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A procedure by which a specified number of voters may propose an amendment or an ordinance

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Initiative

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Powers the government has simply because they are the government

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Inherent power

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When I measure proposed or passed by Congress are sent to the voters for approval or rejection

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Referendum

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Powers only given to the states

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Reserved powers

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The power of the Supreme Court to declare an act of Congress or the executive branch as unconstitutional

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Judicial review

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Set by Supreme Court decisions

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Precedents

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The development and persistence of the two-party system in the United States is best accounted for by

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Single-member districts

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A policy that sets emission standards for automobiles is an example of

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Regulatory policy

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The medias effect on public opinion can best be described as

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Influencing which issues the public sees as important

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The most significant trend in federal state relations during the 1980s was

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Shifting responsibilities and costs for many programs to the state government

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Which of the following clauses in the Constitution justifies the implied powers doctrine

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The necessary and proper clause

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Interest groups use political action committees(PACs) to

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Raise and spend money on election campaigns

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Interest groups are protected under the Constitution by

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The First Amendment

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The 19th amendment to the Constitution, the equal rights amendment, and title IX of the education amendments of 1972 were all directed towards the goal of

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Equality for women

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If Congress wanted to affect a change in the Social Security payroll tax, to what congressional committee with the task initially be assigned

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House Ways and Means committee

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Which of the following groups would most likely be supportive of a constitutional amendment banning all abortions

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Conservatives

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To which level of government did the Bill of Rights originally apply

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Federal government

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Many scholars argue that categorical grants in aid do which of the following

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We can the power of state governors and legislators

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Which of the following is not an explanation for low voter turnout

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Protection of minority rights

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Party identification in the United States is most successfully transmitted by which of the following

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Family

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Which of the following individuals would most likely vote in a Republican primary

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A 45-year-old white businessman from South Carolina who attends church weekly

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Rules and regulations created by an agency such as the federal communications commission are called

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Administrative law

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According to James Madison, which of the following best controls the effects of factions

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A large republic

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The grandfather clause is significant and US political history for which of the following reasons

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It was a means whereby black citizens in southern states were disenfranchised

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One of the best strategies that interest groups can use to achieve their goals are

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Lobbying members of Congress to make small changes to an existing policy

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Since the 1960s, support for the Democratic Party has declined the most among which of the following groups

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White southerners

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All the following Supreme Court decisions strength and the power of the federal government except

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Dred Scott versus Sanford

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When the effects of income and education are eliminated, which of the following statements about voting rights is true

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Black citizens vote at a higher rate than white citizens

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Both gitlow versus New York and New York Times versus Sullivan are Supreme Court cases that dealt with which of the following amendments to the Constitution

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The First Amendment

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Which of the following best describes the concept of political efficacy

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It is the belief that one can make a difference in politics by expressing an opinion and acting politically

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What was the outcome of Gideon versus Wainwright

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Ensures the right to an attorney and felony cases for the indigent