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1. Procedure for submitting to popular vote measures passed by the legislature or proposed amendments to a state constitution.
Bundling
Referendum
Winner-take-all system
The Federalist
2. Philosophy proposing that judges should interpret the Constitution to reflect what the framers intended and what its words literally say.
Economic sanctions
Judicial restraint
Rider
Redistributive policy
3. The number of Americans who are out of work but actively looking for a job. The number does not usually include those who are not looking.
Unemployment
Medicare
Bipartisanship
Party convention
4. The rights of all people to dignity and worth; also called human rights.
Natural rights
Indictment
Pluralism
Green party
5. A term the founders used to refer to political parties and special interests or interest groups.
Medical savings account
Libertarian party
Immunity
Faction
6. The legislative leader selected by the minority party as spokesperson for the opposition.
Minority leader
Australian ballot
Single-member district
Monopoly
7. A jury of 12 to 23 persons who - in private - hear evidence presented by the government to determine whether persons shall be required to stand trial. If the jury believes there is sufficient evidence that a crime was committed - it issues an indictm
527 organizations
Grand jury
Statism
Right of expatriation
8. A widely shared and consciously held view - like support for homeland security.
Standing committee
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Manifest opinion
Discharge petition
9. A monopoly that controls goods and services - often in combinations that reduce competition.
National Intelligence Director
Constitutional Convention
Trust
Public policy
10. Democratic and civic habits of discussion - compromise - and respect for differences - which grow out of participation in voluntary organizations.
The Federalist
Social capital
Women's suffrage
White primary
11. A theory of international relations that focuses on the hope the nations will act together to solve international problems and promote peace.
Bush Doctrine
Unilateralism
Linkage institutions
Idealism
12. A formal writ used to bring a case before the Supreme Court.
Hold
Bicameralism
Writ of certiorari
Independent expenditures
13. Financial contributions by individuals or groups in the hope of influencing the outcome of the election and subsequently influencing policy.
The Federalist
Divided government
Interested money
Health maintenance organization (HMO)
14. The Supreme Court has ruled that individuals - groups - and parties can spend unlimited amounts in campaigns for or against candidates as long as they operate independently from the candidates. When an individual - group - or party does so - they are
Independent expenditure
Pocket veto
Literacy test
Public policy
15. Alternative means of health care in which people or their employers are charged a set amount and the HMO provides health care and covers hospital costs.
Regulatory taking
Health maintenance organization (HMO)
Permissive federalism
Amicus curiae brief
16. An individual who does not to join a group representing his or her interests yet receives the benefit of the group's influence.
Court of appeals
Plurality
Safe seat
Free rider
17. A government that enforces recognized limits on those who govern and allows the voice of the people to be heard through free - fair - and relatively frequent elections.
Union shop
Constitutional democracy
Ex post facto law
Reform party
18. Primary election in which only persons registered in the party holding the primary may vote.
Federal Register
Tax expenditure
Closed primary
Rider
19. Constitutional arrangement in which sovereign nations or states - by compact - create a central government but carefully limit its power and do not give it direct authority over individuals.
Protectionism
Confederation
Delegate
Discharge petition
20. Power of a government to take private property for public use; the U.S. Constitution gives national and state governments this power and requires them to provide just compensation for property so taken.
Closed shop
Value-added tax (VAT)
Theory of deterrence
Eminent domain
21. An opinion that agrees with the majority in a Supreme Court ruling but differs on the reasoning.
State's rights
Concurring opinion
Poll tax
Revolving door
22. Theory that opposes governmental interference in economic affairs beyond what is necessary to protect life and property.
Precedent
Impeachment
Laissez-faire economics
Chief of staff
23. A consistent pattern of beliefs about political values and the role of government.
News media
Adversary system
Political ideology
Nongovernmental organization (NGO)
24. Implies that although federalism provides 'a sharing of power and authority between the national and state governments - the state's share rests upon the permission and permissiveness of the national government.'
