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






2. A close contest; by extension - any contest in which the focus is on who is ahead and by how much rather than on substantive differences between the candidates.






3. A legal action conferring citizenship on an alien.






4. A grouping of human beings with distinctive characteristics determined by genetic inheritance.






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






6. A monopoly that controls goods and services - often in combinations that reduce competition.






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






8. Government policy that attempts to manage the economy by controlling the money supply and thus interest rates.






9. Contributions to a state or local party for party-building purposes.






10. The joint listing of the presidential and vice presidential candidates on the same ballot as required by the Twelfth Amendment.






11. The constitutional requirement (in Article II - Section 3) that presidents take care that the laws are faithfully executed - even if they disagree with the purpose of those laws.






12. A law that governs relationships between individuals and defines their legal rights.






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






14. Government by religious leaders - who claim divine guidance.






15. The right of a federal law or a regulation to preclude enforcement of a state or local law or regulation.






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






17. A decision made by a higher court such as a circuit court of appeals or the Supreme Court that is binding on all other federal courts.






18. 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






19. An opinion disagreeing with a majority in a Supreme Court ruling.






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. 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.






22. The power of a court to refuse to enforce a law or government regulation that in the opinion of the judges conflicts with the U.S. Constitution or - in a state court - the state constitution.






23. The process of putting a law into practice through bureaucratic rules or spending.






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






25. A division of population based on occupation - income - and education.






26. System designed to reduce voter fraud by limiting voting to those who have established eligibility to vote by submitting the proper documents.






27. Holding incumbents - usually the president's party - responsible for their records on issues - such as the economy or foreign policy.






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






29. A requirement the federal government imposes as a condition for receiving federal funds.






30. 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.






31. 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






32. Federal statute barring Federal employees from active participation in certain kinds of politics and protecting them from being fired on partisan grounds.






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






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






35. A veto exercised by the president after Congress has adjourned; if the president takes no action for 10 days - the bill does not become law and does not return to Congress for possible override.






36. Compromise agreement by states at the Constitutional Convention for a bicameral legislature with a lower house in which representation would be based on population and an upper house in which each state would have two senators.






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






38. A system of public employment based on rewarding party loyalists and friends.






39. The idea that a just government must derive its powers from the consent of the people it governs.






40. Segregation imposed by law.






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






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






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






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






45. Democratic party primary in the old 'one-party South' that was limited to white people and essentially constituted an election; ruled unconstitutional in Smith v. Allwright (1944).






46. The process by which we develop our political attitudes - values - and beliefs.






47. 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.






48. The current holder of the elected office.






49. Those citizens who follow public affairs carefully.






50. 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.







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