Government Final Terms

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legislative power

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they create laws, write bills

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executive power

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enforce the legislative power

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judicial power

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they interpret the laws to see if they are constitutional

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conservative

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a person who wants to see less govt up to more state and local areas and have basic freedoms

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liberal

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wants more of a strong govt

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moderate

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doesnt have any strong feelings about any particular thing unless it has an impact on them

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magna carta

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(1215) King John abuses power and had to sign a document that stated that his powers were limited and that the king is not above the law

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petition of right

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(1628) all english subjects have the right to a fair trial and cant be forced into jail, they have the right to be told the reason thy're being detained

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popular sovereignty

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the choice of the people on how to be governed

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enlightenment

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a time period in which man began to use reason and logic to everyday life

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John locke

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wrote the "2 treaties on Govt"; based on social contract, all men are guaranteed life, liberty, and property

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Montesquieu

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believes that govt must have checks and balances all with unique power to check & balance each other

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voltaire

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believed tjat govt purpose was to guarantee basic freedoms

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articles of confederation

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first attempt of creating a central govt. created power to the states no power to tax, no way of regulating commerce

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federalists

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people that were for the ratification of the constitution

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antifederalists

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people against the ratification of the constitution

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rule of law

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law applies to govt; govt can only do what is written in the constitution

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federalism

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creates 2 govts opperating under one system; state & federal

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formal amendment

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a way of changing the constituion to keep up with current issues; 2/3 vote of the house and 3/4 vote of the state

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bill of rights

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first 10 amendments

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informal amendments

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a way of changing the constitution with calling conventions, bilss, or petitions

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expressed powers

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powers specifically stated in the constitution for the national govt

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delegated powers

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powers delegated to certain parts of the govt

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implied powers

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arent specifically written in black and white; can be read into or interpretted

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inherent powers

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powers that belong to the national govt only

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reserved powers

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powers reserved specifically for the states

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concurrent powers

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shared between national govt and state govt

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political party

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groups of like minded people who seek public office through an election

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partisanship

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to have an alligence & loyalty to the specific party

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plurality

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the largest number of votes

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bipartisan

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both parties working together to pass legislation

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incumbent

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the one who holds office and is running for reelection

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suffrage

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the right to vote

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literacy requirement

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all people who wish to vote have to pass a literacy exam

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poll tax

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any person who wants to vote has to pay a tax to vote

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gerrymandering

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taking a district and redrawing it to the advantage of a party or group

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caucus

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a group of like minded people who come together to nominate a person to represent them

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convention

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we choose delegates that represent us to nominate and choose candidates

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direct primary

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voters in each individual state vote for the candidate that they want to represent them

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PAC

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political action committee; very important for raising money

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hard money

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legal amount of money that you can give to a candidate the PAC the state or a local party &/or national party; only for a political campaign

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soft money

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no legal specifications for how much money an individual can spend on a group

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mass media

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creates, covers important events and circulates t to a large number of people

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public opinion

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the issues that people begin to creat their own ideas on how it should be dealt with

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straw vote

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taking a large population and asking them questions, based on their answers a public opinion can be created

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random sample

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taking people randomly and asking them questions, their answers reflect majority

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interest groups

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organizations that look to support make aware, get legislation passed or changed that will make society better

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lobbying

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what interest groups use to get politicians to pass legistlation in favor for you

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strict constructionist

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a believer that congress has the only powers that the constitution specifically says

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liberal constructionist

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believes that teh constitution was open for interpretation

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Gibbson v. Ogden

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deals with commerce; congress has commercial power to regulate interstate trade

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filibuster

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a way of talking a bill to death to keep it from passing legislature

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presidential succession act of 1957

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law specifying the order of presidential succession following the VP

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electoral college

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a group of people chosen in each state and DC every 4 yrs who make a formal selection of the pres and VP

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22 amendemnt

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limits the president to 2 elected terms

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imperial presidency

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description of how the presidents powers have become that of like an emporer

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executive agreement

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the president has the right to reach an agreement with foreign nations with out conformation of congress

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wars powers resolution act of 1973

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limits the amount of time troops can be away in a military action

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chief administrator

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term for presas head of the administration of the federal govt

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chief citizen

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term for pres as the rep of the people, working for the public interest

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chief diplomat

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term for pres as the main architect of foreign policy and spokesperson to other countries

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chief executive

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term for pres as vested with the executive power of the US

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chief legislator

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term for pres as architect of public policy and the one who sets the agenda for Congress

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chief of party

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term for pres as the leader of their political party

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chief of state

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term for pres as the ceremonial head of the US