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electoral college a group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president elector person appointed to vote in presidential elections for the major candidates executive order a rule or command that has the force of law pardon a 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 to a group of people foreign policy a nations overall plan for dealing with other nations national security the ability to keep the country safe from attack or harm treaty a formal agreement between the governments of two or more countries executive agreement an agreement between the President and the leader of another country ambasador an official of the gov who represents the nation in diplomatic matters trade sanction an effort to punish another nation by imposing trade barriers embargo an agreement among a group of nations that prohibits them all from trading with a target nation cabinet a group of advisors to the president federal bureaucracy the collective agencies and employees of the Executive Branch independent agency federal board or commission that is not part of any cabinet department government corporation a buisness owned and operated by trhe federal government