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1. 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.






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






3. A system of public employment based on rewarding party loyalists and friends.






4. A dispute growing out of an actual case or controversy and that is capable of settlement by legal methods.






5. An international trade organization with more than 130 members - including the United States and the People's Republic of China - that seeks to encourage free trade by lowering tariffs and other trade restrictions.






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






7. 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.






8. 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






9. The legislative leader selected by the minority party as spokesperson for the opposition.






10. Theory that opposes governmental interference in economic affairs beyond what is necessary to protect life and property.






11. Programs such as unemployment insurance - disability relief - or disability payments that provide benefits to all eligible citizens.






12. 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.






13. 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.






14. An agreement among two or more states. Congress must approve most such agreements.






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






16. Election in which voters choose party nominees.






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






18. Alternative means of health care in which people or their employers are charged a set amount and the HMO provides health care and covers hospital costs.






19. An election during periods of expanded suffrage and change in the economy and society that proves to be a turning point - redefining the agenda of politics and the alignment of voters within parties.






20. 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.






21. Media that emphasize the news.






22. A veto exercised by the president after Congress has adjourned; if the president takes no action for 10 days - the bill does not become law and does not return to Congress for possible override.






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






24. Presidential staff agency that serves as a clearinghouse for budgetary requests and management improvements for government agencies.






25. Presidential custom of submitting the names of perspective appointees for approval to senators from the states in which the appointees are to work.






26. A theory that is based on creating enough military strength to convince other nations not to attack first.






27. Congress appropriates a certain sum - which is allocated to state and local units and sometimes to nongovernmental agencies - based on applications from those who wish to participate. Examples are grants by the National Science Foundation to universi






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






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






30. State laws formerly pervasive throughout the South requiring public facilities and accommodations to be segregated by race; ruled unconstitutional.






31. Theory that opposes governmental interference in economic affairs beyond what is necessary to protect life and property.






32. 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.






33. 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.






34. A characteristic of individuals that is predictive of political behavior.






35. An imbalance in international trade in which the value of imports exceeds the value of exports.






36. A court with appellate jurisdiction that hears appeals from the decisions of lower courts.






37. The tendency of presidents to lose support over time.






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






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






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






41. Proposal at the Constitutional Convention made by William Paterson of New Jersey for a central government with a single-house legislature in which each state would be represented equally.






42. Established by Congress in 1978 as a flexible - mobile corps of senior career executives who worked closely with presidential appointees to manage government.






43. A procedural practice in the Senate whereby a senator refuses to relinquish the floor and thereby delays proceedings and prevents a vote on a controversial issue.






44. The redrawing of congressional and other legislative district lines following the census - to accommodate population shifts and keep districts as equal as possible in population.






45. A nonprofit association or group operating outside of government that advocates and pursues policy objectives.






46. A notion held by a nineteenth-century Americans that the United States was destined to rule the continent - from the Atlantic the Pacific.






47. Government policy that attempts to manage the economy by controlling the money supply and thus interest rates.






48. 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.






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






50. Photo opportunities set up by the candidates. The media have been accused of simplifying complicated political issues by relying on photo ops to explain them to the public.







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