Horse race
Permissive federalism
Judicial restraint
Democratic consensus
25. Written defamation of another person. For public officials and public figures - the constitutional tests designed to restrict libel actions are especially rigid.
Minor party
De facto segregation
Regulation
Libel
26. A decision by the president not to spend money appropriated by Congress - now prohibited under Federal law.
Impoundment
Literacy test
General election
Libertarian party
27. A rise in the general price level (and decrease in dollar value) owing to an increase in the volume of money and credit in relation to available goods.
Writ of mandamus
Hard power
Inflation
Safe seat
28. Police targeting of racial minorities as potential suspects of criminal activities.
Collective bargaining
Express powers
Racial profiling
Honeymoon
29. The right to keep executive communications confidential - especially if they relate to National Security.
Executive privilege
Interested money
Cooperative federalism
Attentive public
30. An official who is expected to represent the views of his or her constituents even when personally holding different views; one interpretation of the role of legislator.
Delegate
Tax expenditure
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
Executive Office of the President
31. Views the Constitution as giving a limited list of powers—primarily foreign policy and national defense—to the national government - leaving the rest to the sovereign states. Each level of government is dominant within its own sphere. The Supreme Cou
Naturalization
Political action committee (PAC)
Dual federalism (layer cake federalism)
Closed shop
32. A belief that government can and should achieve justice and equality of opportunity.
Liberalism
Seniority rule
State's rights
Interest group
33. A type of policy that provides benefits to all Americans.
Impoundment
Concurrent powers
Parliamentary system
Distributive policy
34. The process by which individuals screen out messages that do not conform to their own biases.
Statism
Selective exposure
Nonpartisan election
Opinion of the Court
35. System designed to reduce voter fraud by limiting voting to those who have established eligibility to vote by submitting the proper documents.
Voter registration
Opinion of the Court
Natural rights
Naturalization
36. A notion held by a nineteenth-century Americans that the United States was destined to rule the continent - from the Atlantic the Pacific.
Women's suffrage
Independent regulatory commission
Monopoly
Manifest destiny
37. In this type of sample - every individual has unknown and random chance of being selected.
National Intelligence Director
Trade deficit
Eminent domain
Random sample
38. During the Great Society - the marble cake approach of intergovernmental relations.
Natural rights
National party convention
Creative federalism
Linkage institutions
39. 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.
Independent agency
Laissez-faire economics
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
Plea bargain
40. A local or judicial election in which candidates are not selected or endorsed by political parties and party affiliation is not listed on ballots.
Union shop
Antifederalists
Nonpartisan election
Collective action
41. The process by which individuals perceive what they want to in media messages.
Conservatism
Immunity
Writ of habeas corpus
Selected perception
42. The process by which we develop our political attitudes - values - and beliefs.
White primary
Political socialization
Impeachment
Spoils system
43. A policy-making alliance among loosely connected participants that comes together on a particular issue - then disbands.
Issue network
News media
Soft power
Electoral college
44. Government policy that attempts to manage the economy by controlling the money supply and thus interest rates.
Vouchers
Free exercise clause
Three-fifths compromise
Monetary policy
45. The right to vote.
Suffrage
Direct primary
Lobbyist
Gross domestic product (GDP)
46. 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.
Candidate appeal
Clear and present danger test
Standing committee
Reform party
47. A policy that emphasizes a united front and cooperation between the major political parties - especially on sensitive foreign policy issues.
Multilateralism
Bipartisanship
Nonpartisan election
Party caucus
48. Programs in which eligibility is based on prior contributions to government - usually in the form of payroll taxes.
Movement
Presidential election
Social insurance
Judicial activism
49. Remedial action designed to overcome the effects of discrimination against minorities and women.
Party registration
Affirmative action
Idealism
De facto segregation
50. The effort to slow the growth of the federal government by returning many functions to the states.
Monopoly
Constitutional Convention
Devolution revolution
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
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