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AP GOV EXAM VOCAB

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Northwest Ordinance   show
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Shay's Rebellion   show
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Confederation   show
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Extradition   show
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State Righter's   show
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Closed Primaries   show
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Grassroots   show
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Clear and present danger test   show
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Exclusionary rule   show
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Gerrymandering   show
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Grand Jury   show
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Double Jeopardy   show
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Eminent Domain   show
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Amicus Cureae   show
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Writ of Certiorari   show
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Selective Incorporation   show
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Progressive Income Tax   show
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Pardons   show
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census   show
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congressional redistricting   show
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incumbent   show
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franking privilege   show
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standing committees   show
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show temporary bodies that are formed to resolve differences between the House and Senate versions of a bill  
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show sets the guidelines for floor debate. gives each bill a rule that places the bill on the legislative calendar, limits times for debates, and determines the type of amendments it will be allowed  
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show house committee that handles tax bills  
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seniority   show
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show a way of delaying or preventing action on a bill by using long speeches and unlimited debate 'to talk a bill to death'  
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show a Senate motion to end a filibuster. requires 3/5 vote  
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show tactic of mutual aid and vote trading among legislators  
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show congressional review of the activities of an executive agency, department, or office  
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Delegate Role of Representation   show
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joint committees   show
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select committees   show
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show a bill stuck in a House or Senate committee  
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show the parliamentary mechanism to force a bill out of committee for a floor vote  
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house majority leader   show
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senate majority leader   show
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house minority leader   show
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show can act as a power broker but usually cannot initiate policy or control the agenda.  
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president pro tempore   show
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show he Vice President of the United States is the president of the Senate (only constitutionally delegated responsibility). Rarely on the floor of the Senate and only votes to break a tie  
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show trying to influence  
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show trading votes between Congresspersons  
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show do not require Senate approval, agreements between heads of the countries, under international and U.S law, they are as binding as a treaty. Usually deal with more routine, administrative matters  
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