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| An ideology which calls for the collective or state ownership of land and other productive property |
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| a government in which the powers of government are divided between a central government and several local governments |
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| A philosophy based on the idea that they benefits of economic activity should be fairly distributed |
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| A private organization whose members share certain views and work to shape public opinion |
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| The societal problems that political leaders and citizens agree need government attention |
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| Those events and issues that concern the people at alrge like politics, public issues, and the making of public policy |
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| Those attitudes held by a significant number of people on matters of government and politics |
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| Someone who owns capital and puts it to productive use |
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| The process of granting federal approval or consent to the effectivness of a constitution, constitutional amendment, or treaty |
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| A government in which the executive and legislative branches are separate, independent of one another and coequal |
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| The institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies |
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| An alliance of independent states |
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| Those means of communication that reach large audiences simultaneously |
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| The governmental acquisition of private industry for public use |
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| Those powers that belong to the National Government because it is the government of a sovereign state within the world |
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| Powers that the constitution does not grant to the National Government and does not, at the same time, deny to the states |
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| Powers that are not clearly stated in the Constitution but are reasonably suggested by other powers |
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| The powers delegated to the National Government in so many words, or spelled out, in the Constitution |
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| Powers that both the National Government and the states possess and exercise |
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