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1. An opinion that agrees with the majority in a Supreme Court ruling but differs on the reasoning.
Concurring opinion
Keynesian economics
Theory of deterrence
Random sample
2. A formal written statement from a grand jury charging an individual with an offense; also called a true bill.
Indictment
Creative federalism
Linkage institutions
Minor party
3. Powers the Constitution specifically grants to one of the branches of the national government.
Express powers
Ethnocentrism
Party identification
Block grants
4. Money government provides to parents to pay their children's tuition in a public or private school of their choice.
Vouchers
Lobbying
Marbury v. Madison
Creative federalism
5. Domination of an industry by a single company that fixes prices and discourages competition; also - the company that dominates the industry by these means.
Closed primary
Monopoly
Filibuster
Issue advocacy
6. Lawsuit brought by an individual or group of people on behalf of all those similarly situated.
Bureaucrat
Class action suit
Manifest opinion
State's rights
7. Powers expressly or implicitly reserved to the states.
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8. A type of policy that provides benefits to all Americans.
Distributive policy
Bicameralism
Minority leader
Australian ballot
9. The tendency in elections to focus on the personal attributes of a candidate - such as his/her strengths - weaknesses - background - experience - and visibility.
Australian ballot
Interstate compact
Candidate appeal
Poll tax
10. Legal process whereby an alleged criminal offender is surrendered by the officials of one states to officials of the state in which the crime is alleged to have been committed.
Prospective issue voting
Extradition
Nongovernmental organization (NGO)
Libertarian party
11. Domination of an industry by a single company; also the company that dominates the industry.
Monopoly
Rider
Regulations
Conservatism
12. An election system in which the candidate with the most votes wins.
Winner-take-all system
Value-added tax (VAT)
Rally point
Laissez-faire economics
13. A formal - public agreement between the United States and one or more nations that must be approved by two thirds of the Senate.
Precedent
Medicare
Social insurance
Treaty
14. Agreement signed by the United States - Canada - and Mexico in 1992 to form the largest free trade zone in the world.
Social capital
Issue advocacy
Reapportionment
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
15. A system of government in which the legislature selects the prime minister or president.
Candidate appeal
Double jeopardy
Parliamentary system
Random sample
16. Advisory council for the president consisting of the heads of the executive departments - the vice president - and a few other officials selected by the president.
Cabinet
Offshoring
Democratic consensus
Candidate appeal
17. Clause in the First Amendment that states that Congress shall make no law prohibiting the free exercise of religion.
Bicameralism
Gerrymandering
Free exercise clause
White primary
18. Widespread agreement on fundamental principles of democratic governance and the values that undergird them.
Political socialization
Democratic consensus
The Federalist
Entitlement programs
19. The convention in Philadelphia - May 25 to September 17 - 1787 - that debated and agreed upon the Constitution of the United States.
Constitutional Convention
Parliamentary system
Realigning election
Clear and present danger test
20. The right to vote.
Sound bites
Procedural due process
Suffrage
Photo ops
21. Tax required to vote; prohibited for national elections by the Twenty-Fourth Amendment (1964) and ruled unconstitutional for all elections in Harper v. Virginia Board of Elections (1966).
Plea bargain
Poll tax
Issue network
Unemployment
22. Agency that administers civil service laws - rules - and regulations.
Pocket veto
Obscenity
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
Necessary and proper clause
23. A tax on increased value of the product at each stage of production and distribution rather than just at the point of sale.
Value-added tax (VAT)
Issue advocacy
Democratic consensus
Immunity
24. Elected office that is predictably won by one party or the other - so the success of the party's candidate is almost taken for granted.
Cloture
Horse race
Marbury v. Madison
Safe seat
25. Supporters of ratification of the Constitution and of a strong central government.
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
Minor party
Federalists
Independent agency
26. An election system in which each party running receives the proportion of legislative seats corresponding to its proportion of the vote.
Proportional representation
Impeachment
Civil disobedience
Movement
27. A widely shared and consciously held view - like support for homeland security.
Prior restraint
Manifest opinion
Commerce clause
Federal Election Commission (FEC)
28. An electoral district in which voters choose one representative or official.
Socialism
Permissive federalism
Single-member district
National party convention
29. Federal statute barring Federal employees from active participation in certain kinds of politics and protecting them from being fired on partisan grounds.
Hatch Act
Three-fifths compromise
Writ of mandamus
Hold
30. Clause of the Constitution (Article 1 - Section 8 - Clause 3) setting forth the implied powers of Congress. It states that Congress - in addition to its express powers has the right to make all laws necessary and proper to carry out all powers the Co
Property rights
Candidate appeal
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
Necessary and proper clause
31. The means by which individuals can express preferences regarding the development of public policy.
Linkage institutions
Hard money
Antifederalists
Recall
32. The right of a federal law or a regulation to preclude enforcement of a state or local law or regulation.
Cabinet
Preemption
Bundling
Due process
33. A requirement the federal government imposes as a condition for receiving federal funds.
Federal mandate
Conservatism
Green party
Centralists
34. A theory of international relations that focuses on the hope the nations will act together to solve international problems and promote peace.
Social Security
World Trade Organization (WTO)
Idealism
Nonprotected speech
35. 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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36. People who favor state or local action rather than national action.
Inherent powers
Crossover voting
Deregulation
Decentralists
37. The act of declaring party affiliation; required by some states when one registers to vote.
Issue advocacy
Patronage
Open rule
Party registration
38. An informal and subjective affiliation with a political party that most people acquire in childhood.
Party identification
Linkage institutions
Gross domestic product (GDP)
Weapons of mass destruction
39. Voting by member of one party for a candidate of another party.
Crossover voting
Closed rule
General election
Independent regulatory commission
40. 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.
Federalism
Name recognition
Policy agenda
Fundamentalists
41. Synonymous with 'collective action -' it specifically studies how government officials - politicians - and voters respond to positive and negative incentives.
Party identification
Random sample
Public choice
Veto
42. An official document - published every weekday - which lists the new and proposed regulations of executive departments and regulatory agencies.
Federal Register
The Federalist
Whip
Due process clause
43. A tax whereby people with lower incomes pay a higher fraction of their income than people with higher incomes.
Cycle of increasing effectiveness
Regressive tax
Voter registration
New Jersey Plan
44. Views the Constitution as giving a limited list of powers—primarily foreign policy and national defense—to the national government - leaving the rest to the sovereign states. Each level of government is dominant within its own sphere. The Supreme Cou
Dual federalism (layer cake federalism)
Commerce clause
Monetarism
Due process
45. Financial contributions by individuals or groups in the hope of influencing the outcome of the election and subsequently influencing policy.
Rider
Interested money
Demographics
Inherent powers
46. A procedural rule in the House of Representatives that permits floor amendments within the overall time allocated to the bill.
Party identification
Deregulation
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Open rule
47. Written defamation of another person. For public officials and public figures - the constitutional tests designed to restrict libel actions are especially rigid.
Joint committee
Socialism
Primary election
Libel
48. The rights of all people to dignity and worth; also called human rights.
Federalists
Candidate appeal
Natural rights
Constitutional Convention
49. The process by which provisions of the bill of rights are brought within the scope of the Fourteenth Amendment and so applied to state and local governments.
Implied powers
Political socialization
Selective incorporation
Categorical-formula grants
50. The clause of the Constitution (Article I - Section 8 - Clause 3) that gives Congress the power to regulate all business activities that cross state lines or affect more than one state or other nations.
Commerce clause
Separation of powers
Environmental impact statement
Independent regulatory commission