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1. Mutual aid and vote trading among legislators.






2. 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.






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






4. A landmark case in United States law and the basis for the exercise of judicial review in the United States - under Article Three of the United States Constitution. The case resulted from a petition to the Supreme Court by William Marbury - who had b






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






6. Donations made to political candidates - party committees - or groups which - by law - are limited and must be declared.






7. Clause in the Constitution (Article 4 - Section 1) requiring each state to recognize the civil judgments rendered by the courts of the other states and to accept their public records and acts as valid.






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






9. A government agency that operates like a business corporation - created to secure greater freedom of action and flexibility for a particular program.






10. Censorship imposed before a speech is made or a newspaper is published; usually presumed to be unconstitutional.






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






12. 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.






13. Requirement that evidence unconstitutionally or illegally obtained be excluded from a criminal trial.






14. Initial proposal at the Constitutional Convention made by the Virginia delegation for a strong central government with a bicameral legislature dominated by the big states.






15. A procedural practice in the Senate whereby a senator temporarily blocks the consideration of the bill or nomination.






16. Literally - a 'friend of the court' brief - filed by an individual or organization to present arguments in addition to those presented by the immediate parties to a case.






17. The idea that the rights of the nation are supreme over the rights of the individuals who make up the nation.






18. Legislative act inflicting punishment - including deprivation of property - without a trial - on named individuals or members of a specific group.






19. Interpretation of the First Amendment that holds that freedom of expression is so essential to democracy that governments should not punish persons for what they say - only for what they do.






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






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






22. Efforts by government to alter the free operation of the market to achieve social goals such as protecting workers and the environment.






23. 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.






24. The informal list of issues that Congress and the president consider most important for action.






25. Providing automatic increases to compensate for inflation.






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






27. Loss of tax revenue due to Federal laws that provide special tax incentives or benefits to individuals or businesses.






28. Clause in the First Amendment that states that Congress shall make no law prohibiting the free exercise of religion.






29. Candidate or party with the most votes cast in an election - not necessarily more than half.






30. Programs that the Federal government requires States to implement without Federal funding.






31. 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.






32. The study of the characteristics of populations.






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






34. Those citizens who follow public affairs carefully.






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






36. An opinion that agrees with the majority in a Supreme Court ruling but differs on the reasoning.






37. Established rules and regulations that restrain government officials.






38. An agency of Congress that analyzes presidential budget recommendations and estimates the cost of proposed legislation.






39. The right to renounce one's citizenship.






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






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






42. Segregation resulting from economic or social conditions or personal choice.






43. Powers the Constitution specifically grants to one of the branches of the national government.






44. The candidate or party that wins more than half the votes cast in an election.






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






46. The desire to avoid international entanglement altogether.






47. Directive issued by a president or governor that has the force of law.






48. Clause of the Constitution (Article 1 - Section 8 - Clause 3) setting forth the implied powers of Congress. It states that Congress - in addition to its express powers has the right to make all laws necessary and proper to carry out all powers the Co






49. Officer of the Senate selected by the majority party to act as chair in the absence of the vice president.






50. 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.







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