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Politics
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Civics
10th Grade
11/08/2012

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Term
continuum
Definition
the line that citizens and politicians are placed on to determine where they stand politically
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political spectrum
Definition
the spectrum that places citizens and politicians in the area they stand
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radical (communism)1
Definition
calls for wide sweeping rapid change in the basic structure of the political, economic, or social system
willing to resort to violence and revolution
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liberal (democratic)2
Definition
govt. should be actively involved in promotion of social welfare peaceful, gradual change in existing political system
not willing to resort to violence or changing things the way they are
"status qou"
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moderate (independent)3
Definition
Shares views of liberal and conservative tolerant to other people's views
"go-slow" and "wait and see" aproach
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conservative (republican)4
Definition
keeping things the way they are "status qou"
hesitant of adopting new policies especially involving govt. activism
best govt. is least
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reactionary (KKK)5
Definition
Go back to what things were Willing to use extreme methods (govt. power to achieve goals)
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VP
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2
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Speaker of House
Definition
3
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Pres. Pro Tempore of senate
Definition
4
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Secretary of State
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5
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Secretary of Treasury
Definition
6
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majority
Definition
most people
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plurality
Definition
not a majority, bu more than the other person
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T JEFF vs. Aaron Burr 1800
Definition
same number of electoral = vote on separate ballots
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HAYES vs Tilden 1876
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too many electoral = Hayes won "bargain deal" he got more
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Bush vs. Gore
Definition
won popular but lost election
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BUSH vs. Gore
Definition
won popular but lost election
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