Semester 1 Flashcards
1
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Government policies that award jobs and other benefits to minorities and women to make up for past discrimination
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Affirmative Action
2
Q
A change to the Constitution
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Amendment
3
Q
Political disorder
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Anarchy
4
Q
One of seven divisions of the body of the Constitution
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Article
5
Q
Rule by a single person
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Autocracy
6
Q
Two-house legislative body
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Bicameral
7
Q
One whose beliefs fall somewhere between liberal and conservative
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Moderate
8
Q
King rules over supreme powers
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Monarchy
9
Q
Small group holds power
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Oligarchy
10
Q
Release from legal punishment
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Pardon
11
Q
Political party beliefs
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Platform
12
Q
To approve
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Ratify
13
Q
Reassigning representation
A
Reapportionment
14
Q
Powers belong to states
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Reserved Powers
15
Q
Period legislature meets to conduct business
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Session
