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AP Government

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1. Powers expressly or implicitly reserved to the states.

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






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






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






5. The first governing document of the confederated states drafted in 1777 - ratified in 1781 - and replaced by the present Constitution in 1789.






6. The head of the White House staff.






7. 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






8. An economic and governmental system based on public ownership of the means of production and exchange.






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






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






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






12. Opponents of ratification of the Constitution and of a strong central government - generally.






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






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






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






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






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






18. The set of arrangements - including checks and balances - federalism - separation of powers - rule of law - due process - and a bill of rights - that requires our leaders to listen - think - bargain - and explain before they act or make laws. We then






19. Constitutional division of powers among the legislative - executive - and judicial branches - with the legislative branch making law - the executive applying and enforcing the law - and the judiciary interpreting the law.






20. Compromise between northern and southern states at the Constitutional Convention that three-fifths of the slave population would be counted for determining direct taxation and representation in the House of Representatives.






21. A national meeting of delegates elected in primaries - caucuses - or state conventions who assemble once every four years to nominate candidates for president and vice president - ratify the party platform - elect officers - and adopt rules.






22. 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.






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






24. Procedure for submitting to popular vote the removal of officials from office before the end of their term.






25. An economic system characterized by private property - competitive markets - economic incentives - and limited government involvement in the production - distribution - and pricing of goods and services.






26. A legal action conferring citizenship on an alien.






27. Democratic and civic habits of discussion - compromise - and respect for differences - which grow out of participation in voluntary organizations.






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






29. Promoting a particular position or an issue paid for 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 any regulation.






30. The difference between the revenues raised annually from sources of income other than borrowing and the expenditures of government - including paying the interest on past borrowing.






31. An action taken by Congress to reverse the presidential veto - requiring a two-thirds majority in each chamber.






32. A technique of Congress to establish federal regulations. Total preemption rests on the national governments power under the supremacy and commerce clauses to preempt conflicting state and local activity. Building on this constitutional authority - f






33. A minor party that believes in extremely limited government. Libertarians call for a free market system - expanded individual liberties such as drug legalization - and a foreign policy of nonintervention - free trade - and open immigration.






34. 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.






35. 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.






36. The precise legal definition of how government will implement a policy.






37. Assigning police to neighborhoods where they walk the beat and work with churches and other community groups to reduce crime and improve relations with minorities.






38. Electoral system used in electing the president and vice president - in which voters vote for electors pledged to cast their ballots for particular party's candidates.






39. A form of organization that operates through impersonal - uniform rules and procedures.






40. The residents of a congressional district or state.






41. The right to vote.






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






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






44. 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.






45. Policy of erecting trade barriers to protect domestic industry.






46. 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.






47. General tax on sales transactions - sometimes exempting food and drugs.






48. Constitutional doctrine that whenever conflict occurs between the constitutionally authorized actions of the national government and those of a state or local government - the actions of the federal government will prevail.






49. God's or nature's law that defines right from wrong and is higher than human law.






50. The clause of the Constitution (Article I - Section 8 - Clause 3) that gives Congress the power to regulate all business activities that cross state lines or affect more than one state or other nations.







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