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AP Government

Subjects : civics, ap
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1. The difference between the political opinions or political behavior of men and of women.






2. The principle of a two-house legislature.






3. 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.






4. Efforts by government to alter the free operation of the market to achieve social goals such as protecting workers and the environment.






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






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






7. International organization derived from the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) that promotes it free trade around the world.






8. The cluster of presidential staff agencies that help the president carry out his responsibilities. Currently the office includes the Office of Management and Budget - the Council of Economic Advisers - and several other units.






9. A type of policy that takes benefits (usually through taxes) from one group of Americans and gives them to another (usually through spending).






10. 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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11. Government by religious leaders - who claim divine guidance.






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






13. 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






14. Constitutional doctrine that whenever conflict occurs between the constitutionally authorized actions of the national government and those of a state or local government - the actions of the federal government will prevail.






15. A belief that limited government insures order competitive markets and personal opportunity.






16. The process of putting a law into practice through bureaucratic rules or spending.






17. The widespread belief that the United States is a land of opportunity and that individual initiative and hard work can bring economic success.






18. 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.






19. Elections held midway between presidential elections.






20. A PAC formed by an officeholder that collects contributions from individuals and other PACs and then makes contributions to other candidates and political parties.






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






22. Political contributions given to a party - candidate - or interest group that are limited in amounts and fully disclosed. Raising such limited funds is harder than raising unlimited funds - hence the term 'hard money.'






23. Denial of export - import - or financial relations with the target country in an effort to change that nation's policies.






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






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






26. An official who is expected to represent the views of his or her constituents even when personally holding different views; one interpretation of the role of legislator.






27. Unlimited amounts of money that political parties previously could raise for party-building purposes. Now largely illegal except for limited contributions to state and local parties for voter registration and get-out-the-vote efforts.






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






29. A formal writ used to bring a case before the Supreme Court.






30. A grouping of human beings with distinctive characteristics determined by genetic inheritance.






31. A company in which new employees must join a union within a stated time period.






32. Citizenship in more than one nation.






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






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






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 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.






37. 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.






38. Elections in which voters elect officeholders.






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






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






41. Clause of the Constitution (Article I - Section 10) originally intended to prohibit state governments from modifying contracts made between individuals; for a while interpreted as prohibiting state governments from taking actions that adversely affec






42. The reliance on diplomacy and negotiation to solve international problems.






43. A provision in a deed to real property prohibiting its sale to a person of a particular race or religion. Judicial enforcement of such deeds is unconstitutional.






44. A monopoly that controls goods and services - often in combinations that reduce competition.






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






46. The widely shared beliefs - values - and norms about how citizens relate to governments and to one another.






47. Powers the Constitution specifically grants to one of the branches of the national government.






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






49. 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.






50. Constitutional arrangement that concentrates power in a central government.