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AP Government

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1. A decision by the president not to spend money appropriated by Congress - now prohibited under Federal law.






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






3. 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.






4. 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.






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






6. An election system in which each party running receives the proportion of legislative seats corresponding to its proportion of the vote.






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






8. 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.






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






10. Procedure for submitting to popular vote measures passed by the legislature or proposed amendments to a state constitution.






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






12. A provision attached to a bill






13. 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.






14. Requirement that evidence unconstitutionally or illegally obtained be excluded from a criminal trial.






15. Government policy that attempts to manage the economy by controlling the money supply and thus interest rates.






16. Contributions to a state or local party for party-building purposes.






17. Democratic party primary in the old 'one-party South' that was limited to white people and essentially constituted an election; ruled unconstitutional in Smith v. Allwright (1944).






18. Initial proposal at the Constitutional Convention made by the Virginia delegation for a strong central government with a bicameral legislature dominated by the big states.






19. Philosophy proposing that judges should interpret the Constitution to reflect current conditions and values.






20. A committee composed of members of both the House of Representatives and the Senate; such committees oversee the Library of Congress and conduct investigations.






21. The power to keep executive communications confidential - especially if they relate to national security.






22. A local or judicial election in which candidates are not selected or endorsed by political parties and party affiliation is not listed on ballots.






23. Aid to the poor; 'welfare.'






24. 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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25. The reliance on diplomacy and negotiation to solve international problems.






26. Constitutional arrangement in which sovereign nations or states - by compact - create a central government but carefully limit its power and do not give it direct authority over individuals.






27. 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






28. 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.






29. An international trade organization with more than 130 members - including the United States and the People's Republic of China - that seeks to encourage free trade by lowering tariffs and other trade restrictions.






30. 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.






31. 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.






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






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






34. 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.






35. A belief that ultimate power resides in the people.






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






37. Powers expressly or implicitly reserved to the states.

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38. An electoral district in which voters choose one representative or official.






39. A division of population based on occupation - income - and education.






40. Government policy that attempts to manage the economy by controlling taxing and spending.






41. Those citizens who follow public affairs carefully.






42. Advertisements and commercials for products and services; they receive less First Amendment protection - primarily to discourage false and misleading ads.






43. The principle of a two-house legislature.






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






45. Electoral system used in electing the president and vice president - in which voters vote for electors pledged to cast their ballots for particular party's candidates.






46. 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






47. Trial or punishment for the same crime by the same government; forbidden by the Constitution.






48. Remedial action designed to overcome the effects of discrimination against minorities and women.






49. Clause in the Fourteenth Amendment that forbids any state to deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. By interpretation - the Fifth Amendment imposes the same limitation on the national government. This clause is t






50. An action taken by Congress to reverse the presidential veto - requiring a two-thirds majority in each chamber.







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