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| A group of people named by each state legislature to select president and vice president. |
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| The person appointed in presidential elections for major candidates |
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| A rule or command that has the force of law |
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| A declaration of forgiveness and freedom from punishment |
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| An order to delay a person's punishment until a higher court can hear the case |
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| A pardon towards a group of people |
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| A nation's overall plan for dealing with other nations |
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| The ability to keep a country safe form attack or harm |
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| formal agreements between the governments of 2 or more countries |
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| An agreement between the president and the leader of another country |
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| An official who represents a country's government in another country |
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| Efforts to punish another nation by imposing trade barriers |
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| An agreement amung a group of nations that prohibit a nation from all trading. |
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| A group of presidential advisors |
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| Agencies and employers of the executive branch |
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| government owned and operated businesses |
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| People the president has chosen because of they have proven executive abilities or were important in supporting the president in the election |
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| people who have permanent employment with the government |
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| the practice of having government workers on the basis at open competitive examinations and merit |
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| The practice of giving government jobs to people as a reward of their support |
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| Government officials new workers from lists of people who have passed test; not civil service standards |
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