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15 Cards in this Set
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austrailian ballot
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"the secret ballot" voteres choices are confidential
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precedent
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a court order that serves as an example for which subsequent decision are to be made in conjunction with
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writ of habeous corpus
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court right letting an indivdual out of jail if he had not been indicted
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the great compromise
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the result of one of the greatest debates in american history over the number of representatives granted to each state to make up congress. ben franklin suggested a bi-cameral house, whereby the senate consists of 2 reps per state, while the house is based on population
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power of the purse
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specific power of the house. all money bills originate here.
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ex post facto
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court right in which an individual cannot be punished or convited for a crime if it was legal at the time of the offense
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straight ticket
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indiana style ballot split in two: one side with democrats another with republicans
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balancing the ticket
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an attempt to gain more widespread appeal either pres choosing running mate (vice president) or simply politcial organizations balancing different interests
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primary election
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political party chooses its nominee for an upcoming general election
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incumbent
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term to describe individual currently holding public office in an election
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constituent
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an individual represnted by legislator or other elected offcial
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containment
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dipolamtic policy where specifcially the truman administration encouraged strongholds worldwide to contain communism
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foreign policy
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a country's external goals
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impeachment
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process begun in the house of reps. accusing the president or other public official of wrongdoing
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cabinet
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a group of advisors selected by the presidne to aid in decision making
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