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30 Cards in this Set
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CHECKS AND BALANCES
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system of overlapping the powers of the legislative executive,and judicial branches to permit each branch to check the actions of the others
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ELECTORAL COLLEGE
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group of persons chosen in each state and the selection of the president and vice president
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EXECUTIVE AGREEMENT
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a pact made by the president directly with the head of a foriegn state; a building international agreement with the force of law but which does not require senate consent
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EXPRESSED POWERS
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those delagated powers of the national governments that are spelled out expressly, in the constitution also called "emumerated"
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FULL FAITH AND CREDIT CLAUSE
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constitutions requirements that each state accept the public acts,records, and judicial proceedings of every other state
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IMPLIED POWERS
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those delagated powers of the national government that are suggestion by the expressed powers set out in the constitution
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INHERENT POWERS
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powers the constitution is presumed to have delagated to the national government because it is the government of a sovereign state within the world community
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JUDICIAL REVIEW
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the right of the Judicial Branch of the government to declare a law unconstitutional
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SEPARATION OF POWERS
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divided into three branches so that no one branch has all the power Each branch has its own purpose: to make the laws, execute the laws, and interpret the laws
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VETO
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the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments
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CLOSED PRIMARY
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only registered members of a party may participate
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ELECTORATE
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the body of persons entitled to vote in an election
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GERRYMANDERING
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the dividing of a state To divide (a geographic area) into voting districts so as to give unfair advantage to one party in elections
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INCUMBENT
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holding an indicated position, role, office
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INTEREST GROUPS
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A group of persons working on behalf of or strongly supporting a particular cause, such as an item of legislation, an industry, or a special segment of society
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LOBBYING
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a group of persons who work or conduct a campaign to influence members of a legislature to vote according to the group's special interest
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OPEN PRIMARY
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a direct primary election in which voters need not meet a test of party membership
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PARTISANSHIP
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an adherent or supporter of a person, group, party, or cause, esp. a person who shows a biased, emotional allegiance
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POLITICAL EFFICACY
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one's own influence or effectiveness on politics
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PURGE
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the removal or elimination of members of a political organization, government, nation, etc. who are considered disloyal or otherwise undesirable
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SPLIT TICKET VOTING
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a voter is not a wholehearted supporter of either party
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STRAIGHT TICKET VOTING
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practice of voting for candidates of the same party for multiple positions
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SUBSIDY
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grants of money, especially governmental, to aid private undertakings
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SUFFRAGE
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a vote given in favor of a proposed measure, candidate, or the like
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SELF ANNOUNCEMENT
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to announce you are running for a position
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DIRECT PRIMARY
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A preliminary election in which a party's candidates for public office are nominated by direct vote of the people
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CONSTITUENCY
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a.The body of voters or the residents of a district represented by an elected legislator or official
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COPYRIGHT
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The legal right granted to an author, composer, playwright, publisher, or distributor to exclusive publication, production, sale, or distribution of a literary, musical, dramatic, or artistic work
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DIRECT TAX
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a tax exacted directly from the persons who will bear the burden of it (without reimbursement to them at the expense of others), as a poll tax, a general property tax, or an income tax
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EMINENT DOMAIN
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state to take private property for public use with payment of compensation to the owner
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