Political Terms

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Nation

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An ethnic term

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Country

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A geographic term

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State

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legal/political term

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​Government

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The process of making leadership decisions

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Politics:

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The process of obtaining a position in which you are able to make, or at least influence, leadership decisions.

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Democracy:

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a significant portion of the population is able to participate.

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Dictatorship:

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participation is limited to a very few, perhaps only one.

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Confederate:

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the primary power is given to local governments.

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Unitary:

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virtually all of the power is given to the central governments.

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Federal:

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power is shared between the local and central governments.

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Parliamentary:

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the chief executive is a member of the legislature.

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Presidential:

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the chief executive is NOT a member of the legislature.

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“Ballot Fatigue”:

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voters get tired of voting and quit making choices before completing the entire ballot.

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Suffrage:

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the right to vote

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Political Socialization:

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how we develop images and views of people in politicsàfamily, education

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Caucus:

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meeting of some people who have something in common

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Coattail Effect:

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someone at the top of ballot wins in a landslide, people of the same political party will prob do better

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Land-slide:

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someone wins more than 60% of the vote

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​​Flanking Privilege:

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Congress Can use U.S. postage for free

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​Midterm Election:

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congressional election in a year when there is no presidential election

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​Rider:

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additional thing added to a bill, that has really nothing to do with the bill

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Rider

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additional thing added to a bill, that has really nothing to do with the bill

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​Junket:

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Congressional field trip

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​Filibuster:

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speaking super long in order to stall a vote

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​Cloture:

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stop to a filibuster

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​​​àGerrymandering:

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drawing district lines for benefit of candidate

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​Blockbuster:

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real estate dealer of the 1970s who supplied blacks with good quality pricing

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​Jim Crow laws:

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provided for separate facilities for whites and blacks in south

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​Affirmative Action:

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companies attempt to increase the percentage of black employees

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De facto segregation:

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happens today

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Minutiae:

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dividing line between slave and free states under MS comp

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​Nation Building:

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Bush/Clinton principle for the U.S. to use all means to assist failed states in restoring stability

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​Mutually Assured Destruction:

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situation where both US and Russia could easily both destroy the other

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​Internationalism:

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calls for the US to take an active role of leadership in world affairs

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​Self Determination:

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all countries have the opportunity to choose for themselves the type of gov they desire

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​Manifest Destiny:

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occupy all land from the Atlantic to the Pacific

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​Domino Effect:

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if one country falls the communism, the neighboring countries will also

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​Dollar Diplomacy:

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Pres Taft American military should be used to protect private business affairs overseas

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​Containment:

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George Kennan stop communism in its tracks

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​Deterrence:

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if the US and her allies are strong enough militarily, our enemies will not dare to attack us

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​Monroe Doctrine:

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all European nations must stay out of the Western Hemisphere

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​Isolationism:

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avoid all entangling political and military alliances around the world. 100-150 years.

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​Selective Engagement:

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Obama choose the situation we want to become involved in

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​Collective Security:

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the US should join a worldwide community of nations NATO

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​Détente:

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Henry Kissinger & Nixon ease tension with Soviets and open up trade with them

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​Bush Doctrine:

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aggressively dealing with countries that give in to terrorist groups

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​Theocracy:

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Politics and Religion are one in the same

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​Benevolent Neutrality:

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the government should support religion but still remain neutral; doesn’t choose side