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| _______ is an economy in which private enterprise exists in combination with a considerable amount of gov. regulation and promotion |
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| _______ is an adjustment to opposing principles or systems by modifying some aspects of each |
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| ________ is a form of government in which the supreme authority rests with the people |
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| ______ is a form of government in which the power to rule is held by a small, usually self-appointed elite |
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| ______ is the body of fundamental laws setting out the principles, structures, and processes of a gov. |
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| _________ is the current world population |
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| _______ is the chief executive's power to reject a bill passed by the legislature |
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| _________ means the gov. and all of its officers are always subject to the law |
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| _________ means the gov. and all of its officers are always subject to the law |
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| ______ means to declare illegal, null and void, of no force or effect |
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| _______ is a act made by the president directly with the head of a foreign state |
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| ________ is a presidential advisory body, traditionally made up of the executive departments and other officers |
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| The #'d sections of the constitution are called ________ |
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| the system of overlapping powers of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches to permit each branch to check the powers of the other is called _______ |
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| the first ten amendments to the constitution are known as ________ |
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| _______ is the part of the constitution that describes the legislative branch |
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| _______ is the part of the Constitution that describes the Judicial Branch |
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| ________ are those powers that both the national gov. and the states possess and exercise |
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| ______ is a system of government in which a written constitution divides power between a central government and local governments |
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| ______ are those powers that can be exercised by the national government by the constitution |
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| __________ are those powers presumed to have been given to the national government be cause it is a national government |
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| _________ are those powers that can be exercised by the national gov. alone |
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| __________ is a congressional act directing the people of a US constitution as a step towards admission to the union |
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| ______ is a form of federal monetary aid under which Congress gives a share of federal tax revenue, with virtually no restrictions, to the states, cities, countries, and townships |
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| _______ is a formal agreement entered into with the consent of Congress, between or among states or between a state and a foreign state |
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| is the legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one state is returned to the state where the crime was committed |
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| _________ are those delegated powers of the national gov. that are spelled out expressly in the constitution |
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| ________ is a type of federal grants-in-aid for some particular but broadly defined area of public policy |
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| _______ are those powers of the national gov. that are suggested by the expressed powers set out in the constitution |
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| ______ is one type of federal grants-in-aid; made for some specific, closely defined purpose |
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| ________ means the current office holder |
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| ________ is an electoral district from which one person is elected |
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| __________ is the smallest unit of election of election administration |
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| __________ is a government action based on firm allegiance to a party |
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| ___ is the number of the lead candidate obtains over the second highest candidate |
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| __________ means supported by two parties |
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| a temporary alliance of several groups that come together to form a working majority is called __________ |
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| A ______ is a conflicting group |
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| ________ is all of the eligible voters |
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| _________ is a unit into which cities are often divided for the election of city council members |
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| Between the years 1932 and 1968, _______ was the party that dominated poltics |
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| between 1800 and 1860, ____ was the party that dominated politics |
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| a special tax, demanded by States, as a condition of voting |
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| __________- the drawing of electoral district lines to benefit one party or group |
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| _________ is the only state that does not require votes to register |
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| mandated by the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the prior approval by the Justice Department of changes to new election laws by certain States |
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| _________- congressional election that occurs between presidential election years |
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| ________- one's own influence or effectiveness in politics |
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| __________- voting for candidates of different parties for different offices in the same election |
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| ______- a person's ability to read or write |
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| ____________ is the # of the amendment that gave 18 year olds the right to vote |
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| __________- the process by which people gain their political attitudes and opinions |
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| __________- measurable differences between the partisan choices of men and women today |
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| _________- the practice of voting for candidates of only one party in an election |
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| _________- the right to vote |
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| _________- a procedure of voter identification intended to prevent fraudulent voting |
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| ________- the process of reviewing lists of registered voters and removing the names of those no longer eligible to vote |
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| _________ is the number of the amendment that gave women the right to vote |
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| _________- a term used to describe people who have no party affiliation |
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| __________- person living in a State for only a short time, without legal residence |
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| ________- list of all registered voters in each precinct |
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| __________ is a provision made for those unable to get to their regular polling place on election day |
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| __________ is a provision made for those unable to get to their regular polling place on election day |
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| A ________ is a group of like-minded people who meet select to select the candidates they will support in the upcoming election |
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| __________ is the process of candidate selection in an electoral system |
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| ______ is the effect of a strong candidate running for an office at the top of the ballot helping to attract voters to other candidates on the party's ticket |
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| ________ is a grant of money, usually from a government |
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| ________ is the place where the voters who live in a certain precinct go to vote |
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| _________ is the political extension of special interest groups which have a major stake in public policy |
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| ________ is a regularly scheduled election at which voters make a final selection of officeholders |
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| ________ is a voting process in which voters receive a long ballot containing the names of all contenders regardless of party and can vote how they choose |
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| _______ sets the date for congressional elections |
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| Most election laws in the US are ______ laws |
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| The __________ administers all federal law dealing with campaign finance |
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| _______ are short, sharply focused reports that can be aired in 30 or 45 seconds. |
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| Those means of communication that reach large audiences are called _________ |
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| _________ is a device that attempts to collect information by asking people questions |
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| ________ means of or from the people |
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| __________ is a technique of persuasion aimed at influencing individual group behaviors |
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| ________ refers to activities by which group pressures are brought on legislators, the legislative process, and all aspects of public policy making |
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| ______ are polls that seek to read the public's mind simply by asking the same question to a large # of people |
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| _______ refers to the instructions or commands a constituency gives to its elected officials |
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| __________ is the complex collection of the opinions of many different people |
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| A member of the House must be at least __ years old |
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| A member of the Senate must have been a citizen for at least ___ years |
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| There are 435 members of the House |
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| In the case of ________, the court held that the population of GA congressional districts was so great as to violate the constitution |
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| _______- means to distribute, as in seats of a legislative |
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| __________ is review by legislative committees of the policies and programs of the executive branch |
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| __________ is a benefit allowing members of Congress to mail things postage free |
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| The people and interests that an elected official represents are called _________ |
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| New terms in congress begin on _______ |
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| January 23, at noon, of every other odd-#'d year |
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| Today, each representative in the House represents about ___________ people |
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| Georgia has _____ members in the House |
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| West Point is in the ____ congressional district |
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| _________ and __________ are the two senators from AL |
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| The House can expel a member with a ____ vote |
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| ______ is the exclusive legal right of a person to reproduce, publish, or sell his own creations |
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| ________ is the power of a government to take private property for public use |
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| ________ is any kind of money that a creditor must, by law, accept as payment for debts |
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| the exclusive power of Congress to regulate interstate and foreign trade is called ________ |
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| The floor leaders are each assisted by ____. |
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| A provision attached to an important measure certain to pass is called a _______ |
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| Most work in Congress is done in _______ |
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| _____ is a proposal presented to a legislative body for possible enactment as a law |
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| ________ is a measure relating to the internal business of one house in a legislature, or expressing that chamber's opinion on the matter without the force of law |
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| ________ is a procedure used to limit or end debate |
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| _______ is the presiding officer over the House |
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| ________ is a closed meeting of a party's House or Senate members |
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| ______ is the least # of members who must be present for a legislative body to conduct business |
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| ________ means to print a bill in its final form |
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