Chapter 3: United States

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Laissez-faire

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french term literally meaning "let do"

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Federal Reserve Board

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the U.S central bank established by Congress in 1913 to regulate the banking industry and the money supply

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Trade Deficit

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an unfavorable balance of trade, a trade gap

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Regulations

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the rules that explain the implementations of laws

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ANWR

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is a national wildlife refuge in northeastern Alaska, United States

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Aggregate Income

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is the combined income earned by an entire group of persons

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Distributive Policies

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policies that allocate state resources in an area that lawmakers perceive needs to be promoted

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Redistributive Policies

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policies that take resources from one person or group in society and allocate them to a different more disadvantaged group.

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Executive Branch

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has sole authority and responsibility for the daily administration of the state bureaucracy

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Cabinet

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exercises responsibility for formulating policy and directing both the government and the executive branch

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Iron Triangle Relationship

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a term coined by students of American politics to refer to the relationships of mutual support formed by particular government agencies.

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Judiciary

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is the system of courts which interprets and applies the law in the name of the sovereign or state.

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Voting Rights Act

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outlawed discriminatory voting practices that had been responsible for the widespread disenfranchisement of African Americans in the United States.

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Marbury v. Madison

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1803 U.S Supreme Court ruling that the federal courts inherently had the authority to review the constitutionality of laws passed by Congress and signed by the president

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Checks and Balances

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a governmental system divided authority in which coequal branches can restrain each others actions.

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Bicameral

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a legislative body with two houses, such as the U.S senate and the U.S house of representatives

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Legislative Branch

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is a type of deliberative assembly with the power to pass, amend and repeal laws.

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Move on

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this words was not in the book or anywhere.

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Single-Member Plurality Electoral System

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An electoral system in which candidates run for a single seat from a specific geographic district.

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Political Action Committee

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is the name commonly given to a private group, regardless of size, organized to elect political candidates.