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AP Government

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






2. The idea that the rights of the nation are supreme over the rights of the individuals who make up the nation.






3. Government in which citizens vote on laws and select officials directly.






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






5. A nonprofit association or group operating outside of government that advocates and pursues policy objectives.






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






7. Formal orders issued by the president to direct action by the Federal bureaucracy.






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






9. 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.






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






11. Directive issued by a president or governor that has the force of law.






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






13. Policy of erecting trade barriers to protect domestic industry.






14. The inclination to focus on national issues - rather than local issues - in an election campaign. The impact of the national tide can be reduced by the nature of the candidates on the ballot who might have differentiated themselves from their party o






15. A system of government in which the legislature selects the prime minister or president.






16. Special spending projects that are set aside on behalf of individual members of Congress for their constituents.






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






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






19. Proposal at the Constitutional Convention made by William Paterson of New Jersey for a central government with a single-house legislature in which each state would be represented equally.






20. A company with a labor agreement under which union membership can be a condition of employment.






21. Weakening of partisan preferences that points to a rejection of both major parties and a rise in the number of independents.






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






23. 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.






24. The list of potential cases that reach the Supreme Court.






25. Authority given by Congress to the Federal bureaucracy to use reasonable judgment in implementing the laws.






26. 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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27. 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.






28. A belief that ultimate power resides in the people.






29. Procedure for submitting to popular vote measures passed by the legislature or proposed amendments to a state constitution.






30. Presidential staff agency that serves as a clearinghouse for budgetary requests and management improvements for government agencies.






31. During the Great Society - the marble cake approach of intergovernmental relations.






32. Unlimited and undisclosed spending by an individual or group on communications that do not use words like 'vote for' or 'vote against -' although much of this activity is actually about electing or defeating candidates.






33. Clause in the Constitution (Article 4 - Section 1) requiring each state to recognize the civil judgments rendered by the courts of the other states and to accept their public records and acts as valid.






34. A meeting of the members of a party in a legislative chamber to select party leaders and to develop party policy. Called a conference by the Republicans.






35. The difference between the political opinions or political behavior of men and of women.






36. A social division based on national origin - religion - language - and often race.






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






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






39. The clause in the Constitution (Article 1 - Section 8 - Clause 1) that gives Congress the power to regulate all business activities that cross state lines or affect more than one state or other nations.






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






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






42. An economic system characterized by private property - competitive markets - economic incentives - and limited government involvement in the production - distribution - and pricing of goods and services.






43. Agreement between a prosecutor and a defendant that the defendant will plead guilty to a lesser offense to avoid having to stand trial for more serious offense.






44. 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.






45. 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.






46. Agency that administers civil service laws - rules - and regulations.






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






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






49. 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.






50. 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.







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