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28 Cards in this Set
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home rule
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allows cities to write their own charters,choose their own type of government, and manage their own affairs
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Secretary of State
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The United States Secretary of State is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with foreign affairs. The Secretary is a member of the President's Cabinet and the highest-ranking cabinet secretary both in line of succession and order of precedence.
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grants in aid
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money awarded to the states by the federal government
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incorporated
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Incorporation is the forming of a new corporation (a corporation being a legal entity that is effectively recognized as a person under the law). The corporation may be a business, a non-profit organization, sports club or a government of a new city or town.
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tolerance
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respecting and accepting others, regardless of their beliefs, practices, or differences.
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eminent domain
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the right of government to take private property for public use.
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Fourth Amendment
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part of the Bill of Rights, prohibiting unreasonable searches and seizures.
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dissenting opinion
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a statement written by a justice who disagrees with the majority opinion, presenting his or her opinion.
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closed primary
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an election in which only the declared members of a party are allowed to vote for that party's nominees.
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Plurality
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the most votes among all those running for an office.
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stare decisis
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the practice of using earlier judicial rulings as a basis for deciding cases.
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Runoff Primary
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second primary election between the two candidates who received the most votes in the first primary election.
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absentee ballot
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one that allows a person to vote without going to the polls on Election Day.
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apathy
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a lack of interest
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referendum
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a way for citizens to vote on state of local laws
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initiative
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a procedure by which citizens can propose new laws or state constitutional amendments.
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Petition
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a formal request for government action; or , a process by which candidates who are not affiliated with one of the two major parties can get on the ballot in most states.
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Open Primary
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an election in which voters need not declare their party preference for the party's nomination.
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precinct
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a geographic area that contains a specific amount of voters.
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exit polling
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a survey taken at polling places of how people voted.
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line item veto
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to veto only a specific part of a bill.
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charter schools
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schools that receive state funding, but are excused from meeting many of the public school regulations.
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member at large
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a person elected by the community to represent a city in state affairs.
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infrastructure
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a community's system of roads, bridges, water, and sewers.
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community policing
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Community policing is a philosophy that promotes organization, the community will help define problems and develop possible solutions.
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conservation
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the careful conservation and presentation of natural resources.
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common law
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a system of law based on precedent and customs.
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bureaucracies
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complex systems with many departments, many rules, and many people in the chain of command.
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