| A | B |
|---|
| Electoral College | Group of poeple named by each state legis. to selct a President and Vice Pres. |
| Elector | A person appointed to vote in Pres. Elections |
| Executive Order | A rule of law that has the force of a law. |
| Pardon | Declaration of grievances. |
| Reprieve | Order to delay a person's punishment until a higher court can decide. |
| Amnesty | Pardon towards a group of people. |
| Foreign Policy | A nation's plan on how to deal with other nations. |
| National Security | Ability to keep a country safe from harm. |
| Treaty | Formal agreements between two or more countries. |
| Executive Agreement | Ageements between President and leader of another country. |
| Ambassador | Official repres. of a country's government. |
| Trade Sanction | Efforts to punish another nation by imposing trade barriers. |
| Embargo | Agreement among countries prohibiting them from trading with a foreign nation. |
| Cabinet | Group of presidential advisers of 15 top level departments. |
| Federal Bureaucracy | Agencies and employees of the executive branch |
| Political Appointee | Poeple who the President has chosen because they have proven ability and were supporters of the President during the election. |
| Civil Service Worker | Person hired into a federal position. |
| Civil Service System | Practice of hiring gov. workers on basis of open competitive examinations. |
| Spoils System | Rewarding poeple with gov. jobs on basis of their political support. |
| Merit System | Hiring people in gov. jobs on basis of their qualifications. |
