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13 Cards in this Set
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Economic aid
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Assistance to other nations in the form of grants, loans, or credits to buy the assisting nations products.
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Conservative coalition
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An alliance of Republicans and southern Democrats that historically formed in the House or the Senate to oppose liberal legislation and support conservative legislation.
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Supremacy clause
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The constitutional provision that makes the Constitution and federal laws superior to all conflicting state and local laws. |
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Unitary system
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A centralized governmental system in which ultimate governmental authority rests in the hands of the national, or central, government. |
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Recall
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A procedure allowing the people to vote to dismiss an elected official from state office before his or her term has expired. |
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13th Amendment
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The 13th amendment, which formally abolished slavery in the United States, passed the Senate on April 8, 1864, and the House on January 31, 1865. Thirteenth Amendment means neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall exist within the United States.
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Political realism
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A philosophy that sees each nation acting principally in its own interest. |
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12th Amendment
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An amendment to the Constitution, adopted in 1804, requires the separate election of the president and vice president by the Electoral College. |
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Republic
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A form of government in which sovereign power rests with the people, rather than a king or monarch. |
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Political culture
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A patterned set of ideas, values and ways of thinking about government and politics.
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Political Socialization
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The process by which people acquire political beliefs and values. |
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Capitalism
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An economic system characterized by the private ownership of wealth creating assets, free markets, and freedom of contract. |
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Black Codes
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Any code of law that defined and especially limited the rights of former slaves after the Civil War. Compare Jim Crow Law. |
