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1. A technique of Congress to establish federal regulations. Direct orders must be complied with under threat of criminal or civil sanction. An example is the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 - barring job discrimination by state and local gover
Monetarism
Special or select committee
Chief of staff
Direct orders
2. 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
Dual federalism (layer cake federalism)
Rider
Three-fifths compromise
Majority leader
3. A procedural rule in the House of Representatives that permits floor amendments within the overall time allocated to the bill.
National party convention
'Our federalism'
Direct primary
Open rule
4. Donations made to political candidates - party committees - or groups which - by law - are limited and must be declared.
Hard money
Class action suit
Federal Register
White primary
5. A technique of Congress to establish federal regulations. Federal grants may establish certain conditions that extend to all activities supported by federal funds - regardless of their source. The first and most famous of these is Title VI of the 196
Majority
Open rule
Political socialization
Cross-cutting requirements
6. A judicial system in which the court of law is a neutral arena where two parties argue their differences.
Adversary system
Laissez-faire economics
Public choice
Bipartisanship
7. The rights of all people to dignity and worth; also called human rights.
Labor injunction
Recall
Due process
Natural rights
8. A division of population based on occupation - income - and education.
Political socialization
National Intelligence Director
De facto segregation
Socioeconomic status (SES)
9. A congressional committee created for a specific purpose - sometimes to conduct an investigation.
Labor injunction
Special or select committee
Congressional-executive agreement
Take care clause
10. 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.
Social insurance
American dream
National party convention
Collective action
11. 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.
Judicial review
Primary election
Hatch Act
Excise tax
12. Elections held midway between presidential elections.
Soft money
Right of expatriation
Midterm election
Regressive tax
13. A grouping of human beings with distinctive characteristics determined by genetic inheritance.
Race
Political party
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
Popular sovereignty
14. The convention in Philadelphia - May 25 to September 17 - 1787 - that debated and agreed upon the Constitution of the United States.
Project grants
General election
Unemployment
Constitutional Convention
15. Alternative means of health care in which individuals make tax-deductible contributions to a special account that can be used to pay medical expenses.
Weapons of mass destruction
Unfunded mandates
Exclusionary rule
Medical savings account
16. A tax on increased value of the product at each stage of production and distribution rather than just at the point of sale.
Issue advocacy
Divided government
Value-added tax (VAT)
'Necessary and proper' clause
17. The idea that a just government must derive its powers from the consent of the people it governs.
Affirmative action
General election
Popular consent
Party identification
18. A formal decision to reject the bill passed by Congress.
Patronage
Veto
Union shop
Cloture
19. The act of declaring party affiliation; required by some states when one registers to vote.
Green party
Block grants
Monetarism
Party registration
20. The tendency of presidents to lose support over time.
Earmarks
Closed primary
Antifederalists
Cycle of decreasing influence
21. A formal - public agreement between the United States and one or more nations that must be approved by two thirds of the Senate.
Treaty
Unemployment
Independent regulatory commission
Line item veto
22. People who favor state or local action rather than national action.
Reform party
Proportional representation
Decentralists
Exclusionary rule
23. The powers expressly given to Congress in the Constitution.
Caucus
Trustee
Distributive policy
Enumerated powers
24. A meeting of local party members to choose party officials or candidates for public office and to decide the platform.
Rally point
Caucus
Monopoly
Equal protection clause
25. Interpretation of the First Amendment that holds that the government cannot interfere with speech unless the speech presents a clear and present danger that it will lead to evil or illegal acts.
Special or select committee
Clear and present danger test
Conservatism
Coattail effect
26. Interest groups organized under section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code may advertise for or against candidates. If their source of funding is corporations or unions - they have some restrictions on broadcast advertising. 527 organizations were impo
Proportional representation
527 organizations
Majority leader
Preemption
27. Party leader who is the liaison between the leadership and the rank-and-file in the legislature.
Whip
Nonpartisan election
Cycle of increasing effectiveness
Political culture
28. Denial of export - import - or financial relations with the target country in an effort to change that nation's policies.
Original jurisdiction
Establishment clause
Economic sanctions
Nonprotected speech
29. Employment cycle in which individuals who work for governmental agencies that regulate interests eventually end up working for interest groups or businesses with the same policy concern.
Demographics
Political culture
Writ of certiorari
Revolving door
30. 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.
De jure segregation
Tariff
Total and Partial Preemption
Mass media
31. A technique of Congress to establish federal regulations. These sanctions permit the use of federal money in one program to influence state and local policy in another. For example - a 1984 act reduced federal highway aid by up to 15 percent for any
Protectionism
Crossover sanctions
Executive privilege
Idealism
32. A company with a labor agreement under which union membership is a condition of employment.
Closed shop
Hard money
Public policy
Majority-minority district
33. Philosophy proposing that judges should interpret the Constitution to reflect current conditions and values.
Trust
Precedent
Judicial activism
Political party
34. The tendency in elections to focus on the personal attributes of a candidate - such as his/her strengths - weaknesses - background - experience - and visibility.
Free rider
Tariff
Soft money
Candidate appeal
35. Programs such as unemployment insurance - disability relief - or disability payments that provide benefits to all eligible citizens.
Bush Doctrine
Entitlement programs
Social insurance
Majority rule
36. A belief that ultimate power resides in the people.
Retrospective issue of voting
Popular sovereignty
Name recognition
Crossover sanctions
37. 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
Internationalism
Block grants
Necessary and proper clause
Senatorial courtesy
38. Review of all executive branch testimony - reports - and draft legislation by the Office of Management and Budget to ensure that each communication to Congress is in accordance with the president's program.
Social Security
Filibuster
Central clearance
Policy agenda
39. An official who is expected to vote independently based on his or her judgment of the circumstances; one interpretation of the role of the legislator.
Special or select committee
Prior restraint
Dissenting opinion
Trustee
40. 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
Free exercise clause
Racial profiling
Constitutionalism
Grand jury
41. Constitutional requirement that governments proceed by proper methods; limits how government may exercise power.
Procedural due process
Normal trade relations
Enumerated powers
Soft money
42. A large body of people interested in a common issue - idea - or concern that is of continuing significance and who are willing to take action. Movements seek to change attitudes or institutions - not just policies.
Movement
Grand jury
Literacy test
Patronage
43. Federal laws (starting with the Sherman Act of 1890) that tried to prevent a monopoly from dominating an industry and restraining trade.
Antitrust legislation
Interstate compact
Pocket veto
Redistributive policy
44. A provision attached to a bill
Inherent powers
Rider
Cabinet
Double jeopardy
45. Opponents of ratification of the Constitution and of a strong central government - generally.
Antifederalists
Movement
Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA)
Oversight
46. General tax on sales transactions - sometimes exempting food and drugs.
Proportional representation
Sales tax
Normal trade relations
De jure segregation
47. A policy-making alliance that involves a very strong ties among a congressional committee - an interest group - and a Federal Department or agency.
Iron triangle
Concurrent powers
Judicial review
Political socialization
48. Programs in which eligibility is based on prior contributions to government - usually in the form of payroll taxes.
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
Social insurance
Bicameralism
Keynesian economics
49. The presiding officer in the House of Representatives - formally elected by the House but actually selected by the majority party.
Unilateralism
Natural law
Trustee
Speaker
50. Essays promoting ratification of the Constitution - published anonymously by Alexander Hamilton - John Jay - and James Madison in 1787 and 1788.
Chief of staff
The Federalist
Defendant
Hard power