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AP Government

Subjects : civics, ap
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1. Biological - chemical - or nuclear weapons that can cause a massive number of deaths in a single use.






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






3. The rights of an individual to own - use - rent - invest in - buy - and sell property.






4. An election system in which the candidate with the most votes wins.






5. A formal writ used to bring a case before the Supreme Court.






6. The boost that candidates may get in an election because of the popularity of candidates above them on the ballot - especially the president.






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






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






9. 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.






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






11. Government by the people - both directly or indirectly - with free and frequent elections.






12. The assigning by Congress of congressional seats after each census. State legislatures reapportion state legislative districts.






13. A formal - public agreement between the United States and one or more nations that must be approved by two thirds of the Senate.






14. Conceives of federalism as a marble cake in which all levels of government are involved in a variety of issues and programs - rather than a layer cake - or dual federalism - with fixed divisions between layers or levels of government.






15. Elections held midway between presidential elections.






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






17. Belief in the superiority of one's nation or ethnic group.






18. Providing automatic increases to compensate for inflation.






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






20. These are broad state grants to states for prescribed activities—welfare - child care - education - social services - preventive health care - and health services—with only a few strings attached. States have greater flexibility in deciding how to sp






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






22. 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.






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






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






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






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






27. In this type of sample - every individual has unknown and random chance of being selected.






28. The reliance on economic and military strength to solve international problems.






29. A philosophy that encourages individual nations to act on their own when facing threats from other nations.






30. Media that emphasize the news.






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






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






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






34. 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






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






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






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






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






39. A procedural rule in the House of Representatives that prohibits any amendments to bills or provides that only members of the committee reporting the bill may offer amendments.






40. National Health Insurance program for the elderly and disabled.






41. 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






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






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






44. 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.






45. A legal action conferring citizenship on an alien.






46. Views the national government - 50 states - and thousands of local governments as competing with each other over ways to put together packages of services and taxes. Applies the analogy of the marketplace: we have some choice about which state and ci






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






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






49. The authority of a court to review decisions made by lower courts.






50. The right of women to vote.

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