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AP Gov Political Parties
AP Gov Political Parties
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12th Grade
02/17/2011

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Divided Government
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a situation in which one party controls the White House and another party controls one or both houses of the United States Congress.
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Unified Government
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•a situation in which the presidency and both houses of Congress are controlled by the same political party
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Party in Power
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governing party, government party, party in office
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Party in Electorate
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voters who identify with a political party
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States' Rights
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•States' rights in U.S. politics refers to the political powers that U.S. states possess in relation to the federal government, as guaranteed by the Tenth Amendment of the Bill of Rights.
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