Citizenship

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The Apportionment of seats in the Senate was not fair to some parties.

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Apportionment is the apportioning of members of the U.S. House of Representatives according to the proportion of the population of each state to the total population of the U.S.

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School funding should not be reduced in order to lower the country’s financial Deficit.

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A deficit is when a government's spending is more than the money it receives.

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Writ of Habeas Corpus protects persons against unlawful detention.

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A writ of habeas corpus is a court order to a person holding someone in custody to deliver the prisoner to the court issuing the order and to show a valid reason for that person's detention.

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The group that can Gerrymander districts will have the opportunity to earn the most congressional seats.

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The process of dividing a state into election districts to give one political party majority into many places while concentrating the voting strength of the other party into as few districts as possible.

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The Filibuster delayed the voting on the bill for over a week.

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An effort to prevent action in a legislature.

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The only way to end a filibuster is by a process called Cloture.

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A method of ending a debate and taking an immediate vote.

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We need seven people to make a Quorum.

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The number of the members of an organization that must be present in order to transact any business.

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A president would choose to use a Pocket Veto because Congress cannot override it

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A veto of a bill that takes place by the president's failure to sign it within ten days of the adjournment of Congress.

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The president with the most Executive Orders was Franklin D. Roosevelt.

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An order issued by the president to an executive branch of the government and having the force of law.

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The governor granted him a Pardon.

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A government decision granted by government official to allow a person who has been convicted of a crime to be absolved of that conviction.

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The death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment.

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To change a prison sentence or other penalty to a less severe one.

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The Bureaucracy of the legislative government is delaying the passage of much needed educational funding.

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A method of government in which red tape processes are used to delay action.

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It is important to get to know the employees working in Civil Service for your area if you're trying to start a new business.

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The administrative service of a government or international agency exclusive of the armed forces.

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The bill has Bipartisan support.

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The agreement or cooperation of two political parties that usually oppose each other's policies.

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Federal Income Tax will be deducted from your pay.

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A tax paid on the money that a person or business receives as income.

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If you start to make too much money in your business, you may get hit with a higher Progressive Tax than you were getting before.

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A tax that takes a larger percentage from high-income earners than it does from low-income individuals.

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Some countries use a Regressive Tax that favors the rich people and ends up costing the poor people more money.

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A tax that takes a larger percentage of a lower-income and a smaller percentage of a higher income.

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When someone hires a bunch of workers they must take a Payroll Tax out of the money they will pay to their workers.

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A tax that an employer withholds and pays on behalf of his employees, and it is based on the wage or salary of the employee.

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Every year in which the government runs a deficit, the money it borrows is added to the Federal Debt.

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It is the total amount of money that the U.S. federal government owes to its creditors.

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The two largest Mandatory Spending programs are Social Security and Medicare.

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Spending on certain programs that are required by existing law.

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The higher petrol prices however impacted on Discretionary Spending.

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Spending by consumers on things that they want to buy rather than on things they need.

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She didn't buy into the Propaganda of her day that women had to be soft and submissive.

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Ideas or statements that are often false or exaggerated and that are spread in order to help a cause.

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She showed no Bias toward older clients.

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May be favorable or unfavorable of an idea.

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The judge had to recuse herself from the case due to her lack of Objectivity since the defendant was her brother.

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A lack of bias, judgment, or prejudice.

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The Exit Poll from today's mayoral election shows sixty-five percent in favor Crystal Lake.

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A poll taken of a small percentage of voters as they leave the polls.

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PETA is a Special Interest Group.

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A person or group seeking to influence legislative or government policy to further often narrowly defined interests.

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Political Action Committees have become very powerful in the United States.

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An organization that raises money privately to influence elections or legislation.

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At the same time we know that Grassroots arts and culture can create neighborhoods.

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People at a local or low level rather than at the center or upper levels of an organization or movement.

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Gun-owners have formed a powerful Lobby in the U.S.

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A person who tries to influence legislation on behalf of a special interest.

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The Political Spectrum is used for majority parties.

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A system of classifying different political positions upon one or more geometric axes that symbolize independent political dimensions.

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The American Two-party System has proved increasingly detrimental to our nation.

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A party system where two major political parties dominate the government. One of the two parties holds a majority in the legislature and is usually referred to as the majority while the other is the minority party.

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The Green Party is an example of a Third Party.

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A political party formed as an independent group from members of one or both of the two prevailing major parties.

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Governments and organizations prefer Hard Money because it provides a predictable stream of funds.

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Consists of funding by a government or organization that is repetitive, rather than a one-time grant.

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An example of Soft Money is the campaign funding that politicians get during election years.

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When cash is contributed to a political party with no limits attached to the amount that can be received.

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When the legislative Caucus meets, they will discuss a new proposal on gun control.

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A meeting of members of a political party for the purpose of choosing candidates for an election.

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There is less suspense now that candidates compete for the nomination through the Direct Primary election system.

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An election where a party's candidates for public office are nominated by direct vote of the people.

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If the Republican Party is holding a Closed Primary, then only voters registered as Republicans are permitted to vote in the primary.

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A type of direct primary limited to registered party members, who must declare their party affiliation in order to vote.

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The Open Primary is the most common time to vote.

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An election in which voters are not required to declare party affiliation.

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The Plurality can be used to find out the number of votes for a candidate.

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A number of votes that is more than the number of votes for any other candidate or party but that is not more than half of the total number of votes.