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AP Government

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1. A technique of Congress to establish federal regulations. Direct orders must be complied with under threat of criminal or civil sanction. An example is the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 - barring job discrimination by state and local gover






2. Promoting a particular position or an issue paid for by interest groups or individuals but not candidates. Much issue advocacy is often electioneering for or against a candidate - and until 2004 had not been subject to any regulation.






3. State laws formerly pervasive throughout the South requiring public facilities and accommodations to be segregated by race; ruled unconstitutional.






4. 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.






5. Elections in which voters determine party nominees.






6. Theory that opposes governmental interference in economic affairs beyond what is necessary to protect life and property.






7. Power of a government to take private property for public use; the U.S. Constitution gives national and state governments this power and requires them to provide just compensation for property so taken.






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






9. Interpretation of the First Amendment that holds that freedom of expression is so essential to democracy that governments should not punish persons for what they say - only for what they do.






10. Procedure whereby a certain number of voters may - by petition - propose a law or constitutional amendment and have it submitted to the voters.






11. Deliberate refusal to obey law or comply with orders of public officials as a means of expressing opposition.






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






13. Presidential power to strike - or remove - specific items from a spending bill without vetoing the entire package; declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.






14. A theory that government should control the money supply to encourage economic growth and restrain inflation.






15. Party leader who is the liaison between the leadership and the rank-and-file in the legislature.






16. Proposal at the Constitutional Convention made by William Paterson of New Jersey for a central government with a single-house legislature in which each state would be represented equally.






17. A commission created by the 1974 amendments to the Federal Election Campaign Act to administer election reform laws. It consists of six commissioners appointed by president and confirmed by the Senate. Its duties include overseeing disclosure of camp






18. Arrangement whereby public officials are hired to provide legal assistance to people accused of crimes who are unable to hire their own attorneys.






19. An economic and governmental system based on public ownership of the means of production and exchange.






20. Rebellion led by Daniel Shays of farmers in western Massachusetts in 1786-1787 - protesting mortgage foreclosures. It highlighted the need for a strong national government just as the call for the Constitutional Convention went out.

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21. The dispensing of government jobs to persons who belong to the winning political party.






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






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






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






25. Directive issued by a president or governor that has the force of law.






26. Programs such as Medicaid and welfare under which applicants must meet eligibility requirements based on need.






27. A system of public employment based on rewarding party loyalists and friends.






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






29. A large body of people interested in a common issue - idea - or concern that is of continuing significance and who are willing to take action. Movements seek to change attitudes or institutions - not just policies.






30. The total amount of money the Federal government has borrowed to finance deficit spending over the years.






31. Words that by their very nature inflict injury on those to whom they are addressed or insight them to acts of violence.






32. 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.






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






34. Implies that although federalism provides 'a sharing of power and authority between the national and state governments - the state's share rests upon the permission and permissiveness of the national government.'






35. A tax on increased value of the product at each stage of production and distribution rather than just at the point of sale.






36. The rights of an individual to own - use - rent - invest in - buy - and sell property.






37. 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.






38. Clause in the Constitution (Article 4 - Section 1) requiring each state to recognize the civil judgments rendered by the courts of the other states and to accept their public records and acts as valid.






39. Promoting a particular position or an issue by interest groups or individuals but not candidates. Much issue advocacy is often electioneering for or against a candidate and - until 2004 had not been subject to regulation.






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






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






42. A legal action conferring citizenship on an alien.






43. Written defamation of another person. For public officials and public figures - the constitutional tests designed to restrict libel actions are especially rigid.






44. The powers of the national government in foreign affairs that the Supreme Court has declared do not depend on constitutional grants but rather grow out of the very existence of the national government.






45. A theory of international relations that focuses on the hope the nations will act together to solve international problems and promote peace.






46. The rights of all people to dignity and worth; also called human rights.






47. General tax on sales transactions - sometimes exempting food and drugs.






48. An opinion disagreeing with a majority in a Supreme Court ruling.






49. A secret ballot printed by the state.






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






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