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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Public Policy | |
| Democracy | |
| Direct Democracy | |
| Representative Democracy | |
| Traditional Democratic Theory | |
| Pluralist Theory | |
| Elite Theory | |
| Bureaucratic Theory | |
| Hyperpluralism | |
| Social Contract/Natural Rights | |
| Declaration of Independence | |
| Articles of Confederation | |
| Connecticut Compromise | |
| Virginia Plan | |
| NJ Plan | |
| Three-Fifths Compromise | |
| Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise | |
| Federalists & Federalist Papers | |
| Anti-Federalists | |
| Bill of Rights | |
| Constitution | |
| Limited Government | |
| Popular Sovereignty | |
| Separation of Powers | |
| Checks and Balances | |
| Federalism | |
| Judicial Review | |
| Federalisms | |
| Delegated Powers | |
| Implied Powers | |
| Necessary and Proper Clause | |
| Inherent Powers | |
| Concurrent Powers | |
| Reserved Powers | |
| Full Faith and Credit Clause | |
| Privileges and Immunities Clause | |
| Extradition | |
| Interstate Compacts | |
| Supremacy Clause | |
| Dual Federalism | |
| Cooperative Federalism | |
| Devolution | |
| Fiscal Federalism | |
| Fiscal Policy | |
| Grands-in-aid | |
| Categorical Grants | |
| Block Grants | |
| Revenue Sharing | |
| Mandates | |
| Unfunded Mandates | |
| Political Culture | |
| Political Socialization | |
| Opinion Leaders | |
| Public Opinion | |
| Straw Polls | |
| Sampling | |
| Sampling Errors | |
| Ideology | |
| Political Ideology | |
| Radical/Liberal/Moderate/Conservative/Reactionary | |
| Political Parties | |
| Two-Party System | |
| One-Party System | |
| Single Member Districts | |
| New Deal coalition | |
| Divided Government | |
| Gridlock | |
| Dealignment | |
| Realignment | |
| National Chairperson | |
| Soft Money | |
| Hard Money | |
| Straight Ticket | |
| Suffrage | |
| Electorate | |
| Direct Primary | |
| Recall | |
| Referendum | |
| Initiative | |
| Political Efficacy | |
| Motor Voter Laws | |
| Primary Elections | |
| Closed Primary | |
| Open Primary | |
| Blanket Primary | |
| Runoff Primary | |
| General Elections | |
| Off-Year Elections | |
| Coattail Effect | |
| Caucus | |
| Presidential Preference Primary | |
| Electoral College | |
| Maintaining Elections | |
| Deviating Elections | |
| Critical Elections | |
| Realigning Elections | |
| Dealigning Elections | |
| Split-Ticket Voting | |
| Interest Groups | |
| Political Action Committees (PACs) | |
| Lobbying | |
| Grassroots | |
| Mass Media | |
| Gate Keepers | |
| Media Events | |
| Bicameral Legislative | |
| Apportionment | |
| Reapportionment | |
| Congressional Districting | |
| Gerrymandering | |
| Incumbency Effect | |
| Casework | |
| Constituents | |
| Speaker of the House | |
| Majority Leader | |
| President Pro Tempore | |
| Floor Leaders | |
| Seniority System | |
| Standing Committee | |
| Select Committee | |
| Joint Committee | |
| Conference Committee | |
| Caucuses | |
| Trustee | |
| Franking Privilege | |
| Oversight | |
| Bills | |
| Rules Committee | |
| Filibuster | |
| Cloture | |
| Pork Barrel Legislation | |
| Logrolling | |
| Riders | |
| Legislative Veto | |
| Impeachment | |
| Executive Orders | |
| Executive Agreements | |
| Pardons | |
| Impoundment | |
| War Powers Act | |
| Hatch Act | |
| Cabinet | |
| Iron Triangles | |
| Issue Networks | |
| Jurisdiction | |
| Original Jurisdiction | |
| Appellate Jurisdiction | |
| Concurrent Jurisdiction | |
| Constitutional Courts | |
| District Courts | |
| Courts of Appeals | |
| Legislative Courts | |
| Senatorial Courtesy | |
| Rule of Four | |
| Brief Orders | |
| Writ of certiorari | |
| Certificate | |
| Brief | |
| Amicus Curiae Briefs | |
| Majority Opinion | |
| Concurring Opinion | |
| Dissenting Opinion | |
| Precedents | |
| Executive Privilege | |
| Judicial Activism | |
| Judicial restraint | |
| Strict Constructionist | |
| Loose Constructionist | |
| Civil Liberties | |
| Civil rights | |
| Writ of Habeas Corpus | |
| Bill of Attainder | |
| Ex Post Facto Laws | |
| Self-incrimination | |
| Double Jeopardy | |
| Incorporation | |
| Symbolic Speech | |
| Establishment Clause | |
| Free Exercise clause | |
| Lemon Test | |
| Pure Speech | |
| Speech Plus | |
| Prior Restraint | |
| Prior Restraint | |
| Substantive Due Process/Procedural Due Process | |
| Eminent Domain | |
| Exclusionary Rule | |
| Equal Protection Clause | |
| Affirmative Action | |
| Incrementalism | |
| Agenda Setting | |
| Political Agenda | |
| Policy Formulation | |
| Policy Adoption | |
| Policy Implementation | |
| Policy Evaluation | |
| Environmental Impacts Statements | |
| Discretionary Spending | |
| National Debt | |
| Federal Budget | |
| Social Welfare Programs | |
| Entitlement Programs | |
| Fiscal Year | |
| Appropriations | |
| Mandatory Spending | |
| Constitutional Law |