Chapter 6 vocab

Question 1

Elector

Answer 1

Person appointed to vote in presidential elections for president of vice president.

Question 2

Display

Answer 2

To show or list.

Question 3

Outcome

Answer 3

A result of consequence.

Question 4

Resign

Answer 4

To give up one’s office or position.

Question 5

Executive order

Answer 5

A rule or command the president gives out that has the force of law.

Question 6

Pardon

Answer 6

A declaration of forgiveness and freedom from punishment.

Question 7

Reprieve

Answer 7

An order to delay a persons punishment until a higher court can hear the case.

Question 8

Amnesty

Answer 8

a pardon to a group of people.

Question 9

Ambassador

Answer 9

An official representative of a country’s government.

Question 10

Require

Answer 10

To have a need for or to order.

Question 11

Foreign policy

Answer 11

A nation’s overall plan for dealing with other nations.

Question 12

National security

Answer 12

The ability to keep the country safe from attack or harm.

Question 13

Treaty

Answer 13

A formal agreement between the governments of two or more countries.

Question 14

Executive agreement

Answer 14

An agreement between the president and the leader of another country.

Question 15

Trade sanctions

Answer 15

An effort to punish another nation by imposing trade barriers.

Question 16

Embargo

Answer 16

An agreement among a group of nations that prohibits them all from trading with a target nation.

Question 17

Method

Answer 17

A procedure or process of doing something.

Question 18

Target

Answer 18

A selected person or thing receiving an action.

Question 19

Cabinet

Answer 19

A group of advisers to the president that includes the heads of 15 top-level executive departments.

Question 20

Federal bureaucracy

Answer 20

Agencies and the employees of the executive branch of government.

Question 21

Executive agency

Answer 21

Independent agency that deals with certain specific areas within the government.

Question 22

Government corporation

Answer 22

A business owned and operated by the federal government.

Question 23

Regulatory commission

Answer 23

Independent agency created by congress that can make rules concerning certain activities and bring violators to court.

Question 24

Political appointee

Answer 24

A person appointed to a federal position by the president.

Question 25

Civil service system

Answer 25

The practice of hiring government workers on the basis of open competitive examinations and merit.

Question 26

Spoils System

Answer 26

Rewarding people with government jobs on the basis of their political support.

Question 27

Merit system

Answer 27

Hiring people into government jobs on the basis of their qualifications.

Question 28

Role

Answer 28

The function of a person or thing.

Question 29

Specific

Answer 29

Falling into a particular category