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| A pardon that is issues to a group of people who are not in compliance with the law. |
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| Departments, agencies, bureaus and offices of the executive branch that are characterized by hierarchal organization and the specific job responsibilities to employees. |
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| The spread and integration of economies, politics, technology, and culture around the world. |
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| 1st step in the process of removing an official from public office. |
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| The exoneration of both the crime and the associated penalty. |
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| The approval by 2/3 of senators present, of a presidentially signed (international) treaty. |
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| The exoneration of the penalty associated with the crime, but not the crime itself. |
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| The 2/3 approval by senate of a presidential nominee. |
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| A set of structures and procedures used by government to administer policies and programs. |
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| Delegation of power by the federal government to state and local government. |
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| Series of federal government programs aimed to end poverty and racial injustice promoted by Lyndon B. Johnson. |
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| Term describing the coordination among congressional committees, bureaucratic agencies and interest groups. |
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| A complex set of cooperative relationships between groups affected by a particular set of policies and the bureaucratic agency and congressional committee with jurisdiction over those policies |
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| A shift in responsibility for service provision from the public to the private sector. |
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| Period in late 19th/ early 20th centuries marked by social movements calling for higher government regulation. (prohibition,women's suffrage) |
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| Rewarding party supporters with government jobs and services |
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| Type of brief filed by a "friend of the court" or someone not directly involved with the case at hand. Often filed by interest groups to help in decision making process. |
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| Power to review cases heard in a lower court. |
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| Agrees with conclusion but not the reasoning of the majority opinion of the court. |
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| Opinion that disagrees with the conclusion of the majority opinion of the court. |
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| Loose constitutional interpretation. |
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| Strict constitutional interpretation. |
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| Power to interpret laws of fed/state/organizations as constitutional or unconstitutional. |
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| Authority to decide a legal issue or case. |
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| When the legal issue has been resolved or is no longer relevant. |
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| Agreeing to hear a case if at least 4 justices favor its review |
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| Request from a high court to a lower court for records of a case to be sent for review. |
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| Order issued by the Supreme Court requiring a gov't. agency to carry out a legal duty |
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| Statistical difference in which women favor the Dems while men favor the GOP |
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| Following election, a few months where the newly elected president faces little public critisism. |
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| Statistic regulated to the sample size of a survey that suggests the numerical degree to which the results may or may not be reflective of opinions of the general public. |
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| Collective attitudes and beliefs about policies and government |
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| Rally Around the Flag effect |
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| Increased popular support given to the President in times of crisis. |
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| Method of selecting participants where each member has an equal chance of being selected. |
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| Combo of education, occupation, and income to gauge one's place in society |
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| Informal poll that does not employ scientific methods like random sampling. |
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| Selecting a running mate that broadens the appeal of a campaign. |
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| Conventional Participation |
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| Culturally acceptable political activity. |
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| During the civil rights movement of the 1960's, activists would ride public transport to protect racial segregation |
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| Federal elections occurring between presidential election years. |
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| Evaluates candidates based on forecasts of future political behavior |
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| Evaluates candidates on experience and past performance |
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| Degree of civil connectedness within a political community |
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| Where voters lose interest in politics due to being asked to vote on too many different issues too frequently. |
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| Principle by which political systems with single member plurality districts are likely to have a two party system |
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| Mean by which voters consider measures to change local ordinances, state statues or constitutions |
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| Support political party beyond voting. |
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| Document where the official issues and positions are displayed |
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| Party organization at state or local level that sought political influence by offering rewards, in the form of gov't jobs and services to sympathetic voters and party workers. |
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| Means for voters to remove an elected official before the expiration of the officeholder's term |
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| Means for citizens to participate in policymaking by voting directly on a variety of measures, including initiatives or recalls. |
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| Local meeting of party members in which the party's nominee is selected |
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| Created by the Constitution to permit indirect election of the President |
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| Presidential vote choices of electors who have been selected through the state to participate in the electoral college |
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| Moving up primaries early into the election season in order to have more influence over the selection of party presidential nominees |
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| View of citizens that their government has the lawful authority to govern. |
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| Given directly to a candidate for congressional office or the presidency |
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| Unregulated donations to party organizations to their operational expenses. |
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| Groups created to support or oppose candidates for elective office, but cannot correlate activities with a specific candidate or political party. Issue advocacy only. |
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| Collective Action Problem |
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| Political activity that aims to impact the outcome of an election |
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| Interest Group Entrepeneur |
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| Attempts to organize people with shared interests to take collective action |
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| Rewards carrying monetary value that comes from membership or participation in an interest group |
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| benefit individuals or select groups w/o benefiting the whole |
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| Organization established by individuals or private groups with the aim of raising money to contribute to candidates for elective office. Regulated by FEC |
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| Benefit the whole as opposed to a select group of individuals |
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| Gratification from working toward a worthy cause or desired policy goal. |
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| Prohibit employers from requiring union membershio as a condition of employment |
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| Social advantage that comes from working with others toward a common goal |
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| Groups organized to monitor government activity and educate the public on various aspects of the political process, including candidate compliance with finance, and voting behavior |
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| Est in NY Times v. Sullivan for libel. Falsity and reckless disregard for the truth. |
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| Process by which media encourages viewers to interpret journalistic stories in a particular way |
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| idea that all internet consumers should have equal access to legal internet |
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