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AP Government

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1. People who favor state or local action rather than national action.






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






3. Clause in the Fourteenth Amendment that forbids any state to deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. By interpretation - the Fifth Amendment imposes the same limitation on the national government. This clause is t






4. Attempting to overthrow the government by force or use violence to interrupt its activities.






5. The cluster of presidential staff agencies that help the president carry out his responsibilities. Currently the office includes the Office of Management and Budget - the Council of Economic Advisers - and several other units.






6. Review of all executive branch testimony - reports - and draft legislation by the Office of Management and Budget to ensure that each communication to Congress is in accordance with the president's program.






7. Contributions to a state or local party for party-building purposes.






8. Divisions within society that cut across demographic categories to produce groups that are more heterogeneous or different.






9. 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.






10. The convention in Philadelphia - May 25 to September 17 - 1787 - that debated and agreed upon the Constitution of the United States.






11. Legal process whereby an alleged criminal offender is surrendered by the officials of one states to officials of the state in which the crime is alleged to have been committed.






12. The right to keep executive communications confidential - especially if they relate to National Security.






13. An international trade organization with more than 130 members - including the United States and the People's Republic of China - that seeks to encourage free trade by lowering tariffs and other trade restrictions.






14. A belief that limited government insures order competitive markets and personal opportunity.






15. A policy-making alliance among loosely connected participants that comes together on a particular issue - then disbands.






16. 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.'






17. Constitutional requirement that governments act reasonably and that the substance of the laws themselves be fair and reasonable; limits what the government may do.






18. Divisions within society that reinforce one another - making groups more homogenous or similar.






19. 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.






20. The rights of all people to dignity and worth; also called human rights.






21. A jury of 12 to 23 persons who - in private - hear evidence presented by the government to determine whether persons shall be required to stand trial. If the jury believes there is sufficient evidence that a crime was committed - it issues an indictm






22. A government that enforces recognized limits on those who govern and allows the voice of the people to be heard through free - fair - and relatively frequent elections.






23. A minor party dedicated to the environment - social justice - nonviolence - and the foreign policy of nonintervention. Ralph Nader ran as the Green party's nominee in 2000.






24. A government agency that operates like a business corporation - created to secure greater freedom of action and flexibility for a particular program.






25. 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.






26. A tax graduated so that people with higher incomes pay larger fraction of their income than people with lower incomes.






27. Segregation resulting from economic or social conditions or personal choice.






28. An electoral district in which voters choose one representative or official.






29. The act of declaring party affiliation; required by some states when one registers to vote.






30. A national meeting of delegates elected at 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.






31. A policy-making alliance that involves a very strong ties among a congressional committee - an interest group - and a Federal Department or agency.






32. The right to vote.






33. The clause of the Constitution (Article I - Section 8 - Clause 3) that gives Congress the power to regulate all business activities that cross state lines or affect more than one state or other nations.






34. A meeting of party delegates to vote on matters of policy and in some cases to select party candidates for public office.






35. Presidential custom of submitting the names of prospective appointees for approval to senators from the states in which the appointees are to work.






36. 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.






37. Money spent by individuals or groups not associated with candidates to elect or defeat candidates for office.






38. A provision attached to a bill






39. The portion of the Federal budget that is spent on programs - such as Social Security - that the president and Congress are unwilling to cut.






40. Clause in the First Amendment that states that Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion. The Supreme Court has interpreted this to forbid governmental support to any or all religions.






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






42. An agreement among two or more states. Congress must approve most such agreements.






43. Powers expressly or implicitly reserved to the states.

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44. The power to keep executive communications confidential - especially if they relate to national security.






45. How groups form and organize to pursue their goals or objectives - including how to get individuals and groups to participate and to cooperate. The term has many applications in the various social sciences such as political science - sociology - and






46. The tendency of presidents to learn more about doing their jobs over time.






47. A person who is employed by and acts for an organized interest group or corporation to try to influence policy decisions and positions in the executive and legislative branches.






48. Governance according to the expressed preferences of the majority.






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






50. The precise legal definition of how government will implement a policy.