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American Government

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Decks in this class (16)

Midterm 1 Key Terms
Economic liberty,
Popular soverignty,
Social contract
85  cards
Chapter 1
Democracy as system of interactin...,
Use the concept of constitutional...,
Democracy as system of interrelat...
12  cards
Chapter 2
Cooperative marble cake federalism,
Dual layer cake federalism,
Competitive federalism
20  cards
Chapter 3
Who we are influencing american p...,
Where we live influencing america...,
Who is more likely to vote democr...
5  cards
Chapter 4
What are the institutional charac...,
What do parties do for democracy 5,
Parties in legislative branch
10  cards
Midterm 2 Key Terms
Winner take all systerm,
Single member district,
Proportional representation
86  cards
Chapter 5
What influences political sociali...,
Motor voter,
First state to go to all mail voting
4  cards
Chapter 6 and 7
What are influential election rul...,
When are elections held for membe...,
House term is
28  cards
Chapter 8
The pres and vp must be 3,
Why was process for vp changed,
Roles of pres 3
7  cards
Chapter 9
Bereaucracy,
Bureaucrat,
Types of federal organizations 4
47  cards
Chapter 10
Judicial review,
Adversary system,
Criminal law
27  cards
Chapter 11
Writ of habeas corpus,
Ex post facto law,
Due process clause
28  cards
Chapter 12
Civil rights,
Natural rights,
Affirmative action
17  cards
Chapter 13
Fiscal policy,
Monetary policy,
Inflation
29  cards
Chapter 14
Realism,
Idealism,
Isolationism
14  cards
Final Essay Question Information
0  cards

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