Politics

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Antitrust Legislation

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-federal laws (starting with the Sherman Act of 1890) that try to prevent a monopoly from dominating an industry and restraining trade.

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caucus

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-a meeting of local party members to choose party officials or candidates for public office and to decide the platform

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Ehtnocentrism

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-belief in the superiority of one's nation or ethnic group

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Captialism

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-an economic system characterized by private property, competitive markets, economic incentives, and limited government involvement in the production and pricing of goods and services.

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Manifest Destiny

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-a notion held by 19th century Americans that the US was destined to rule the continent from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

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ethnicity

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-a social division based on national origin, religion, language, and often race

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Political culture

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-the widely shared beliefs, values, and norms concerning the relationship of citizens to government and to one another.

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Patronage

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-the dispensing of government jobs to persons who belong to the winning political party.

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Party convention

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- a meeting og party delegates to vote on matters of policy and in some cases to select party candidates for public office.

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Direct primary

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-election in which voters choose party nominees.

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Party identification

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- an informal and subjective affiliation with a political party that most people acquire in childhood.

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dealignment

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-weakening of partisan preferences that points to a rejection of both major parties and a rise in the number of independents.

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Political Action Committee (PAC)

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-the political arm of an interest group that is legally entitled to raise funds on a voluntary basis from members, stockholders, or employees in order to contribute funds to favored candidates or political parties.

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Federal Register

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-official document, published every weekday that lists the new and proposed regulations of executive departments and regulatory agencies.

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Political Party

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-an organization that seeks political power by electing people to office so that its positions and philosophy become public policy.