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1. A government agency or commission with regulatory power whose independence is protected by Congress.
Independent regulatory commission
Due process clause
Monetary policy
Bureaucracy
2. A technique of Congress to establish federal regulations. Federal grants may establish certain conditions that extend to all activities supported by federal funds - regardless of their source. The first and most famous of these is Title VI of the 196
Opinion of the Court
Articles of Confederation
Reinforcing cleavages
Cross-cutting requirements
3. A characteristic of individuals that is predictive of political behavior.
Shays's Rebellion
Political predisposition
Petit jury
Fiscal federalism
4. 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.
Precedent
News media
Clear and present danger test
Rule-making process
5. A philosophy that encourages individual nations tacked together to solve international problems.
'Necessary and proper' clause
Multilateralism
Congressional-executive agreement
Collective action
6. Clause in the First Amendment that states that Congress shall make no law prohibiting the free exercise of religion.
Express powers
Socioeconomic status (SES)
Free exercise clause
Search warrant
7. A government entity that is independent of the legislative - executive - and judicial branches.
Establishment clause
Appellate jurisdiction
Congressional-executive agreement
Independent agency
8. 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.
Federal Reserve System
Name recognition
Libertarian party
Labor injunction
9. Programs such as unemployment insurance - disability relief - or disability payments that provide benefits to all eligible citizens.
Entitlement programs
Poll tax
Movement
Pocket veto
10. The formal instructions that government issues for implementing laws.
Vouchers
Regulations
Double jeopardy
Patronage
11. A national meeting of delegates elected in 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.
Bill of attainder
Inherent powers
Democracy
National party convention
12. Alternative means of health care in which individuals make tax-deductible contributions to a special account that can be used to pay medical expenses.
New Jersey Plan
Medical savings account
Safe seat
De jure segregation
13. Democratic and civic habits of discussion - compromise - and respect for differences - which grow out of participation in voluntary organizations.
Competitive federalism
Majority-minority district
Social capital
Electoral college
14. 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.
Capitalism
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Linkage institutions
Plea bargain
15. Procedure for submitting to popular vote measures passed by the legislature or proposed amendments to a state constitution.
Right of expatriation
Federalism
Referendum
Writ of certiorari
16. Elections held in years when the president is on the ballot.
Immunity
Docket
Presidential election
Health maintenance organization (HMO)
17. Presidential custom of submitting the names of prospective appointees for approval to senators from the states in which the appointees are to work.
Senatorial courtesy
Categorical-formula grants
Impoundment
Rider
18. Citizenship in more than one nation.
Party caucus
Australian ballot
Direct primary
Dual citizenship
19. Segregation resulting from economic or social conditions or personal choice.
Redistricting
Executive Office of the President
De facto segregation
Direct primary
20. Financial contributions by individuals or groups in the hope of influencing the outcome of the election and subsequently influencing policy.
Petit jury
Dissenting opinion
Interested money
Amicus curiae brief
21. Divisions within society that reinforce one another - making groups more homogenous or similar.
Centralists
Attentive public
Reinforcing cleavages
Horse race
22. The inclination to focus on national issues - rather than local issues - in an election campaign. The impact of the national tide can be reduced by the nature of the candidates on the ballot who might have differentiated themselves from their party o
National tide
Federal Register
Bush Doctrine
Equal protection clause
23. The informal list of issues that Congress and the president consider most important for action.
Obscenity
Policy agenda
Regulatory taking
Cloture
24. A type of policy that provides benefits to all Americans.
Political ideology
Direct orders
Distributive policy
Writ of certiorari
25. 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.
Bundling
Separation of powers
Impeachment
World Trade Organization (WTO)
26. 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.
Political socialization
Constituents
Constitutional democracy
Public assistance
27. A judicial system in which the court of law is a neutral arena where two parties argue their differences.
Political predisposition
Criminal law
Adversary system
Uncontrollable spending
28. An opinion that agrees with the majority in a Supreme Court ruling but differs on the reasoning.
Concurring opinion
Attentive public
Minority leader
Immunity
29. Aid to the poor; 'welfare.'
Public assistance
Political predisposition
Attentive public
Party identification
30. An opinion disagreeing with a majority in a Supreme Court ruling.
Earmarks
Executive agreement
Dissenting opinion
Opinion of the Court
31. Inherent powers of state governments to pass laws to protect the public health - safety - and welfare; the national government has no directly granted police powers but accomplishes the same goals through other delegated powers.
National supremacy
Police powers
Union shop
Impoundment
32. An action taken by Congress to reverse the presidential veto - requiring a two-thirds majority in each chamber.
Override
Treaty
Candidate appeal
Rider
33. A belief that limited government insures order competitive markets and personal opportunity.
Sound bites
Executive privilege
Political socialization
Conservatism
34. An agency of Congress that analyzes presidential budget recommendations and estimates the cost of proposed legislation.
Contract clause
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
World Trade Organization (WTO)
Popular consent
35. The residents of a congressional district or state.
Name recognition
Constituents
Express powers
Winner-take-all system
36. Period at the beginning of the new president's term during which the president enjoys generally positive relations with the press and Congress - usually lasting about six months.
Candidate appeal
Honeymoon
Rule
Lobbyist
37. Statement required by Federal law from all agencies for any project using Federal funds to assess the potential affect of the new construction or development on the environment.
Class action suit
Environmental impact statement
National tide
Judicial activism
38. Loss of tax revenue due to Federal laws that provide special tax incentives or benefits to individuals or businesses.
Issue advocacy
Realigning election
Tax expenditure
Concurring opinion
39. Holding incumbents - usually the president's party - responsible for their records on issues - such as the economy or foreign policy.
Retrospective issue of voting
Federal mandate
Articles of Confederation
Monopoly
40. Formal orders issued by the president to direct action by the Federal bureaucracy.
Executive orders
Necessary and proper clause
Value-added tax (VAT)
Dual citizenship
41. A policy promoting cutbacks in the amount of Federal regulation in specific areas of economic activity.
Deregulation
Statism
Take care clause
Centralists
42. A theory of international relations that focuses on the hope the nations will act together to solve international problems and promote peace.
Independent expenditures
Shays's Rebellion
Conference committee
Idealism
43. An explanation of the decision of the Supreme Court or any other appellate court.
National party convention
Opinion of the Court
Majority-minority district
Implementation
44. A procedural rule in the House of Representatives that prohibits any amendments to bills or provides that only members of the committee reporting the bill may offer amendments.
Commerce clause
Closed rule
Cooperative federalism
Cross-cutting requirements
45. 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.
Political party
Clear and present danger test
Linkage institutions
Bicameralism
46. Method whereby representatives of the union and employer determine wages - hours - and other conditions of employment through direct negotiation.
Bill of attainder
Collective bargaining
Impeachment
Public opinion
47. Written defamation of another person. For public officials and public figures - the constitutional tests designed to restrict libel actions are especially rigid.
Medicaid
Popular sovereignty
Libel
Capitalism
48. A notion held by a nineteenth-century Americans that the United States was destined to rule the continent - from the Atlantic the Pacific.
Manifest destiny
Independent expenditure
Precedent
Caucus
49. 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.
Equal protection clause
Government corporation
Override
Connecticut Compromise
50. The Federal government's primary intelligence officer - responsible for overseeing all national intelligence agencies and providing advice to the President on terrorist threats.
Name recognition
Winner-take-all system
Centralists
National Intelligence Director