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AP Government

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1. Trade status granted as part of an international trade policy that gives a nation the same favorable trade concessions and tariffs that the best trading partners receive.






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






3. Powers expressly or implicitly reserved to the states.

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4. Interpretation of the First Amendment that would permit legislatures to forbid speech encouraging people to engage in illegal action.






5. The reliance on diplomacy and negotiation to solve international problems.






6. 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.






7. Primary election in which only persons registered in the party holding the primary may vote.






8. Constitutional arrangement that concentrates power in a central government.






9. A formal agreement between the U.S. president and the leaders of other nations that does not require Senate approval.






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






11. The widespread belief that the United States is a land of opportunity and that individual initiative and hard work can bring economic success.






12. Promoting a particular position or an issue paid for by interest groups or individuals but not candidates. Much issue advocacy is often electioneering for or against a candidate - and until 2004 had not been subject to any regulation.






13. Formal accusation against a president or other public official - the first step in removal from office.






14. A procedure for terminating debate - especially filibusters - in the Senate.






15. A minor party founded by Ross Perot in 1995. It focuses on national government reform - fiscal responsibility - and political accountability. It has recently struggled with internal strife and criticism that it lacks an identity.






16. A tax whereby people with lower incomes pay a higher fraction of their income than people with higher incomes.






17. Presidential refusal to allow an agency to spend funds that Congress authorized and appropriated.






18. 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.






19. Economic theory based on the principles of John Maynard Keynes stating that government spending should increase during business slumps and be curbed during booms.






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






21. Compromise between northern and southern states at the Constitutional Convention that three-fifths of the slave population would be counted for determining direct taxation and representation in the House of Representatives.






22. A veto exercised by the president after Congress has adjourned; if the president takes no action for 10 days - the bill does not become law and does not return to Congress for possible override.






23. The legislative leader selected by the minority party as spokesperson for the opposition.






24. Procedure whereby a certain number of voters may - by petition - propose a law or constitutional amendment and have it submitted to the voters.






25. The right of women to vote.

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26. Democratic party primary in the old 'one-party South' that was limited to white people and essentially constituted an election; ruled unconstitutional in Smith v. Allwright (1944).






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






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






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






30. Powers that grow out of the very existence of government.






31. 30-second statements on the evening news shows. The media have been accused of simplifying complicated political issues by relying on sound bites to explain them to the public.






32. Interpretation of the First Amendment that holds that the government cannot interfere with speech unless the speech presents a clear and present danger that it will lead to evil or illegal acts.






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






34. A close contest; by extension - any contest in which the focus is on who is ahead and by how much rather than on substantive differences between the candidates.






35. A tax on increased value of the product at each stage of production and distribution rather than just at the point of sale.






36. 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






37. The first governing document of the confederated states drafted in 1777 - ratified in 1781 - and replaced by the present Constitution in 1789.






38. The residents of a congressional district or state.






39. 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.






40. A law that defines crimes against the public order.






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






42. A combination of entitlement programs - paid for by employer and employee taxes - that includes retirement benefits - health insurance - and support for disabled workers and the children of deceased or disabled workers.






43. The candidate or party that wins more than half the votes cast in an election.






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






45. 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.






46. The tendency in elections to focus on the personal attributes of a candidate - such as his/her strengths - weaknesses - background - experience - and visibility.






47. Segregation imposed by law.






48. A tactic in which PACs collect contributions from like-minded individuals (each limited to $2000) and present them to a candidate or political party as a 'bundle -' thus increasing the PAC's influence.






49. Programs such as Medicaid and welfare under which applicants must meet eligibility requirements based on need.






50. The process by which individuals perceive what they want to in media messages.







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