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






2. 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.






3. 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.






4. 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.






5. 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.






6. A law that governs relationships between individuals and defines their legal rights.






7. God's or nature's law that defines right from wrong and is higher than human law.






8. 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.






9. A president's claim of broad public support.






10. 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.






11. An informal and subjective affiliation with a political party that most people acquire in childhood.






12. 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.






13. The right of a federal law or a regulation to preclude enforcement of a state or local law or regulation.






14. 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.






15. Those citizens who follow public affairs carefully.






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






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






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






19. The formal process for making regulations.






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






21. Relationships among interest groups - congressional committees and subcommittees - and the government agencies that share a common policy concern.






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






23. Loss of tax revenue due to Federal laws that provide special tax incentives or benefits to individuals or businesses.






24. Libel - obscenity - fighting words - and commercial speech - which are not entitled to constitutional protection in all circumstances.






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






26. A belief that government can and should achieve justice and equality of opportunity.






27. 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






28. 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.






29. 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






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






31. Elections in which voters elect officeholders.






32. Widespread agreement on fundamental principles of democratic governance and the values that undergird them.






33. Constitutional requirement that governments proceed by proper methods; limits how government may exercise power.






34. The right of women to vote.

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35. 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.






36. Special spending projects that are set aside on behalf of individual members of Congress for their constituents.






37. Theory based on the principles of John Maynard Keynes - stating that government spending should increase during business slumps and the curve during booms.






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






39. Police targeting of racial minorities as potential suspects of criminal activities.






40. Supporters of ratification of the Constitution and of a strong central government.






41. A type of policy that provides benefits to all Americans.






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






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






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






45. A government agency that operates like a business corporation - created to secure greater freedom of action and flexibility for a particular program.






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






47. A procedural practice in the Senate whereby a senator temporarily blocks the consideration of the bill or nomination.






48. A provision attached to a bill






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






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







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