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| The ability to keep the country safe from attack or harm |
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| a pardon to a group of people |
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| a group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president |
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| an effort to punish another nation by imposing trade barriers |
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| a group of advisers to the president that includes the heads of 15 top-level executive departments |
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| the practice of hiring government workers on the basis of open, competitive examinations and merit |
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| a rule or command that has the force of law |
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| person hired into a government position |
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| a formal agreement between the governments of two or more countries |
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| a system of hiring people into government jobs on the basis of their qualifications |
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