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AP Government

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1. 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






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






3. The authority of a court to review decisions made by lower courts.






4. A social division based on national origin - religion - language - and often race.






5. Legislative or executive review of a particular government program or organization. Can be in response to a crisis of some kind or part of routine review.






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






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






8. Presidential refusal to allow an agency to spend funds that Congress authorized and appropriated.






9. The set of arrangements - including checks and balances - federalism - separation of powers - rule of law - due process - and a bill of rights - that requires our leaders to listen - think - bargain - and explain before they act or make laws. We then






10. Through different grant programs - slices up the marble cake into many different pieces - making it even more difficult to differentiate the functions of the levels of government.






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






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






13. 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.






14. Powers inferred from the express powers that allow Congress to carry out its functions.






15. A term the founders used to refer to political parties and special interests or interest groups.






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






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






18. Voting based on what a candidate pledges to do in the future about an issue if elected.






19. The principle of a two-house legislature.






20. Quality or state of a work that taken as a whole appeals to a prurient interest in sex by depicting sexual conduct in a patently offensive way and that lacks serious literary - artistic - political - or scientific value.






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






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






23. A minor party dedicated to the environment - social justice - nonviolence - and the foreign policy of nonintervention. Ralph Nader ran as the Green party's nominee in 2000.






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






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






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






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






28. A provision attached to a bill






29. 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.






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






31. Voting by member of one party for a candidate of another party.






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






33. Something given with the expectation of receiving something in return.






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






35. The portion of the Federal budget that is spent on programs - such as Social Security - that the president and Congress are unwilling to cut.






36. A meeting of party delegates to vote on matters of policy and in some cases to select party candidates for public office.






37. A form of organization that operates through impersonal - uniform rules and procedures.






38. Government by religious leaders - who claim divine guidance.






39. 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.






40. Elections in which voters elect officeholders.






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






42. 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.






43. Congress appropriates funds for a specific purpose - such as school lunches or for building airports and highways. These funds are allocated by formula and are subject to detailed federal conditions - often on a matching basis; that is - the local go






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






45. Literacy requirements some states imposed as a condition of voting - generally used to disqualify black voters in the South; now illegal.






46. Means of communication that are reaching the public - including newspapers and magazines - radio - television (broadcast - cable - and satellite) - films - recordings - books - and electronic communication.






47. Democratic and civic habits of discussion - compromise - and respect for differences - which grow out of participation in voluntary organizations.






48. Championed by Ronald Reagan - presumes that the power of the federal government is limited in favor of the broad powers reserved to the states.

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






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







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