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The ability of one person to get another to act in accordance with the first person’s intentions

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Power

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Power

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The ability of one person to get another to act in accordance with the first person’s intentions

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The right to use power

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Authority

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Authority

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The right to use power

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Political authority conferred by law or by state or national constitution

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Legitimacy

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Legitimacy

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Political authority conferred by law or by state or national constitution

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The rule of many

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Democracy

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Democracy

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The rule of many

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A government in which all or most citizens participate directly

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Direct or participatory democracy

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Direct or participatory democracy

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A government in which all or most citizens participate directly

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A government in which leaders make decisions by winning a competitive struggle for the popular vote

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Representative Democracy

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Representative Democracy

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A government in which leaders make decisions by winning a competitive struggle for the popular vote

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Elite

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Persons who posses a disproportionate share of some valued resource, like money or power.

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Persons who posses a disproportionate share of some valued resours, like money or power

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Elite

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View that the government is dominated by capitalists

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Marxist View

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Marxist View

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View that the government is dominated by capitalists

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View that the government is dominated by a few top leaders, most of whom are outside of government

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Power elite view

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Power Elite View

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View that the government is dominated by a few top leaders, most of whom are outside of government

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Bureaucratic View

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View that the government is dominated by appointed officials

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View that the government is dominated by appointed officials

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Bureaucratic View

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The belief that competition among all affected interests shapes public policy.

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Pluralist View

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Pluralist View

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The belief that competition among all affected interests shapes public policy.

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Unalienable

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A human right based on nature or God

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A human right based on nature or God

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Unalienable

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Articles of Confederation

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A weak constitution that governed America during the Revolutionary War.

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A weak constitution that governed America during the Revolutionary War

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Articles of Confederation

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Constitutional Convention

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Meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new constitution

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Meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new constitution

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Constitutional Convention

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Shay’s Rebellion

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A 1787 rebellion in which ex-Revolutionary war soldiers attempted to prevent foreclosures of farms as a result of high interest rates and taxes.

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A 1787 rebellion in which ex-Revolutionary War soldiers attempted to prevent foreclosures of farms as a result of high interest rates and taxes.

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Shay’s Rebellion

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Virginia Plan

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Proposal to create a strong national government

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Proposal to create a strong national government

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Virginia Plan

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New Jersey Plan

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Proposal to create a weak national government

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Proposal to create a weak national government

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New Jersey Plan

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Great Compromise

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Plan to have a popularly elected House based on state population and a state-selected Senate, with two members for each state.

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Plan to have a popularly elected House based on state population and a state-selected Senate, with two members for each state.

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Great Compromise

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republic

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A government in which elected representatives make the decisions

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A government in which elected representatives make the decisions

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republic

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Judicial review

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The power of the courts to declare laws unconstitutional.

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The power of the courts to declare laws unconstitutional.

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Judicial review

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Federalism

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Government authority shared by national and state governments

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Government authority shared by national and state governments

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Federalism

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Checks and balances

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Authority shared by three branches of government

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Authority shared by three branches of government

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Checks and Balances

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Enumerated Powers

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Powers given to the national government alone

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Powers given to the national government alone

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Enumerated Powers

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Reserved Powers

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Powers given to the state alone

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Powers given to the state alone

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Reserved Powers

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Concurrent Powers

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Powers shared by the national and state governments

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Powers shared by the national and state governments

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Concurrent Powers

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Separation of powers

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Constitutional authority is shared by three different branches of government.

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Constitutional authority is shared by three different branches of government.

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Separation of powers

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Faction

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A group with a distinct political interest

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A group with a distinct political interest

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faction

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Federalists

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Those who favor a stronger national government

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Those who favor a stronger national government

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Federalists

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Antifederalists

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Those who favor a weaker national government

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Coalition

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An alliance of factions

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Those who favor a weaker national government

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Antifederalists

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An alliance of factions

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Coalition

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habeas corpus

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An order to produce an arrested person before a judge

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An order to produce an arrested person before a judge

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habeas corpus

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bill of attainder

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A law that declares a person, without a trial, to be guilty of a crime

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A law that declares a person, without a trial, to be guilty of a crime

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bill of attainder

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ex post facto law

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A law that makes an act criminal although the act was legal when it was committed

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A law that makes an act criminal although the act was legal when it was committed

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ex post facto law

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Bill of Rights

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First ten amendments to the Constitution

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First ten amendments to the Constitution

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Bill of Rights

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amendment

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A new provision in the Constitution that has been ratified by the states.

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A new provision in the Constitution that has been ratified by the states.

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amendment

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line-item veto

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An executive’s ability to block a particular provision in a bill passed by the legislature.

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An executive’s ability to block a particular provision in a bill passed by the legislature.

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line-item veto

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devolution

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The effort to transfer responsibility for many public programs and services from the federal government to the states.

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The effort to transfer responsibility for many public programs and services from the federal government to the states.

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devolution

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Block Grants

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Money from the national government that states can spend within broad guidelines determined by Washington

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Money from the national government that states can spend within broad guidelines determined by Washington

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block grants

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“necessary and proper” clause

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Section of Constitution allowing Congress to pass all laws “necessary and proper” to its duties, and which has permitted Congress to exercise powers not specifically given to it (enumerated) by the Constitution

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Section of Constitution allowing Congress to pass all laws “necessary and proper” to its duties, and which has permitted Congress to exercise powers not specifically given to it (enumerated) by the Constitution

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“necessary and proper” clause

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nullification

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The doctrine that a state can declare null and void a federal law that, in the state’s opinion, violates the Constitution.

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The doctrine that a state can declare null and void a federal law that, in the state’s opinion, violates the Constitution.

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nullification

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dual federalism

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Doctrine holding that the national government is supreme in its sphere, the states are supreme in theirs, and the two spheres should be kept separate

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police power

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State power to enact laws promoting health, safety, and morals

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State power to enact laws promoting health, safety, and morals

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police power

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initiative

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Process that permits voters to put legislative measures directly on the ballot

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Process that permits voters to put legislative measures directly on the ballot

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initiative

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referendum

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Procedure enabling voters to reject a measure passed by the legislature

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Procedure enabling voters to reject a measure passed by the legislature

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referendum

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recall

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procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office

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procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office

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recall

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Sovereignty

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Supreme or ultimate political authority

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grants-in-aid

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Money given by the national government to the states

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Money given by the national government to the states

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grants-in-aid

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Supreme or ultimate political authority

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Sovereignty

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Unitary system

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Sovereignty is wholly in the hands of the national government, so that the states and localities are dependent on its will.

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Doctrine holding that the national government is supreme in its sphere, the states are supreme in theirs, and the two spheres should be kept separate

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dual federalism

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