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Unit 6 VOCAB: Executive Branch (HMS Civics)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a person appointed to a federal position by the president [i.e. cabinet member, supreme court justice]

a)

spoils system

b)

political appointee

c)

executive agreement

2.

rewarding people with government jobs on the basis of their political support

a)

civil service system

b)

spoils system

c)

elector

3.

a rule or command the president gives out and that has the force of law

a)

pardon

b)

treaty

c)

executive order

4.

a declaration of forgiveness and freedom from the president

a)

cabinet

b)

pardon

c)

treaty

5.

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

a)

national security

b)

elector

c)

embargo

6.

an understanding or contract between the president and the leader of another country

a)

executive agreement

b)

embargo

c)

government corporations

7.

an order to delay a person’s punishment until a higher court hears the case

a)

reprieve

b)

elector

c)

treaty

8.

agencies and employees of the executive branch

a)

government corporations

b)

cabinet

c)

federal bureaucracy

9.

the ability to keep the country safe from attack or harm

a)

national security

b)

pardon

c)

foreign policy

10.

an independent agency created by Congress to make rules that an industry or group must follow

a)

executive agency

b)

government corporation

c)

regulatory commission

11.

a business owned and operated by the federal government

a)

executive agency

b)

government corporation

c)

regulatory commission

12.

an independent agency that deals with certain specific areas within the government

a)

executive agency

b)

government corporation

c)

regulatory commission

13.

a formal agreement between the governments of two or more countries

a)

treaty

b)

reprieve

c)

embargo

14.

a pardon to a group of people

a)

ambassador

b)

amnesty

c)

political appointee

15.

an effort to punish another country by imposing trade barriers

a)

federal bureaucracy

b)

foreign policy

c)

trade sanction

16.

an official representative of a country’s government

a)

elector

b)

ambassador

c)

cabinet

17.

a person appointed to vote in presidential elections for president or vice president [hint: need 270]

a)

elector

b)

ambassador

c)

cabinet

18.

a group of presidential advisers who head the executive departments

a)

elector

b)

ambassador

c)

cabinet

19.

rewarding people with government jobs on the basis of their political support

a)

spoils system

b)

civil service system

c)

political appointee

20.

a country’s overall plan for dealing with other nations

a)

executive order

b)

trade sanction

c)

foreign policy