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| a person whose political ideology is niether strongly liberal nor conservative |
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| a societys framework of shared beliefs and values about governament |
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| philosophy that states tha the main purpose of government is to protect individual rights |
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| the concept that government should be divided into multiple branches |
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| the first 10 amendments to the constitution |
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| government system in which state and national governaments share power |
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| system created to prevent one branch of government from becoming to powerful |
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| portion of the constitution that guarantees that national law prevails in conflicts between state & national law |
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| portion of the constitution that allows the federal government to EXPAND its power |
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| way in which decisions are made in a democracy |
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| the person who currently holds a position and is running for election |
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| the number of electoral votes needed to win a presidential election |
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| an election held in even numbered years between presidential elections |
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| an election held for an unexpected vacancy of either a house member or a senator |
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| an election in which voters choose among canidates from different parties to fill an office |
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| an election in which voters determine theur parties nominee for elective office |
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| resident of an electoral district represented by an elective official |
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| when the number of representatives per state is determined based on population changes |
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| when the government has greater revenues than expidentures |
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| when the government has greater expidentures than revenues |
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| to free a person from punishment for a crime (special power of the president) |
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| department responsible for developing and prompting u.s. foreign policy |
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| the process of bringing charges against a member of the executive or judicial branch |
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| constitutional protections from government actions |
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| amendment that protects freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition |
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| non-verbal action that expresses an opinion AND is protected by the first amendment |
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| power to review lower court decisions |
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| belief that judges should defend the rights of those neglected by legislation |
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| view that judges should play a minimal role if policymaking |
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| a political group which is allowed to collect donations & give money to political campaigns |
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| political actron commitee |
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| a group that seeks to influence government to reach a particular goal or set of goals |
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| when a journalist or news reporter shows preference toward one political ideology |
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| act of attempting to influence decisions made by officials in the government |
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| voters approve or reject a law proposed by a state or local governing body |
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| voters remove elected officials from office at the ballot box |
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