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Chapter 1 The Political Landscape
An agreement between the people a...,
The formal vehicle through which ...,
Document written by the pilgrims ...
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Chapter 2 The Constitution
An economic theory designed to in...,
Meeting of representatives of nin...,
Organizations in each of the amer...
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Chapter 2 Seperation of powers and checks and balances under the U.S. Constitution
Pass all federal laws,
Pass the federal budget,
Declare war
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Chapter 3 Federalism
Chapter 3 vocabulary
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Chapter 4 State and Local Government
The principle that each legislati...,
The document that describes the b...,
Advocated measures to destroy pol...
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Chapter 11 Public Opinion and Political Socialization
Interviews or surveys with sample...,
What the public thinks about a pa...,
Unscientific survey used to gauge...
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Chapter 13 Elections And Voting
A command indicated by an elector...,
The citizens eligible to vote,
Election in which voters decide w...
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Chapter 12 Political Parties
An organized effort by office hol...,
A party organization the recruits...,
Politics that focuses on the cand...
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Chapter 14 The Campaign Process
Phase of a political campaign aim...,
Phase of a political campaign aim...,
The individual who travels with t...
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Chapter 15 The News Media
The entire array of organizations...,
Media providing the public with n...,
A form of newspaper publishing in...
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Chapter 7 Congress
A two house legislature,
The process of allotting congress...,
A proposed law
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Chapter 14 The Presidency
Adopted in 1951 prevents a presid...,
The power delegated to the house ...,
An implied presidential power tha...
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Chapter 9 The Executive Branch and the Federal Bureacracy
The thousands of federal governme...,
The firing of public office holde...,
Jobs grants or other special favo...
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Chapter 10 The Judiciary
Power of the courtws to reveiw ac...,
Legislative act that established ...,
Case in whihc the supreme court f...
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Chapter 17 Domestic Policy
A set of issues to be discussed o...,
A discussion agenda it consists o...,
Problems to which public official...
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Chapter 18 Roots of Economic Policy
Fluctuations between periods of e...,
A french term meaning to allow to...,
Alternative to the laissez faire ...
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Chapter 19 Foreign and Defense Policy
Area of policy making that encomp...,
Area of policy making that focuse...,
A national policy of avoiding par...
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