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1. The powers expressly given to Congress in the Constitution.






2. Donations made to political candidates - party committees - or groups which - by law - are limited and must be declared.






3. The set of arrangements - including checks and balances - federalism - separation of powers - rule of law - due process - and a bill of rights - that requires our leaders to listen - think - bargain - and explain before they act or make laws. We then






4. Written defamation of another person. For public officials and public figures - the constitutional tests designed to restrict libel actions are especially rigid.






5. Those citizens who follow public affairs carefully.






6. A consistent pattern of beliefs about political values and the role of government.






7. The widely shared beliefs - values - and norms about how citizens relate to governments and to one another.






8. A PAC formed by an officeholder that collects contributions from individuals and other PACs and then makes contributions to other candidates and political parties.






9. Government in which the people elect those who govern and pass laws; also called a republic.






10. Theory that opposes governmental interference in economic affairs beyond what is necessary to protect life and property.






11. International organization derived from the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) that promotes it free trade around the world.






12. Usually the largest organization in government with the largest mission; also the highest rank in Federal hierarchy.






13. Presidential power to strike - or remove - specific items from a spending bill without vetoing the entire package; declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.






14. A court with appellate jurisdiction that hears appeals from the decisions of lower courts.






15. A formal decision to reject a bill passed by Congress after it adjourns






16. A national meeting of delegates elected in primaries - caucuses - or state conventions who assemble once every four years to nominate candidates for president and vice president - ratify the party platform - elect officers - and adopt rules.






17. Employment cycle in which individuals who work for governmental agencies that regulate interests eventually end up working for interest groups or businesses with the same policy concern.






18. A specific course of action taken by government to achieve a public goal.






19. Implies that although federalism provides 'a sharing of power and authority between the national and state governments - the state's share rests upon the permission and permissiveness of the national government.'






20. An informal and subjective affiliation with a political party that most people acquire in childhood.






21. The process - most notably in families and schools - by which we develop our political attitudes - values - and beliefs.






22. Voting based on what a candidate pledges to do in the future about an issue if elected.






23. A type of policy that takes benefits (usually through taxes) from one group of Americans and gives them to another (usually through spending).






24. Period at the beginning of the new president's term during which the president enjoys generally positive relations with the press and Congress - usually lasting about six months.






25. A provision in a deed to real property prohibiting its sale to a person of a particular race or religion. Judicial enforcement of such deeds is unconstitutional.






26. Literally - a 'friend of the court' brief - filed by an individual or organization to present arguments in addition to those presented by the immediate parties to a case.






27. The process by which we develop our political attitudes - values - and beliefs.






28. Petition that - if signed by majority of the House of Representatives' members - will pry a bill from committee and bring it to the floor for consideration.






29. Remedial action designed to overcome the effects of discrimination against minorities and women.






30. Tax levied on imports to help protect the nation's industries - labor - or farmers from foreign competition. It can also be used to raise additional revenue.






31. A technique of Congress to establish federal regulations. Federal grants may establish certain conditions that extend to all activities supported by federal funds - regardless of their source. The first and most famous of these is Title VI of the 196






32. People who favor national action over action at the state and local levels.






33. The powers of the national government in foreign affairs that the Supreme Court has declared do not depend on constitutional grants but rather grow out of the very existence of the national government.






34. Tax required to vote; prohibited for national elections by the Twenty-Fourth Amendment (1964) and ruled unconstitutional for all elections in Harper v. Virginia Board of Elections (1966).






35. An ideology that cherishes individual liberty and insists on minimal government - promoting a free market economy - a noninterventionist foreign policy - and an absence of regulation in moral - economic - and social life.






36. A widely shared and consciously held view - like support for homeland security.






37. A company in which new employees must join a union within a stated time period.






38. Trial or punishment for the same crime by the same government; forbidden by the Constitution.






39. An election system in which each party running receives the proportion of legislative seats corresponding to its proportion of the vote.






40. The practice of exporting U.S. jobs to lower paid employees in other nations.






41. Lawsuit brought by an individual or group of people on behalf of all those similarly situated.






42. Exemption from prosecution for a particular crime in return for testimony pertaining to the case.






43. Statement required by Federal law from all agencies for any project using Federal funds to assess the potential affect of the new construction or development on the environment.






44. Programs such as unemployment insurance - disaster relief - or disability payments that provide benefits to all eligible citizens.






45. Opponents of ratification of the Constitution and of a strong central government - generally.






46. Federal laws (starting with the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890) that try to prevent a monopoly from dominating an industry and restraining trade.






47. The rule of precedent - whereby a rule or law contained in a judicial decision is commonly viewed as binding on judges whenever the same question is presented.






48. Clause in the Fifth Amendment limiting the power of the national government; similar clause in the Fourteenth Amendment prohibits the state governments from depriving any person of life - liberty - or property without due process of law.






49. A policy promoting cutbacks in the amount of Federal regulation in specific areas of economic activity.






50. Powers the Constitution specifically grants to one of the branches of the national government.







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