Unit 5 The Executive Branch Vocabulary Review Question Preview (ID: 60653)


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an agreement among a group of nations that prohibits them all from trading with a target nation
a) Trade Sanction
b) Embargo
c) Government Corporation
d) Federal Bureaucracy

the practice of hiring government workers on the basis of open, competitive examinations and merit
a) Merit System
b) Civil Service System
c) Spoils System
d) Independent Agency

hiring people to federal government jobs based on political support
a) Civil Service System
b) Spoils System
c) Independent Agency
d) Merit System

hiring people to federal government jobs based on qualifications
a) Civil Service System
b) Independent Agency
c) Merit System
d) Spoils System

a business owned and operated by the federal government
a) Federal Bureaucracy
b) Trade Sanction
c) Government Corporation
d) Embargo

advisors to the President
a) Federal Bureaucracy
b) Ambassador
c) Independent Agency
d) Cabinet

an official representative of a country’s government
a) Ambassador
b) Cabinet
c) Federal Bureaucracy
d) Independent Agency

all the agencies and people who work for the executive branch
a) Independent Agency
b) Ambassador
c) Federal Bureaucracy
d) Cabinet

federal board or commission that is not part of any cabinet department
a) Independent Agency
b) Cabinet
c) Federal Bureaucracy
d) Ambassador

a formal agreement between the governments of two countries
a) National Security
b) Executive Order
c) Treaty
d) Foreign Policy

an effort to punish another nation by imposing trade barriers
a) Trade Sanction
b) Government Corporation
c) Federal Bureaucracy
d) Embargo

the ability to keep the country safe from harm or attack
a) National Security
b) Treaty
c) Executive Order
d) Foreign Policy

people appointed to vote in presidential elections for major candidates
a) Electors
b) Foreign Policy
c) Executive Order
d) Electoral College

a nation's overall plan for dealing with other nations
a) Executive Order
b) Electoral College
c) Electors
d) Foreign Policy

a rule or command that has the force of law
a) Executive Order
b) Electoral College
c) Foreign Policy
d) Electors

The group of people who elect the President and Vice-President
a) Electors
b) Foreign Policy
c) Executive Order
d) Electoral College

Forgiving someone of their crimes and freeing them from punishment
a) Amnesty
b) Pardon
c) Reprieve
d) Executive Agreement

the delaying of punishment until a higher court can hear the case
a) Reprieve
b) Pardon
c) Executive Agreement
d) Amnesty

to pardon a group of people
a) Amnesty
b) Pardon
c) Reprieve
d) Executive Agreement

an agreement between the President and a leader of another country
a) Amnesty
b) Executive Agreement
c) Reprieve
d) Pardon

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