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chapter 10 vocabulary the president

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cabinet
a group of presidential advisers made up of the Heads of the Executive Departments, the Vice President, and other officials that the President asks
bureaucracy
a government or other organization with many different departments and complex rules and procedures (Federal Bureaucracy)
executive order
a rule the President issues that has the force of law
ambassador
an official representative of a country's government
treaty
a formal agreement between two or more countries
executive agreement
an agreement between the President and the leader of another country
pardon
a declaration of forgiveness and freedom from punishment
reprieve
an order to delay carrying out a sentence or court order
amnesty
a pardon granted to members of a group who have broken the law
administration
All the officials who help the President plan and carry out all of his/her policies - The President's Administration
domestic
relating to matters within a country
foreign
relating to matters outside a country
foreign policy
a nation's 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
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 (particular) nation
Electoral College
a group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president
elector
the person appointed to vote in presidential elections for the major candidates
independent agency
a federal board or federal commission that is not part of any cabinet department (not part of one of the 15 Executive Departments)
government corporation
a business owned and operated by the federal government [EXAMPLE: United States Post Office - They are not interested in making a profit-they are interested in providing a service. They do not have to pay their expenses for printing stamps, paying their postal workers and maintaining buildings and equipment like postal trucks, etc.]
merit system
hiring people into government jobs based on their qualifications
spoils system
rewarding people by hiring them into government jobs based on their political support for you
civil service system
the practice of hiring government workers based on open, competitive examinations and merit
civil service worker
person hired into a federal position = a federal worker = works for the federal government
political appointee
a person appointed to a federal position by the President [EXAMPLE: Ambassadors, Supreme Court Justices, Head of the 15 Executive Departments]
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