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Vocabulary test for A.P. Government
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Political Studies
Undergraduate 1
11/10/2016

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Amendment 19
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women's suffrage
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Amendment 26
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18 year old's vote.
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Buckley v. Valeo 1976
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The court ruled that giving money to a political campaign was a form of free speech and threw out some stringent federal regulations on fund-raising and election spending.
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Litmus test
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It means having a specific position on one particular issue that must be met in order for the person/bill/whatever to be even considered.
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Jurisdiction
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official power to make legal decisions and judgments.
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Jurisprudence
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theory or philosophy of law.
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Energetic president
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the Constitution created a weak Chief Executive; but the President has access to great potential power, energetic presidents seize upon that potential power in ability to execute laws and exploit public opinion.
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Impeachment
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formal accusation of wrong doing against a public official.
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State of the Union
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annual message delivered to Congress by president.
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Coattails
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The coattail effect is the tendency for a popular political party leader to attract votes for other candidates of the same party in an election.
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