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AP Government

Subjects : civics, ap
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1. A law that defines crimes against the public order.






2. 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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3. A procedure for terminating debate - especially filibusters - in the Senate.






4. Petition that - if signed by majority of the House of Representatives' members - will pry a bill from committee and bring it to the floor for consideration.






5. The process by which individuals perceive what they want to in media messages.






6. The assigning by Congress of congressional seats after each census. State legislatures reapportion state legislative districts.






7. A formal agreement between a U.S. president and the leaders of other nations that acquires approval by both houses of Congress.






8. Views the national government - 50 states - and thousands of local governments as competing with each other over ways to put together packages of services and taxes. Applies the analogy of the marketplace: we have some choice about which state and ci






9. Governance divided between the parties - as when one holds the presidency and the other controls one or both houses of Congress.






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






11. The effort to slow the growth of the federal government by returning many functions to the states.






12. Period at the beginning of the new president's term during which the president enjoys generally positive relations with the press and Congress - usually lasting about six months.






13. A formal written statement from a grand jury charging an individual with an offense; also called a true bill.






14. The right to renounce one's citizenship.






15. The clause in the Constitution (Article 1 - Section 8 - Clause 1) that gives Congress the power to regulate all business activities that cross state lines or affect more than one state or other nations.






16. The total output of all economic activity in the nation - including goods and services.






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






18. Federal laws (starting with the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890) that try to prevent a monopoly from dominating an industry and restraining trade.






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






20. A policy promoting cutbacks in the amount of Federal regulation in specific areas of economic activity.






21. 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.






22. Method whereby representatives of the union and employer determine wages - hours - and other conditions of employment through direct negotiation.






23. The drawing of legislative district boundaries to benefit a party - group - or incumbent.






24. Money raised in unlimited amounts by political parties for party-building purposes. Now largely illegal except for limited contributions to state or local parties for voter registration and get-out-the-vote efforts.






25. Governance according to the expressed preferences of the majority.






26. The formal process for making regulations.






27. Elections in which voters determine party nominees.






28. A collection of people who share a common interest or attitude and seek to influence government for specific ends. Interest groups usually work within the framework of government and try to achieve their goals through tactics such as lobbying.






29. People who favor state or local action rather than national action.






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






31. 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






32. Powers expressly or implicitly reserved to the states.

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






34. In a criminal action - the person or party accused of an offense.






35. Divisions within society that cut across demographic categories to produce groups that are more heterogeneous or different.






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






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






38. An individual who does not to join a group representing his or her interests yet receives the benefit of the group's influence.






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






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






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






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






43. The right to vote.






44. An informal and subjective affiliation with a political party that most people acquire in childhood.






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






46. A small political party that rises and falls with a charismatic candidate or - if composed of ideologies on the right or left - usually persists over time; also called a third party.






47. Tax levied on imports to help protect the nation's industries - labor - or farmers from foreign competition. It can also be used to raise additional revenue.






48. The belief that nations must engage in international problem solving.






49. Elections held in years when the president is on the ballot.






50. 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.