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65 Cards in this Set
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Honeymoon Period
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prd when a new administration dunt get critisized by opposition
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Cloture
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used to stop filabuster, in senate
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Conference Committe
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to reconsile differences in copies of bills in House and Senate
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Office of management and budget
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advise pres on budget preparation
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committee membership
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proportional to representation
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Honeymoon Period
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prd when a new administration dunt get critisized by opposition
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filabuster
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rite to voluntarily talk to the poin of exhaustion, meant to postpone a vote
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rules committee
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decides whether open or closed rule and rules for debate, house
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Cloture
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used to stop filabuster, in senate
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Conference Committe
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to reconsile differences in copies of bills in House and Senate
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rank a file members
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ppl who don't really do ne thing, average ppl
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Office of management and budget
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advise pres on budget preparation
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baker v carr
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= protection under the law
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committee membership
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proportional to representation
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shaw v reno
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no reapoirtionment based on race
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filabuster
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rite to voluntarily talk to the poin of exhaustion, meant to postpone a vote
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mcculloch v MD
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supremacy clause, necessary and proper clause, implied powers, elastic clause (national bank case)
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rules committee
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decides whether open or closed rule and rules for debate, house
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10th amendment
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all powers not set by constitution for federal gov't go 2 states
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incumbents
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ppl currently occupying a seat
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rank a file members
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ppl who don't really do ne thing, average ppl
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voting trends
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latinos -> democrat, cubans -> repub
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baker v carr
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= protection under the law
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rule of law
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no1 above the law ( the law is king)
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shaw v reno
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no reapoirtionment based on race
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mcculloch v MD
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supremacy clause, necessary and proper clause, implied powers, elastic clause (national bank case)
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10th amendment
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all powers not set by constitution for federal gov't go 2 states
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incumbents
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ppl currently occupying a seat
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voting trends
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latinos -> democrat, cubans -> repub
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rule of law
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no1 above the law ( the law is king)
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Honeymoon Period
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prd when a new administration dunt get critisized by opposition
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Cloture
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used to stop filabuster, in senate
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Conference Committe
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to reconsile differences in copies of bills in House and Senate
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Office of management and budget
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advise pres on budget preparation
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committee membership
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proportional to representation
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filabuster
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rite to voluntarily talk to the poin of exhaustion, meant to postpone a vote
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rules committee
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decides whether open or closed rule and rules for debate, house
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rank a file members
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ppl who don't really do ne thing, average ppl
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baker v carr
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= protection under the law
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shaw v reno
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no reapoirtionment based on race
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mcculloch v MD
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supremacy clause, necessary and proper clause, implied powers, elastic clause (national bank case)
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10th amendment
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all powers not set by constitution for federal gov't go 2 states
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incumbents
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ppl currently occupying a seat
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voting trends
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latinos -> democrat, cubans -> repub
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rule of law
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no1 above the law ( the law is king)
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Tocqueville
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french, rote book bout american dream
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realignment
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turning point redefining the agenda of politics and the alignment of voters within a party during historical changein economy and society
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public opinion
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the distribution of individual preferences or evaluations of a given issue, candidate, or institution within a population
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lobbyist (where influence)
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person employed by and acts for an organized interest group or corporation to try to influence policy decisions and positions ( in exec & legis)
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PACs
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political arm of interest group legally entitled to raise funds from members & contribute , can BUNDLE
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Political parties
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org that seeks political power by electing ppl to office so that positions and philosophy can b public policy
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interest group
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an org of ppl sharing common objectives, ,who actively attempt to influence gov't plicy
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devolution
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the idea that there is toomuch big gov't payin 4 all programs in states, return of many of those functions to states ( republican)
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commerce clause
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art 1 section 8, congress has power to regulate interstate commerce
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shay's rebellion
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rebellion by famers in MA, protesting mortgage forclosures, highlited need 2 strong fed'l govt as call for const. conv went out
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consent of the governed
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given by constitution, if ppl dun like govt -> kick it out
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majority rule
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governance according to the expressed preference of the majority
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popular sovreignty
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a belief that ultimate power resides in the ppl
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limited govt
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govt cant do everything , bill of rights, checks and balances
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federalism
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power is shared between nsl m central gov't has enuf power 2 b stable
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common good
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benefit all or most of ppl
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checks and balances
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constitutional grant of powers that enables each of branches to stop some acts of the others preventing 1 from dominating
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seperation of powers
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constitutional division of powers 1) legis; makes laws 2) executive: apply & enforce law 3) judiciary: interpret law
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representative democracy
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ppl elect ppl to represent them
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reappoirtionment
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after a census reasingnin seats in house, state legis. reaportion districts 2 win
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