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Government Vocabulary
Important AP Government Vocabulary
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12th Grade
05/03/2009
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Seperation of powers
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3 branches of government share power
- legislative
- judicial
- executive
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Divided Government
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when the party controlling the legislative branch is different from the party controlling the executive branch
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Checks and Balances
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Establishment Clause
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Pluralist Theory
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Tenth Amendment
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Shay's Rebellion
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Popular Sovereignty
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Class Action Suit
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Political Socialization
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Influence peddling
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Federalist Papers
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Federalism
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Articles of Confederation
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Elastic Clause
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Political Culture
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Reserve Powers
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General Election
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closed primary
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two party system
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open primary
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primary election
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blanket primary
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plurality elections
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doctrinal parties
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runnoff primary
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single issue parties
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super delegates
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federal matching funds
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cross pressure
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super tuesday
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national convention
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front-loading
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federal election commission
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split ticket voting
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brokered conventions
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Party de-alignment/re-alignment
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winner-take-all system
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critical election
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iron triangle
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reapportionment
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census
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gerrymandering
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new deal coalition
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franking privilege
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issue-attention cycle
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congressional district
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filibuster
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cloture
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pork barrel
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conference committe
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standing committee
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rules committee
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PACs
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poll tax
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pigeonhole
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discharge petition
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speaker of the house
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president pro tempore
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majority leader
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minority leader
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social welfare policy
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insturmentalism
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policy fragmentation
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gross domestic product
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laissez-faire economics
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keynsian economics
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fiscal policy
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moneyary policy
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categorical grants
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cooperative federalism
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federal mandates
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fiscal federalism
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block grants
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deficit spending
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federal reserve system
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congressional oversight
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congressional budget office
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mandatory spending
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discretionary spending
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entitlement programs
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medicare
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budget control and impoundment act
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COLA
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welfare reform act of 1996
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selective incorporation
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fourteenth ammendment
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lemon test
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plea bargain
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wall of seperation
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amicus curia briefs
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preferred position doctrine
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prior restraint
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miranda rights
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judicial review
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unreasonable search and seizure
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probable cause
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exclusionary rule
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objective good faith
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inevitable discovery rule
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due process
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judicial activism/restraint
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implied right to privacy
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doctrine of original intent
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clear and present danger
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writ of habeas corpus
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civil rights act of 1964
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de facto/de-jure segregation
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grandfather clause
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eaqual rights amendment
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equal pay act
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freedom of information act
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voting rights act
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affirmative action
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thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments
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horse-race journalism
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independent regulatory agencies
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administrative agencies
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pendleton act
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war powers act
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cabinet level agencies
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presidential veto
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executive amendment
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twenty-second amendment
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twenty-fifth amendment
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twelfth amendment
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state of the union
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electoral college
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OMB
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federal reserve
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pocket veto
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line item veto
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