Chapter 1

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government

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an institution through which a society makes and enfores its public policies.

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public policies

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all of those things a gov't decideis to do.

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state

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a body of people living together.

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sovereignity

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supreme, absolute power of a state w/in its own territory.

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unitary gov't

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described as centralized gov't.

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federal gov't

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one in which the powers of the gov't are divided b/t a central gov't & local gov't

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confederation

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an alliance of independent clauses.

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presidential gov't

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a seperation of powers b/t the executive & legislative branches of gov't.

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parlimentary gov't

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the executive is made up of the prime minister.

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democracy

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supreme political authority res w/the people.

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direct democracy

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a democratic system of gov't in which the people participate directly in decision making.

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representative democracy

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a small group of persons chosen by the people to act as their representative express the popular will.

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compromise

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process of blending and adjusting, to other intersts

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anarchy

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the total absence of gov't.

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dictatoship

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hitlor.

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government

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an institution through which a society makes and enfores its public policies.

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public policies

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all of those things a gov't decideis to do.

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state

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a body of people living together.

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sovereignity

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supreme, absolute power of a state w/in its own territory.

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unitary gov't

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described as centralized gov't.

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federal gov't

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one in which the powers of the gov't are divided b/t a central gov't & local gov't

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confederation

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an alliance of independent clauses.

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presidential gov't

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a seperation of powers b/t the executive & legislative branches of gov't.

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parlimentary gov't

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the executive is made up of the prime minister.

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democracy

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supreme political authority res w/the people.

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direct democracy

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a democratic system of gov't in which the people participate directly in decision making.

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representative democracy

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a small group of persons chosen by the people to act as their representative express the popular will.

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compromise

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process of blending and adjusting, to other intersts

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anarchy

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the total absence of gov't.

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dictatoship

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hitlor.

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government

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an institution through which a society makes and enfores its public policies.

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public policies

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all of those things a gov't decideis to do.

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state

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a body of people living together.

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sovereignity

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supreme, absolute power of a state w/in its own territory.

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unitary gov't

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described as centralized gov't.

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federal gov't

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one in which the powers of the gov't are divided b/t a central gov't & local gov't

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confederation

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an alliance of independent clauses.

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presidential gov't

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a seperation of powers b/t the executive & legislative branches of gov't.

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parlimentary gov't

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the executive is made up of the prime minister.

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democracy

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supreme political authority res w/the people.

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direct democracy

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a democratic system of gov't in which the people participate directly in decision making.

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representative democracy

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a small group of persons chosen by the people to act as their representative express the popular will.

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compromise

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process of blending and adjusting, to other intersts

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anarchy

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the total absence of gov't.

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dictatoship

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hitlor.

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representative gov't

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an idea that gov't should serve the will of people.

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magna carta

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said power of the monarchy was not absolute.

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petition of rights

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said even a monarch must obey law of land.

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english bill of rights

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prohibited a standing army during peacetime, except w/ consent of the parliment.

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bicameral

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two- house, usually w/ legislature

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unicameral

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one- house, usually w/ legislature

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albany plan of union

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plan put by ben... franklin, it aimed @ uniting the 13 colonies for trade, military.

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constitutions

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bodies of fundamental laws setting out principles of gov'ts.

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popular sovereignty

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gov't must have a consent on the governed

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virginia plan

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congrssional representation based on population.

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new jersey plan

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equal representation in congress

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connecticut compromise

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an agrrement that a state will have senate and a house.

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3/5 compromise

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all free persons counted and 3/5 of all other persons.

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comerce and slave trade

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congress was forbiden the power to tax the export of goods from any state.

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federalist

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favored ratification of the constitution.

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government

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an institution through which a society makes and enfores its public policies.

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public policies

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all of those things a gov't decideis to do.

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state

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a body of people living together.

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sovereignity

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supreme, absolute power of a state w/in its own territory.

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unitary gov't

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described as centralized gov't.

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federal gov't

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one in which the powers of the gov't are divided b/t a central gov't & local gov't

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confederation

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an alliance of independent clauses.

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presidential gov't

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a seperation of powers b/t the executive & legislative branches of gov't.

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parlimentary gov't

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the executive is made up of the prime minister.

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democracy

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supreme political authority res w/the people.

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direct democracy

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a democratic system of gov't in which the people participate directly in decision making.

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representative democracy

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a small group of persons chosen by the people to act as their representative express the popular will.

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compromise

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process of blending and adjusting, to other intersts

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anarchy

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the total absence of gov't.

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dictatoship

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hitlor.

