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AP Government

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1. An official document - published every weekday - which lists the new and proposed regulations of executive departments and regulatory agencies.






2. Election in which voters choose party nominees.






3. A court order forbidding specific individuals or groups from performing certain acts (such as striking) that the court considers harmful to the rights and property of an employer or community.






4. Established rules and regulations that restrain government officials.






5. A court order requiring explanation to a judge why a prisoner is being held in custody.






6. A nonprofit association or group operating outside of government that advocates and pursues policy objectives.






7. Programs that the Federal government requires States to implement without Federal funding.






8. Those citizens who follow public affairs carefully.






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






10. 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.






11. Interpretation of the First Amendment that holds that the government cannot interfere with speech unless the speech presents a clear and present danger that it will lead to evil or illegal acts.






12. Programs such as unemployment insurance - disaster relief - or disability payments that provide benefits to all eligible citizens.






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






14. Relationships among interest groups - congressional committees and subcommittees - and the government agencies that share a common policy concern.






15. The convention in Philadelphia - May 25 to September 17 - 1787 - that debated and agreed upon the Constitution of the United States.






16. Employment cycle in which individuals who work for governmental agencies that regulate interests eventually end up working for interest groups or businesses with the same policy concern.






17. Government in which the people elect those who govern and pass laws; also called a republic.






18. Interest groups organized under section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code may advertise for or against candidates. If their source of funding is corporations or unions - they have some restrictions on broadcast advertising. 527 organizations were impo






19. 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.






20. A jury of 6 to 12 persons that determines guilt or innocence in a civil or criminal action.






21. A jury of 12 to 23 persons who - in private - hear evidence presented by the government to determine whether persons shall be required to stand trial. If the jury believes there is sufficient evidence that a crime was committed - it issues an indictm






22. A policy that emphasizes a united front and cooperation between the major political parties - especially on sensitive foreign policy issues.






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






24. 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.






25. A social division based on national origin - religion - language - and often race.






26. Election in which voters choose party nominees.






27. Engaging in activities aimed at influencing public officials - especially legislators - and the policies they enact.






28. A technique of Congress to establish federal regulations. Total preemption rests on the national governments power under the supremacy and commerce clauses to preempt conflicting state and local activity. Building on this constitutional authority - f






29. Review of all executive branch testimony - reports - and draft legislation by the Office of Management and Budget to ensure that each communication to Congress is in accordance with the president's program.






30. A tax graduated so that people with higher incomes pay larger fraction of their income than people with lower incomes.






31. The political arm of an interest group that is legally entitled to raise funds on a voluntary basis from members - stockholders - or employees to contribute funds to candidates or political parties.






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






33. The right of a federal law or a regulation to preclude enforcement of a state or local law or regulation.






34. The legislative leader selected by the minority party as spokesperson for the opposition.






35. The formal instructions that government issues for implementing laws.






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






37. A formal agreement between the U.S. president and the leaders of other nations that does not require Senate approval.






38. A rise in the general price level (and decrease in dollar value) owing to an increase in the volume of money and credit in relation to available goods.






39. 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.






40. Presidential refusal to allow an agency to spend funds that Congress authorized and appropriated.






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






42. A president's claim of broad public support.






43. 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.






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






45. Powers expressly or implicitly reserved to the states.

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46. The rule of precedent - whereby a rule or law contained in a judicial decision is commonly viewed as binding on judges whenever the same question is presented.






47. A close contest; by extension - any contest in which the focus is on who is ahead and by how much rather than on substantive differences between the candidates.






48. Financial contributions by individuals or groups in the hope of influencing the outcome of the election and subsequently influencing policy.






49. Clause in the First Amendment that states that Congress shall make no law prohibiting the free exercise of religion.






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