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Across: 1. ___ College, an indirect method of election 4. ___ corporation, 50 independent agencies owned and operated by teh government 5. a nation's overall plan for dealing with other nations 8. independent ___, are not part of the Cabinet, they are not independent of the President 10. formal agreements between the government of two or more countries 12. declaration of forgiveness and freedom from punishment 13. ____ system, hiring people into government jobs on the basis of their qualifications 15. rewarding people with government jobs on the basis of their political support 16. the collective agencies and employees of the executive branch 17. trade ___, efforts to punish another nation by imposing barriers 18. an agreement between the president and the leader of another country

Down: 1. citizens appointed by each state to be part of Number One Across 2. a rule or command that has the force of law; one of the president's most important tools for carrying out laws 3. an order to delay a person's punishment until a higher court can hear the case or grant amnesty 6. an agreement among a group of nations that prohibits them all from trading with a target nation 7. a group of advisers to the president that includes the heads of 14 top-level executive departments 8. a pardon toward a group of people 9. ___ service system, the practice of hiring government workers on the basis of open, competitive examinations and merit 11. National ___, the ability to keep the country safe from attack or harm 14. civil service ___, person hired into a federal position