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1. The process - most notably in families and schools - by which we develop our political attitudes - values - and beliefs.






2. A formal written statement from a grand jury charging an individual with an offense; also called a true bill.






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






4. Relationships among interest groups - congressional committees and subcommittees - and the government agencies that share a common policy concern.






5. 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.






6. The process by which provisions of the bill of rights are brought within the scope of the Fourteenth Amendment and so applied to state and local governments.






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






8. Denial of export - import - or financial relations with the target country in an effort to change that nation's policies.






9. A president's claim of broad public support.






10. Government regulation of property so extensive that government is deemed to have taken the property by the power of eminent domain - for which it must compensate the property owners.






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






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






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






14. A widely shared and consciously held view - like support for homeland security.






15. Something given with the expectation of receiving something in return.






16. 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.






17. An elected office that is predictably won by one party or the other - so the success of that party's candidate is almost taken for granted.






18. A company with a labor agreement under which union membership is a condition of employment.






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






20. International organization derived from the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) that promotes it free trade around the world.






21. 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.






22. Tax levied on imports to help protect the nation's industries - labor - or farmers from foreign competition. It can also be used to raise additional revenue.






23. Legislative or executive review of a particular government program or organization. Can be in response to a crisis of some kind or part of routine review.






24. Clause in the First Amendment that states that Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion. The Supreme Court has interpreted this to forbid governmental support to any or all religions.






25. Words that by their very nature inflict injury on those to whom they are addressed or insight them to acts of violence.






26. An imbalance in international trade in which the value of imports exceeds the value of exports.






27. An international trade organization with more than 130 members - including the United States and the People's Republic of China - that seeks to encourage free trade by lowering tariffs and other trade restrictions.






28. Period at the beginning of the new president's term during which the president enjoys generally positive relations with the press and Congress - usually lasting about six months.






29. Programs in which eligibility is based on prior contributions to government - usually in the form of payroll taxes.






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






31. Divisions within society that reinforce one another - making groups more homogenous or similar.






32. Quality or state of a work that taken as a whole appeals to a prurient interest in sex by depicting sexual conduct in a patently offensive way and that lacks serious literary - artistic - political - or scientific value.






33. Money raised in unlimited amounts by political parties for party-building purposes. Now largely illegal except for limited contributions to state or local parties for voter registration and get-out-the-vote efforts.






34. A government agency or commission with regulatory power whose independence is protected by Congress.






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






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






37. Election in which voters choose party nominees.






38. A term the founders used to refer to political parties and special interests or interest groups.






39. Advertisements and commercials for products and services; they receive less First Amendment protection - primarily to discourage false and misleading ads.






40. The right to keep executive communications confidential - especially if they relate to National Security.






41. An informal and subjective affiliation with a political party that most people acquire in childhood.






42. 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.






43. A legal action conferring citizenship on an alien.






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






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






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






47. A local or judicial election in which candidates are not selected or endorsed by political parties and party affiliation is not listed on ballots.






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






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






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







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