Lesson Three And Four Flashcards
A nations overall plan for dealing with other nations
Foreign policy
A formal agreement between the governments of two or more countries
Treaty
The ability to keep the country safe from attack or harm
National security
An agreement between the president and the leader of another country
Executive agreement
An effort to punish another nation by imposing trade barriers
Trade sanction
Selected person or thing to receive an action
Target
A group of advisers to the president that includes the head of 15 top level executive departments
Cabinet
The job or function of a person or thing
Role
Angencies and the employees of the executive branch of government
Federal bureaucracy
Falling into a particular category
Specific
Independent agency that deals with certain specific areas within the government
Executive agency
A business owned and operated by the federal government
Government corporation
Independent agency created by congress that can make rules concerning certain activities and bring violators to court
Regulatory commission
A person appointed to a federal position by the president
Political appointee
The practice of hiring government workers on the basis of open competitive examinations and merit
Civil service system
