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






2. Mutual aid and vote trading among legislators.






3. The practice of exporting U.S. jobs to lower paid employees in other nations.






4. 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.






5. A formal decision to reject the bill passed by Congress.






6. The study of the characteristics of populations.






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






8. 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.






9. The principle of a two-house legislature.






10. 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.






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






12. The legislative leader selected by the majority party who helps plan party strategy - confers with other party leaders - and tries to keep members of the party in line.






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






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






15. The portion of the Federal budget that is spent on programs - such as Social Security - that the president and Congress are unwilling to cut.






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






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






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






19. An elected office that is predictably won by one party or the other - so the success of that party's candidate is almost taken for granted.






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






21. Censorship imposed before a speech is made or a newspaper is published; usually presumed to be unconstitutional.






22. Compromise between northern and southern states at the Constitutional Convention that three-fifths of the slave population would be counted for determining direct taxation and representation in the House of Representatives.






23. Officer of the Senate selected by the majority party to act as chair in the absence of the vice president.






24. The power of a court to refuse to enforce a law or a government regulation that in the opinion of the judges conflicts with the U.S. Constitution or - in a state court - the state constitution.






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






26. Economic theory based on the principles of John Maynard Keynes stating that government spending should increase during business slumps and be curbed during booms.






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






28. A system of government in which the legislature selects the prime minister or president.






29. Segregation resulting from economic or social conditions or personal choice.






30. The tendency of presidents to lose support over time.






31. Clause in the Fifth Amendment limiting the power of the national government; similar clause in the Fourteenth Amendment prohibits the state governments from depriving any person of life - liberty - or property without due process of law.






32. A dispute growing out of an actual case or controversy and that is capable of settlement by legal methods.






33. The right to keep executive communications confidential - especially if they relate to National Security.






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






35. 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.






36. Procedure for submitting to popular vote the removal of officials from office before the end of their term.






37. Alternative means of health care in which individuals make tax-deductible contributions to a special account that can be used to pay medical expenses.






38. A belief that government can and should achieve justice and equality of opportunity.






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






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






41. The boost that candidates may get in an election because of the popularity of candidates above them on the ballot - especially the president.






42. A consistent pattern of beliefs about political values and the role of government.






43. The constitutional requirement (in Article II - Section 3) that presidents take care that the laws are faithfully executed - even if they disagree with the purpose of those laws.






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






45. A theory of government that holds that open - multiple - and competing groups can check the asserted power by any one group.






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






47. The right of women to vote.

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48. The current holder of the elected office.






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






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






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