reprieve | Where the president may ask to delay a person's punishment until a higher court can hear the case. |
| amnesty | Where the president may grant pardon to a group of people. |
| executive agreement | Where the president can bypass the Senate in making a decision. |
| executive order | The president's power to rule or command that has the force of law. |
| trade sanctions | Efforts to punish another country by imposing trade barriers. |
| international trade | A goal in foreign to create markets for American products and jobs for American workers. |
| federal budget | The clearest statement of the administration's plans and goals for the coming year. |
| War Powers Act | The president must notify Congress immediately when troops are sent into battle. |
| foreign policy | A nation's overall plan for dealing with other nations. |
| Basic goal of foreign policy | National security, the ability to keep the country safe. |
| treaty | A formal agreement between two or more countries. |
| U.S. Postal Service | An example of a government corporation. |
| National Security Council | The Part of the Executive Office of the President that helps the President coordinate U.S. military and foreign policy. |
| Basic jobs of the executive departments and agencies of the federal bureaucracy. | Regulate various activites. Turn new laws into action. Administer day-to-day operations of the federal government. |
| foreign aid | Money, food, military assistance, or other supplies given to help other countries. |
| embargo | An agreement among a group of nations that prohibits them all from trading with a target nation. |
| regulatory boards and commissions | Units that protect the public by making and enforcing rules for certain industries or groups. |
| pardon | A declaration of forgiveness and freedom from punishment. |
| federal bureaucracy | All the agencies and employees of the executive branch. |
| merit system | How the civil service system bases their practices of hiring government workers. |
| Office of Personnel Management | Name of the office that directs the civil service system today. |
| spoils system | When government jobs goto people as a reward for their political support. |
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