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






2. The means by which individuals can express preferences regarding the development of public policy.






3. A theory of international relations that focuses on the hope the nations will act together to solve international problems and promote peace.






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






5. The desire to avoid international entanglement altogether.






6. Election in which voters choose party nominees.






7. The belief that nations must engage in international problem solving.






8. The drawing of legislative district boundaries to benefit a party - group - or incumbent.






9. State laws formerly pervasive throughout the South requiring public facilities and accommodations to be segregated by race; ruled unconstitutional.






10. 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.






11. Means of communication that are reaching the public - including newspapers and magazines - radio - television (broadcast - cable - and satellite) - films - recordings - books - and electronic communication.






12. A meeting of local party members to choose party officials or candidates for public office and to decide the platform.






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






14. A committee composed of members of both the House of Representatives and the Senate; such committees oversee the Library of Congress and conduct investigations.






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






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






17. Through different grant programs - slices up the marble cake into many different pieces - making it even more difficult to differentiate the functions of the levels of government.






18. Method whereby representatives of the union and employer determine wages - hours - and other conditions of employment through direct negotiation.






19. A commission created by the 1974 amendments to the Federal Election Campaign Act to administer election reform laws. It consists of six commissioners appointed by president and confirmed by the Senate. Its duties include overseeing disclosure of camp






20. The right to renounce one's citizenship.






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






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






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






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






25. Philosophy proposing that judges should interpret the Constitution to reflect what the framers intended and what its words literally say.






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






27. The residents of a congressional district or state.






28. Promoting a particular position or an issue 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 regulation.






29. Voting by member of one party for a candidate of another party.






30. The dispensing of government jobs to persons who belong to the winning political party.






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






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






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






34. 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.






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






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






37. Supporters of ratification of the Constitution and of a strong central government.






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






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






40. Powers inferred from the express powers that allow Congress to carry out its functions.






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






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






43. Federal program that provides medical benefits for low-income persons.






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






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






46. Government policy that attempts to manage the economy by controlling taxing and spending.






47. A technique of Congress to establish federal regulations. Direct orders must be complied with under threat of criminal or civil sanction. An example is the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 - barring job discrimination by state and local gover






48. Clause in the Fifth Amendment limiting the power of the national government; similar clause in the Fourteenth Amendment prohibits the state governments from depriving any person of life - liberty - or property without due process of law.






49. 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.






50. A small political party that rises and falls with a charismatic candidate or - if composed of ideologies on the right or left - usually persists over time; also called a third party.







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