1138 Definitions Flashcards
organized group that seeks governing power by winning elections
political party
organized group that seeks to influence the making and content of governmental policy
pressure group
election in which voters nominate candidates for public office
primary
distribution of political offices as rewards for service to a political party
patronage
government made up of an alliance of several parties
coalition
political subdivision of a city
ward
voting district
precinct
Party levels listed from the bottom to the top.
precinct ward committee city committee county committee central committee national committee
encouraged bankers and businessmen to invest in important foreign areas
dollar diplomacy
first stated the U.S. policy of isolationism
Neutrality Proclamation
officially rejected the Roosevelt Corollary
Clark Memorandum
stated that the U.S. had the right to exercise police power in Latin American nations
Roosevelt Corollary
prevented Eastern Hemisphere nations from securing territories in the Americas
Monroe Doctrine
abandoned the policy of U.S. intervention in Latin America
Good Neighbor Policy
provided supplies to nations fighting Hitler and Mussolini
Lend-Lease Act
forced Spain out of the Caribbean
Spanish-American War
objectives a nation seeks in its relations with other governments
foreign policy
policy of avoiding involvement with other nations
isolationism
highest-ranking officer from each branch of the armed services
Joint Chiefs of Staff
methods Presidents have used to overcome negative Senate vote
executive agreement
joint resolution
conduct of foreign relations by negotiations among official representatives
diplomacy
ideological hostility between communism and individual liberty
Cold War
arrangement made between the President and the chief executive of a foreign nation
executive agreement
agreement that requires a majority vote of both houses
joint resolution
