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Civcs Voc

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To win a presidential election, a candidate must win a majority of these votes.   electoral votes  
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Person already holding a political office   incumbent  
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Meeting of members of a political party to nominate candidates to run for President.   National Convention  
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Formal set of principles and goals held by a political party   platform  
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Election between members of the same party who seek to be selected as their party's candidate   primary  
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Form of communication that tries to spread and promote a certain set of beliefs   propaganda  
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Individual belief in a platform   Plank  
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Corporations and other special interest groups support candidates by contributing money.   PAC  
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Campaign workers go through a neighborhood asking for votes or taking apoll on who people are going to vote for   Canvassing  
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Public backing of a candidate by a group or famous person   Endorsements  
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Place where a person votes   Polls  
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Voting district of an area   Precinct  
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Law started by the people by a petition   Initiative  
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Petition asking for a new law   Proposition  
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Spoken lies to hurt someone   Slander  
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Printed lies to hurt someone   Libel  
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Hired by a special interest group to sway Congressmen's vote   Lobbyists  
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Feeling of not caring   Apathy  
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Two sides of an argument meet with a third party & the third party decides outcome.   Arbitration  
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Two sides of an argument meet with a third party but they decide the outcome.   Meditation  
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To influence in a particular unfair direction   Bias  
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Advisers for the Governor & are elected   Council of State  
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Hired professional administrator runs the day to day operations of gov't.   Council manager  
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Head of a state’s executive branch   Governor  
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Laws passed by legislative group,at the state or national level.   Statues  
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Local or city laws   Ordinances  
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A way for citizens to approve or reject a state or local law by a vote.   Referendum  
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Voting   suffrage  
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An incorporated area adding more land is called   Annexation  
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To increase a minority group voting power by redistricting the electoral map.   Gerrymandering  
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State's highest source of income   Income Tax  
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Largest gov’t division of a state   county  
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State charter for an area officially recognizing the gov’t for the area   Incorporation  
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State legislstive branch   General Assembly  
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Tax on cigarettes, alcohol and gas   Excise Tax  
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To remove an elected offical from office.   Recall Election  
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Federal or state gov't tax is an example of what power?   Concurrent Power  
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Power of the General Assembly   pass laws  
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Receives intergovernmental fund from the federal government.   State government  
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Defines citizenship, due process and equal protection under the law.   14th amendment  
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Election where the voters determine the candidates   Primary election  
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English document limiting the authority of the king   Magna Carta  
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Election determines the winner of the office.   General Election  
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Main source of income for the national gov't   Income Tax  
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Right to a lawyer   6th amendment  
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Type of gov't controlled by a small group of people. Example   Communist/Cuba  
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Division of power between the national and state government is called   Federalism  
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Power given to state gov't's to determine graduation standards.   Reserved Powers  
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Who can charge the president with misconduct?   House of Representatives  
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Charging the president with misconduct is called   Impeachmnet  
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Who prepares the budget at the national level? Who approves it?   President/Congress  
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Presidential veto is an example of   Checks and Balances  
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Agency that investigates a kidnapping.   FBI  
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Who approves presidential appointments?   Senate  
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Supreme Court ruled that poor people in criminal cases have the right to a lawyer.   Gideon v Wainwright  
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Supreme Court ruled in Texas v Johnson that Johnson could burn the flag.This protect which right?   1st amendment  
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Supreme Court case that expanded the power of the national gov't when the court declared that Maryland could not tax the Bank of the U.S.   McCulloch v Maryland  
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Process for changing the constitution   Amending process  
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Supreme Court ruling reinforced the slave owner's power over his slave.   State v Mann  
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Here the delegates write the platform and nominate their candidate.   National Convention  
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Which amendment lowered voting age from 21 to 18?   26th amendment  
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Males civic duty   Selective Service  
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