Civics Executive Branch Vocabulary

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Organizations of departments and agencies below the cabinet

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Federal bureaucracy

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Pardon towards a group of people

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Amnesty

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A rule or command that has the force of law

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Executive Order

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Declaration of forgiveness and freedom from punishment

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Pardon

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An indirect method of electing the President where we choose a slate of electors to vote for the president

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Electoral College

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Efforts to punish other nations by imposing trade barriers

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Trade sanction

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President's policy for dealing with countries outside the United States

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Foreign policy

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An agreement between the president and the leader of another country

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Executive agreement

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A group of presidential advisers that include the heads of the 15 top-level executive departments.

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Cabinet

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An agreement among a group of nations that prohibits them from trading with certain nations.

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Embargo