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AP Government and Politics Unit 1,2

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Those powers that congress needs to execute its enumerated powers
Finnancial contributions to party committees for capital and operational expenses
An Acronym for the latest Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
A court's agenda
Information received by policymaker about the effectiveness of public policy.
A system of government in which power is concentrated in the hands of a few people
the head of the American Central Intelligence Agency from 1946 to 2005, acting as the principal intelligence advisor to the President of the United States and the United States National Security Council
a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States, tasked with gathering, processing, and analyzing national security information from around the world
A group of presidential adviser; the heads of the executive departments and other key official
the idea that independent nations, which have declared their independence, have an organized government and are self-contained, have a right to exist without other nations interfering
Redrawing a congressional district to intentionally benefit one political party
The disagreement of a judge with a majority decision
Government intervention in the working of business market to promote some socially desired goal
The measure advocated by the Roosevelt administration to alleviate the Depression
Years of consecutive service on a particular congressional committee
an executive branch department of the federal government charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government directly related to national security and the United States Armed Forces
The mechanism by which a filibuster is cut off In the Senate
In voting, a single party's candidates for all the officers
Federal funds appropriated by congress for use on local projects
States' practice of moving delegate selection primaries and caucuses earlier in the calendar year to gain media and candidate attention.
The right to enact and enforce legislation locally
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an intelligence agency of the United States federal government, specializing in defense and military intelligence
A loose association of independent states that agree to cooperate on specified matters
A representative who is obligated to consider the views of the constituients but is not obligated to vote according to those views if he or she believes they are misguided
An economic condition characterized by price increases linked to a decrease in the value of the currency
An election that lacks an incumbent
An organization's informal, unwritten rules that guide individual behavior
The process of reviewing the operation of an agency to determine whether its is carrying out policies as congress intended
An organized group of individuals that seeks to influence public policy; also called a lobby
The process of redrawing political boundaries to reflect changes in population
A national election held by law in November of every even-numbered year
A requirement that a state undertake an activity or provide a service, in keeping with minimum national standards
A situation in which government is incapable of acting on important issues
A legislator whose primary responsibility is represent the majority views of his or her constituents, regardless of his or her own view
a national-level intelligence agency of the United States Department of Defense, under the authority of the Director of National Intelligence