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AP Government

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1. A career government employee.






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






3. Money government provides to parents to pay their children's tuition in a public or private school of their choice.






4. A procedural rule in the House of Representatives that permits floor amendments within the overall time allocated to the bill.






5. A theory of international relations that focuses on the tendency of nations to operate from self-interest.






6. Retroactive criminal law that works to the disadvantage of a person.






7. A system of public employment in which selection and promotion depend on demonstrated performance rather than political patronage.






8. 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.






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






10. A legislative practice that assigns the chair of the committee or subcommittee to the member of the majority party with the longest continuous service on the committee.






11. An opinion that agrees with the majority in a Supreme Court ruling but differs on the reasoning.






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






13. A court order forbidding specific individuals or groups from performing certain acts (such as striking) that the court considers harmful to the rights and property of an employer or community.






14. 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






15. Citizenship in more than one nation.






16. A collection of people who share a common interest or attitude and seek to influence government for specific ends. Interest groups usually work within the framework of government and try to achieve their goals through tactics such as lobbying.






17. A court order requiring explanation to a judge why a prisoner is being held in custody.






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






19. The difference between the revenues raised annually from sources of income other than borrowing and the expenditures of government - including paying the interest on past borrowing.






20. Stresses federalism as a system of intergovernmental relations in delivering governmental goods and services to the people and calls for cooperation among various levels of government.






21. The right to vote.






22. A judicial system in which the court of law is a neutral arena where two parties argue their differences.






23. 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.






24. The residents of a congressional district or state.






25. Election system in which each party running receives the proportion of legislative seats corresponding to its proportion of the vote.






26. Championed by Ronald Reagan - presumes that the power of the federal government is limited in favor of the broad powers reserved to the states.

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27. Financial contributions by individuals or groups in the hope of influencing the outcome of the election and subsequently influencing policy.






28. Arrangement whereby public officials are hired to provide legal assistance to people accused of crimes who are unable to hire their own attorneys.






29. A congressional district created to include a majority of minority voters; ruled constitutional so long as race is not the main factor in redistricting.






30. Electoral system used in electing the president and vice president - in which voters vote for electors pledged to cast their ballots for particular party's candidates.






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






32. A legal action conferring citizenship on an alien.






33. The system created by Congress in 1913 to establish banking practices and regulate currency in circulation and the amount of credit available. It consists of 12 regional banks supervised by the Board of Governors. Often called simply the Fed.






34. Advertisements and commercials for products and services; they receive less First Amendment protection - primarily to discourage false and misleading ads.






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






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






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






38. 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.






39. A technique of Congress to establish federal regulations. These sanctions permit the use of federal money in one program to influence state and local policy in another. For example - a 1984 act reduced federal highway aid by up to 15 percent for any






40. Clause in the First Amendment that states that Congress shall make no law prohibiting the free exercise of religion.






41. Something given with the expectation of receiving something in return.






42. The redrawing of congressional and other legislative district lines following the census - to accommodate population shifts and keep districts as equal as possible in population.






43. The formal instructions that government issues for implementing laws.






44. Alternative means of health care in which individuals make tax-deductible contributions to a special account that can be used to pay medical expenses.






45. A type of policy that provides benefits to all Americans.






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






47. A policy that emphasizes a united front and cooperation between the major political parties - especially on sensitive foreign policy issues.






48. Clause in the Constitution that states that 'Congress should have the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers. . . .' This clause is also known as the elastic clause as is a major and significant p

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49. Essays promoting ratification of the Constitution - published anonymously by Alexander Hamilton - John Jay - and James Madison in 1787 and 1788.






50. An opinion disagreeing with a majority in a Supreme Court ruling.







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