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government

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an institution through which a society makes and enfores its public policies.

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public policies

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all of those things a gov't decideis to do.

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state

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a body of people living together.

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sovereignity

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supreme, absolute power of a state w/in its own territory.

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unitary gov't

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described as centralized gov't.

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federal gov't

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one in which the powers of the gov't are divided b/t a central gov't & local gov't

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confederation

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an alliance of independent clauses.

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presidential gov't

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a seperation of powers b/t the executive & legislative branches of gov't.

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parlimentary gov't

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the executive is made up of the prime minister.

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democracy

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supreme political authority res w/the people.

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direct democracy

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a democratic system of gov't in which the people participate directly in decision making.

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representative democracy

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a small group of persons chosen by the people to act as their representative express the popular will.

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compromise

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process of blending and adjusting, to other intersts

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anarchy

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the total absence of gov't.

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dictatoship

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hitlor.

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popular sovereignty

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gov't can't govern w/o the consent of people.

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constitutionalism

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the gov't must be conducted according to constitutional priciples.

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separation of powers

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the distribution of judicial, legislative, and excutive branch.

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checks and balances

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branches can check other branches a limited # of times.

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judicial review

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power of the courts to determine the constitutionality of the actions of legislative & executive branches of gov't.

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federalism

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the division of power among a central gov't and several regional gov'ts.

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informal amendment

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process by many changes have been made in the cons. that have not led to changes in the document's written word.

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executive agreement

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pact made by the president directly w/ the head of a foreign country.

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delegated powers

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the powers granted by the cons.

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expresed powers

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spelled out expressly in the cons.

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implied powers

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powers that are not expressed in the cons., but are resonably implied by those powers.

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inhererent powers

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delegated powers of the national gov't that belong to it b/c it is the national gov't of a soverign state.

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reserved powers

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the powers helpd by the state in the federal system.

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exclusive powers

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powers that only can be exercised by the national gov't.

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concurrent powers

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powers that both national and states posses and exercise.

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enabling act

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directs the framing of proposed state cons.

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act of admission

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the act of admiting a new state.

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interstate compacts

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agreements among states, and foreign states.

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political party

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a group of persons who seek to control gov't through the winning of elections & the holding of public office.

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major parties

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the political parties in the u.s.

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electorate

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the people allowed to vote

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ideological parties

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parties that are based on particular sets of beliefs

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single issue parties

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those concentrating on a single public policy matter.

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split-ticket voting

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voting for candidates of both paties

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suffrage

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right to vote.

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registration

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a procedure of voter identification.

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poll tax

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special tax for voting.

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gerrymandering

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practice of drawing electoral district lines.

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injunctions

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federal court orders to prevent interference w/ any1's right to vote

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direct primary

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an election held w/in the party to pick the party's candidates for general election.

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opinion leader

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any person who, for any reason, has a more than usual influence on the views of others.

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interest group

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a private organi. that tries to persuade public officials to respond.

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term

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years in congress.

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session

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congress meeting.

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special session

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meeting called by the president to deal w/ a pressing issue.

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apportion

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disturbution among states, based on population.

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reapportion

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redistribution of the seats in the house after each decennial census.

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continuous body

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all of senate's seats are never up for election at the same time.

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trustee

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members who decide everything on their own.

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partisans

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lawmakers who listen to their political parties.

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delegates

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lawmakers who liten to "folks back home"

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politicos

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they listen to all three; keep a balance.

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strict construtionists

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argued that implied and expressed powers are important; group led by thomas jefferson.

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liberal construtionists

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believed that the constitution should be in broad terms.

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direct tax

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one that must be paid by the person on whom it is imposed.

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indirect tax

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one first paid by one person but then passed on to another.

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commerce power

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power of congress to regulate interstate and foreign trade.

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legal tender

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a kind of money that creditor must pay by law.

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copyright

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the exclusive right of an author to produce, publish, and sell his work.

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patents

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grants a person the right to manufacture, use, or sell.

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eminent domain

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inherent power to take private property for public use.

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chief of state

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term for a pres. for being head of the gov't, symbol of all the people of the nation.

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chief excutive

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having the excutive power of the U.S.

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chief administrator

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term for the presdent as head of the administration of the federal gov't.

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chief diplomat

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term for pres. as the main architech of foreign policy and spokesperson to other countries.

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commander in chief

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commander of the nation's armed forces.

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chief legislator

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as archeitech of publuc policy; one who sets agendafor congress.

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chief of party

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leader of his/her own party.

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chief citizen

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represtative of the people; workingfor the public interests.