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AP Government

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1. The reliance on diplomacy and negotiation to solve international problems.






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






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






4. A technique of Congress to establish federal regulations. Total preemption rests on the national governments power under the supremacy and commerce clauses to preempt conflicting state and local activity. Building on this constitutional authority - f






5. Election system in which the candidate with the most votes wins.






6. A court order requiring explanation to a judge why a prisoner is being held in custody.






7. An organization that seeks political power by electing people to office so that its positions and philosophy become public policy.






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






9. Weakening of partisan preferences that points to a rejection of both major parties and a rise in the number of independents.






10. Legislative act inflicting punishment - including deprivation of property - without a trial - on named individuals or members of a specific group.






11. 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






12. A writ issued by a magistrate that authorizes the police to search a particular place or person - specifying the place to be searched and the objects to be seized.






13. The powers of the national government in foreign affairs that the Supreme Court has declared do not depend on constitutional grants but rather grow out of the very existence of the national government.






14. A specific course of action taken by government to achieve a public goal.






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






16. A formal agreement between the U.S. president and the leaders of other nations that does not require Senate approval.






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






18. The difference between the revenues raised annually from sources of income other than borrowing and the expenditures of government - including paying the interest on past borrowing.






19. Denial of export - import - or financial relations with the target country in an effort to change that nation's policies.






20. International organization derived from the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) that promotes it free trade around the world.






21. The tendency of presidents to learn more about doing their jobs over time.






22. Programs in which eligibility is based on prior contributions to government - usually in the form of payroll taxes.






23. 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.






24. Stresses federalism as a system of intergovernmental relations in delivering governmental goods and services to the people and calls for cooperation among various levels of government.






25. The powers expressly given to Congress in the Constitution.






26. The right of women to vote.

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






28. Alternative means of health care in which individuals make tax-deductible contributions to a special account that can be used to pay medical expenses.






29. An ideology that cherishes individual liberty and insists on minimal government - promoting a free market economy - a noninterventionist foreign policy - and an absence of regulation in moral - economic - and social life.






30. A minor party founded by Ross Perot in 1995. It focuses on national government reform - fiscal responsibility - and political accountability. It has recently struggled with internal strife and criticism that it lacks an identity.






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






32. Clause in the Fifth Amendment limiting the power of the national government; similar clause in the Fourteenth Amendment prohibiting state governments from depriving any person of life - liberty - or property without due process of law.






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






34. Efforts by government to alter the free operation of the market to achieve social goals such as protecting workers and the environment.






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






36. The boost that candidates may get in an election because of the popularity of candidates above them on the ballot - especially the president.






37. A commission created by the 1974 amendments to the Federal Election Campaign Act to administer election reform laws. It consists of six commissioners appointed by president and confirmed by the Senate. Its duties include overseeing disclosure of camp






38. Trial or punishment for the same crime by the same government; forbidden by the Constitution.






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






40. A decision made by a higher court such as a circuit court of appeals or the Supreme Court that is binding on all other federal courts.






41. Compromise agreement by states at the Constitutional Convention for a bicameral legislature with a lower house in which representation would be based on population and an upper house in which each state would have two senators.






42. A PAC formed by an officeholder that collects contributions from individuals and other PACs and then makes contributions to other candidates and political parties.






43. The joint listing of the presidential and vice presidential candidates on the same ballot as required by the Twelfth Amendment.






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






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






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






47. An action taken by Congress to reverse the presidential veto - requiring a two-thirds majority in each chamber.






48. An economic and governmental system based on public ownership of the means of production and exchange.






49. The president's annual statement to Congress and the nation.






50. A government that enforces recognized limits on those who govern and allows the voice of the people to be heard through free - fair - and relatively frequent elections.







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