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GoPo Review Vocab N - O

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The press is is guaranteed freedom form this type of censorship - that is, rules telling it in advance what it can publish   Prior restraint  
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Part of the Article I of the Constitution sometimes called the "elastic clause" because of the flexibility that it provides to Congress   "Necessary and proper" clause  
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A philosophy of opposing a law one considers unjust by peacefully violating it and allowing oneself to be punished as a result   Nonviolent civil disobedience  
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A political organization the stated goals of which will principally benefit nonmembers   Public-interest lobby  
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Part of Locke's philosophy stating that everyone has the God-given rights of life, liberty, and property   Natural rights  
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The power to excuse an offense without penalty or grant release from a penalty already imposed   Pardon  
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Also known as the party conference, it is a means for both the Democrats and Republicans in Congress to develop a strategy or position on a particular issue   Party caucus  
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Political forum in which each major political party selects its candidate for president and vice president and finalizes its platform   National Convention  
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People who hold liberal views on economic matters and conservative ones on social matters. They prefer a strong government that will reduce economic inequality, regulate businesses, and impose strict social and criminal sanctions   Populists  
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The different ways an average citizen gets involved in the political process ranging from conventional means of influencing government to more radical unconventional tools that have influenced our elected officials   Political participation  
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Person who specializes in running a political campaign. James Carville and Karl Rove are examples   Political consultant  
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The party that initiates a lawsuit to obtain a remedy for an injury to his or her rights   Plaintiff  
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Where voters choose delegates who are not bound to vote for the winning primary candidate   Nonpreferential primary  
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Political theory first espoused by Nixon and carried out by Reagan; advocates the downsizing of the federal government and the devolution of power to the states   New Federalism  
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Proposal to create a legislature based on equal representation by the states   New Jersey Plan  
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The theory, advanced by Madison and Jefferson, that the state has the right to judge the constitutionality of a federal law.   Nullification  
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Legal reasoning made by each attorney in proceedings before the court in an attempt to persuade the court to decide the issue in their client's favor   Oral argument  
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An order from the House Rules Committee that permits a bill to be amended on the legislative floor   Open Rule  
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The governing body of a political party made up of state and national party leaders   National Committee  
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The party that initiates a lawsuit to obtain a remedy for an injury to his or her rights   Plaintiff  
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Chaired by the president, it is the lead advisory board in the arena of national and international security. Includes the vice president, secretaries of state and defense, director of the CIA and chair of the joint chiefs of staff as well as the presiden   National Security Council  
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Cases heard by the Supreme Court that do not come on appeal and that "affect ambassadors, consuls, other public ministers and consuls, and those in which a State shall be a party."   Original jurisdiction  
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An election that permits voters to choose on election day for choosing the party's candidate the party for which they wish to vote   Open Primary  
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Term created by the Democratic Leadership Council in 1992 to denote a more conservative, centrist Democrat such as Bill Clinton or Joe Lieberman   New Democrat  
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Political doctrine that believes that government is created by and subject to the will of the people   Popular sovereignty  
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The guarantees that the rights of a citizen in one state will be respected by other states. Also a clause in the Fourteenth Amendment that protects citizens from abuses by a state   Privileges and immunities  
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