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AP Government

Subjects : civics, ap
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1. An opinion that agrees with the majority in a Supreme Court ruling but differs on the reasoning.






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






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






4. Money government provides to parents to pay their children's tuition in a public or private school of their choice.






5. Domination of an industry by a single company that fixes prices and discourages competition; also - the company that dominates the industry by these means.






6. Lawsuit brought by an individual or group of people on behalf of all those similarly situated.






7. Powers expressly or implicitly reserved to the states.

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8. A type of policy that provides benefits to all Americans.






9. The tendency in elections to focus on the personal attributes of a candidate - such as his/her strengths - weaknesses - background - experience - and visibility.






10. Legal process whereby an alleged criminal offender is surrendered by the officials of one states to officials of the state in which the crime is alleged to have been committed.






11. Domination of an industry by a single company; also the company that dominates the industry.






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






13. A formal - public agreement between the United States and one or more nations that must be approved by two thirds of the Senate.






14. Agreement signed by the United States - Canada - and Mexico in 1992 to form the largest free trade zone in the world.






15. A system of government in which the legislature selects the prime minister or president.






16. Advisory council for the president consisting of the heads of the executive departments - the vice president - and a few other officials selected by the president.






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






18. Widespread agreement on fundamental principles of democratic governance and the values that undergird them.






19. The convention in Philadelphia - May 25 to September 17 - 1787 - that debated and agreed upon the Constitution of the United States.






20. The right to vote.






21. Tax required to vote; prohibited for national elections by the Twenty-Fourth Amendment (1964) and ruled unconstitutional for all elections in Harper v. Virginia Board of Elections (1966).






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






23. A tax on increased value of the product at each stage of production and distribution rather than just at the point of sale.






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






25. Supporters of ratification of the Constitution and of a strong central government.






26. An election system in which each party running receives the proportion of legislative seats corresponding to its proportion of the vote.






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






28. An electoral district in which voters choose one representative or official.






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






30. 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






31. The means by which individuals can express preferences regarding the development of public policy.






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






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






34. A theory of international relations that focuses on the hope the nations will act together to solve international problems and promote peace.






35. Clause in the Constitution that states that 'Congress should have the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers. . . .' This clause is also known as the elastic clause as is a major and significant p

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






37. The act of declaring party affiliation; required by some states when one registers to vote.






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






39. Voting by member of one party for a candidate of another party.






40. Constitutional arrangement in which power is distributed between a central government and subdivisional governments - called states in the United States. The national and the subdivisional governments both exercise direct authority over individuals.






41. Synonymous with 'collective action -' it specifically studies how government officials - politicians - and voters respond to positive and negative incentives.






42. An official document - published every weekday - which lists the new and proposed regulations of executive departments and regulatory agencies.






43. A tax whereby people with lower incomes pay a higher fraction of their income than people with higher incomes.






44. 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






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






46. A procedural rule in the House of Representatives that permits floor amendments within the overall time allocated to the bill.






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






48. The rights of all people to dignity and worth; also called human rights.






49. 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.






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.