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

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