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






2. Governance divided between the parties - as when one holds the presidency and the other controls one or both houses of Congress.






3. 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.






4. Policy of erecting trade barriers to protect domestic industry.






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






6. 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.






7. Conceives of federalism as a marble cake in which all levels of government are involved in a variety of issues and programs - rather than a layer cake - or dual federalism - with fixed divisions between layers or levels of government.






8. A formal decision to reject a bill passed by Congress after it adjourns






9. The legislative leader selected by the majority party who helps plan party strategy - confers with other party leaders - and tries to keep members of the party in line.






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






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






12. Philosophy proposing that judges should interpret the Constitution to reflect what the framers intended and what its words literally say.






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






14. 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






15. 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






16. Implies that although federalism provides 'a sharing of power and authority between the national and state governments - the state's share rests upon the permission and permissiveness of the national government.'






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






18. A rise in the general price level (and decrease in dollar value) owing to an increase in the volume of money and credit in relation to available goods.






19. Mutual aid and vote trading among legislators.






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






21. 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.






22. 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.






23. 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.






24. Those citizens who follow public affairs closely.






25. The process by which individuals screen out messages that do not conform to their own biases.






26. 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.






27. 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.






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






29. The drawing of legislative district boundaries to benefit a party - group - or incumbent.






30. 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.






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






32. Powers that grow out of the very existence of government.






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






34. Belief in the superiority of one's nation or ethnic group.






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






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






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






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






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






40. Providing automatic increases to compensate for inflation.






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






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






43. A collection of people who share a common interest or attitude and seek to influence government for specific ends. Interest groups usually work within the framework of government and try to achieve their goals through tactics such as lobbying.






44. The number of Americans who are out of work but actively looking for a job. The number does not usually include those who are not looking.






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






46. Presidential power to strike - or remove - specific items from a spending bill without vetoing the entire package; declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.






47. 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






48. 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






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






50. 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.







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