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10 Cards in this Set
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Green Party
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Liberal third party, ran Ralph Nader in 2000, sometimes their allies run as Democrats
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Libertarian Party
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Third party that trusts capitalism and believes that individuals, not the government, are capable of making decisions – some are Republicans
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17th Amendment
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Led to the direct election of Senators instead of indirect elections by state legislatures
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Selective Incorporation
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Using the 14th Amendment’s Due Process clause to make the Bill of Rights apply to the states
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Lemon v. Kurtzman
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Establishment Clause case setting out test by which governments can fund religious schools (the funding purpose must be secular)
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Sound bites
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Short audio/video clips of a politician’s speech
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Policy Agenda
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The issues that attract the serious attention public officials
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Coalition
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A group of individuals with a common interest on which every political party depends
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Ballot access and Debates
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These are both cotrolled by the Democrats and Republicans - disadvantage for third parties
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Republican Party
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more powerful party at the end of the Civil War until the Great Depression
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