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






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






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






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. Candidate or party with the most votes cast in an election - not necessarily more than half.






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






7. Divisions within society that cut across demographic categories to produce groups that are more heterogeneous or different.






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






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






10. A decision by the president not to spend money appropriated by Congress - now prohibited under Federal law.






11. Constitutional division of powers among the legislative - executive - and judicial branches - with the legislative branch making law - the executive applying and enforcing the law - and the judiciary interpreting the law.






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






13. 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.






14. Constitutional arrangement that concentrates power in a central government.






15. A minor party that believes in extremely limited government. Libertarians call for a free market system - expanded individual liberties such as drug legalization - and a foreign policy of nonintervention - free trade - and open immigration.






16. The power to keep executive communications confidential - especially if they relate to national security.






17. Remedial action designed to overcome the effects of discrimination against minorities and women.






18. A close contest; by extension - any contest in which the focus is on who is ahead and by how much rather than on substantive differences between the candidates.






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






20. 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.






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






22. The drawing of election districts so as to ensure that members of a certain race are a minority in the district; ruled unconstitutional in Gomillion v. Lightfoot (1960).






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






24. The power of a court to refuse to enforce a law or government regulation that in the opinion of the judges conflicts with the U.S. Constitution or - in a state court - the state constitution.






25. Federal statute barring Federal employees from active participation in certain kinds of politics and protecting them from being fired on partisan grounds.






26. Elections in which voters determine party nominees.






27. Primary election in which any voter - regardless of party - may vote.






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






29. Biological - chemical - or nuclear weapons that can cause a massive number of deaths in a single use.






30. Clause in the Constitution that states that 'Congress should have the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers. . . .' This clause is also known as the elastic clause as is a major and significant p

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






32. A national meeting of delegates elected at 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.






33. 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.






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






35. Exemption from prosecution for a particular crime in return for testimony pertaining to the case.






36. Aid to the poor; 'welfare.'






37. A policy promoting cutbacks in the amount of Federal regulation in specific areas of economic activity.






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






39. People who favor national action over action at the state and local levels.






40. The Supreme Court has ruled that individuals - groups - and parties can spend unlimited amounts in campaigns for or against candidates as long as they operate independently from the candidates. When an individual - group - or party does so - they are






41. The presiding officer in the House of Representatives - formally elected by the House but actually selected by the majority party.






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






43. Programs that the Federal government requires States to implement without Federal funding.






44. Compromise between northern and southern states at the Constitutional Convention that three-fifths of the slave population would be counted for determining direct taxation and representation in the House of Representatives.






45. During the Great Society - the marble cake approach of intergovernmental relations.






46. A secret ballot printed by the state.






47. A government entity that is independent of the legislative - executive - and judicial branches.






48. Established rules and regulations that restrain government officials.






49. A tactic in which PACs collect contributions from like-minded individuals (each limited to $2000) and present them to a candidate or political party as a 'bundle -' thus increasing the PAC's influence.






50. The precise legal definition of how government will implement a policy.







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