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POLS 1120-501 American National Government

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Chapter 1: American Government and Civic Engagement
1 goods that all people may use b...,
A form of government where politi...,
A form of government where people...
35  cards
Chapter 2: The Constitution and its Origins
Those who did not support the rat...,
The basis for the new nation s go...,
A legislature with two houses suc...
45  cards
Chapter 3: American Federalism
Legislative action declaring some...,
A type of grant that comes with l...,
A federal transfer formulated to ...
30  cards
Chapter 4 & 5: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
A law originally created to uphol...,
Limitations on the power of gover...,
Guarantees of equal treatment by ...
84  cards
Chapter 6: The Politics of Public Opinion
A person or entity that teaches a...,
Increased media coverage of candi...,
The difference between a poll res...
40  cards
Chapter 7: Voting and Elections
The results when a voter stops vo...,
A form of candidate nomination th...,
Voters who belong to political pa...
47  cards
Chapter 8: The Media
The media s ability to choose whi...,
The coverage area assigned to jou...,
Video and print news posted to th...
33  cards
Chapter 9: Political Parties
A process of cooperation through ...,
An election that represents a sud...,
A condition in which one or more ...
37  cards
Chapter 10: Interest Groups and Lobbying
Groups of companies or institutio...,
A political movement that resembl...,
Citizens united v federal electio...
33  cards
Chapter 11: Congress
The process by which seats in the...,
The political process that result...,
Proposed legislation under consid...
50  cards
Chapter 12: The Presidency
Theodore roosevelt s notion of th...,
A group of advisers to the presid...,
An international agreement betwee...
33  cards
Chapter 13: The Courts
Literally a friend of the court a...,
A court that reviews cases alread...,
The power of a court to hear a ca...
58  cards
Chapter 15: The Bureaucracy
An administrative group of non el...,
The civil servants or political a...,
The individuals who fill non elec...
21  cards
Chapter 17: Foreign Policy
A situation in which no one natio...,
The relationship between a countr...,
The period from shortly after wor...
26  cards

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