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| Electoral College | A group of people selected by state legislatures who are responsible for electing the President and Vice President. |
| Elector | The people appointed to vote in presidential elections . |
| Executive order | A rule or command from the President 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 | to pardon a group of people. |
| Foreign Policy | a nation's overall plan for dealing with other countries. |
| 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. |
| Ambassador | An official representative of a country's government. |
| Trade Sanction | An effort to punish another country 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 advisers to the President that includes the heads of the top level executive derpartments. |
| Federal Bureaucracy | the agencies and employees of the executive branch. |
| Independent Agency | federal board or commission that is not part of any cabinet department. |
| Government Corporation | a business owned and operated by the federal government. |
| Political Appointee | a person appointed to a federal position by the President. |
| Civil Service Worker | a person hired into a federal position. |
| Civil Service System | the practice of hiring government workers on the basis of open competitive exams and merit. |
| Spoils System | rewarding people with government jobs on the basis of their political support. |
| Merit System | hiring people into government jobs based on their qualifications for the job. |
