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15 Cards in this Set
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Absentee voting
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provisions made for those unable to make it to their polling spots on election day.
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Acquit
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Found not guilty of charge
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Adjourn
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suspend, as in a session of Congress
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Administration
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the officials in the executive branch and their policies and principles
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Affirmitive Action
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a policy which requires employees to take steps to overcome past effects of discrimination
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Ambassador
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a representative of the United States to represent the nation in matters of diplomacy
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Amnesty
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a blanket pardon offered to a group of law violators
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Apportion
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distribute, as in seats in a legislative body
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Assessment
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the process of determining the value of property to be taxed
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Assimilation
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people of one culture change and become a part of another culture
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At-large election
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election of an offieholder by voters of an entire government
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Attorney General
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the head of the Department of Justice
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Authoritarian
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A form of government when those in charge hold absolute and unchallengable authority over the people
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Autonomous
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Independent
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Appellate
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having the power to review the judgment of another tribunal
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