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1. Consumer tax on a specific kind of merchandise - such as tobacco.






2. Government policy that attempts to manage the economy by controlling taxing and spending.






3. A meeting of local party members to choose party officials or candidates for public office and to decide the platform.






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






5. Money spent by individuals or groups not associated with candidates to elect or defeat candidates for office.






6. Political contributions given to a party - candidate - or interest group that are limited in amounts and fully disclosed. Raising such limited funds is harder than raising unlimited funds - hence the term 'hard money.'






7. Promoting a particular position or an issue 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 regulation.






8. Procedure for submitting to popular vote measures passed by the legislature or proposed amendments to a state constitution.






9. A theory that government should control the money supply to encourage economic growth and restrain inflation.






10. A procedure for terminating debate - especially filibusters - in the Senate.






11. Retroactive criminal law that works to the disadvantage of a person.






12. Conservative Christians who (as a group) have become more active in politics in the last two decades and were especially influential in the 2000 presidential election.






13. Mutual aid and vote trading among legislators.






14. The total output of all economic activity in the nation - including goods and services.






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






16. 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.






17. An individual who does not to join a group representing his or her interests yet receives the benefit of the group's influence.






18. 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.






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. Court order directing an official to perform an official duty.






21. 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






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






23. Philosophy proposing that judges should interpret the Constitution to reflect current conditions and values.






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






25. Programs such as Medicaid and welfare under which applicants must meet eligibility requirements based on need.






26. A provision in a deed to real property prohibiting its sale to a person of a particular race or religion. Judicial enforcement of such deeds is unconstitutional.






27. A formal decision to reject the bill passed by Congress.






28. Essays promoting ratification of the Constitution - published anonymously by Alexander Hamilton - John Jay - and James Madison in 1787 and 1788.






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






30. 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.






31. 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






32. Agreement between a prosecutor and a defendant that the defendant will plead guilty to a lesser offense to avoid having to stand trial for more serious offense.






33. Elections in which voters determine party nominees.






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






35. The list of potential cases that reach the Supreme Court.






36. The right of women to vote.

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37. A policy adopted by the Bush administration in 2001 that asserts America's right to attack any nation that has weapons of mass destruction that might be used against U.S. interests at home or abroad.






38. Federal program that provides medical benefits for low-income persons.






39. 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.






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






41. A company with a labor agreement under which union membership can be a condition of employment.






42. Primary election in which only persons registered in the party holding the primary may vote.






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






44. How voters feel about a candidate's background - personality - leadership ability - and other personal qualities.






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






46. A government agency or commission with regulatory power whose independence is protected by Congress.






47. The clause in the Constitution (Article 1 - Section 8 - Clause 1) that gives Congress the power to regulate all business activities that cross state lines or affect more than one state or other nations.






48. The effort to slow the growth of the federal government by returning many functions to the states.






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






50. Presidential refusal to allow an agency to spend funds that Congress authorized and appropriated.







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