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AP U.S. Government and Politics

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Key Terms
Checks and balances 0,
Majority rule 1,
Unitary system 2
88  cards
Unit 2 Political Culture
Attentive public 1,
Mass 2,
Latent opinion 3
38  cards
Unit 3 Linking Mechanisms-Interest Groups, Paries, & Media
Reasons for growth of interest gr...,
Types of interest groups 7 2,
Traditional interest groups four ...
43  cards
Unit 4 Institutions: Legislative, Executive, Bureaucracy, and Judicial
Adjournment 1,
Hor terms of office 2,
Hor qualifications 3
49  cards
Unit 4 Lectures 12-14
Constitutional roles of the presi...,
Non constitutional roles of the p...,
Roles of the president chief legi...
15  cards
Lecture 17 And 18
War powers of the president 2 1,
Emergency powers of the president...,
Executive agreements 3
7  cards
4.4
Judicial review 1,
Adversary system 2,
Justiciable dispute 3
24  cards
The Constitution
During what time period was the c...,
Who were some of the leaders 2,
Key ideas 3
45  cards
Federalism
Three systems of govt 1,
Unitary govt 2,
Confederate govt 3
37  cards
Political Beliefs and Public Opinions
Political culture 1,
Values and beliefs 2,
Opinion 3
29  cards
Voters and Voter Behavior
Two long term trends 1,
The original electorate 2,
Jacksonian democracy 3
24  cards
Political Parties
What is a political party 1,
Are party organizations independe...,
Functions of parties 3
36  cards
Interest Groups
What is an interest group 1,
Ways interest groups link citizen...,
Differences between interest grou...
39  cards
The Mass Media
Medium media 1,
Mass media 2,
Key functions of mass media 3
17  cards
Congress
Congress 1,
Reasons why the framers created b...,
History of congress 3
64  cards
Presidential Elections and the Presidency
Caucus system 1,
Progressive reformers 2,
Frontloading 3
50  cards
The Federal Bureaucracy
Bureaucracy 1,
Federal bureaucracy includes 2,
Hierarchical authority 3
33  cards
The Federal Court System
Characteristics of court system 1,
Adversarial 2,
Passive 3
39  cards
The Federal Budget and Social Security
Budget 1,
Balanced budget 2,
Budget deficit 3
25  cards
Civil Liberties
Civil liberties 1,
Civil rights 2,
Bill of rights 3
9  cards

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