Chapter 7 "Presidency"
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22 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 electoral college | how the United States elects the President. |
| elector | person who votes in the Electoral College. |
| executive order | a rule made by the president that has the force of law |
| pardon | to give freedom from a punishment for a person found guilty of a crime. |
| reprieve | power to delay a person's punishment. |
| amnesty | to give forgiveness to a group of people for crimes committed. |
| foreign policy | a nation's plan to deal with other countries. |
| national security | the ability to keep the country safe from attack or harm |
| treaty | a formal agreement between two or more nations |
| executive agreement | an agreement between the President and the leader of another country |
| ambassador | a representative sent by one government to another |
| trade sanctions | placing trade barriers on another country to prevent them from trading with others. |
| embargo | an act to get others not to trade with a certain country. |
| cabinet | persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers; the President's advisors. |
| federal bureaucracy | everyone who works for the government, including non elected employees |
| independent agencies | additional agencies created by Congress located outside the President's Cabinet departments. |
| government corporations | a business that the federal government runs. |
| political appointees | people appointed to a federal position by the president as a reward. |
| civil service workers | People hired into positioms in the national government ; makes up 90% of government workers. |
| civil service exam | a competitive exam used to hire government officials. |
| spoils system | practice of rewarding supporters with government jobs by the winning President. |
| merit system | the system of employing and promoting civil servants on the basis of ability |
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