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The voters that any particular elected official
represents.
Once you’ve made your guess, click on this nut-job to see if
you are correct.
A small group of people controlling a particular policy area; includes select members of
congressional committees,
administrative agencies, and lobbying groups.
Racial separation that comes about as a result of private social practices.
Racial separation enforced by law.
Specific list of Congressional powers
included in Article I of the Constitution; system in
which a constitution lists what a limited
government is allowed to do.
People at a national party convention with the power to
help select candidates for
office; representatives who
see their job as giving the majority
what it wants.
The removal of laws that keep
two ethnic groups apart.
Opinion written by a
court minority that rejects
both the court's
decision and its reasoning.
When different political parties
control a house of Congress and the
Presidency.
Federal system in which national
powers and state powers are clearly
separated. Also known as layer-cake
federalism.
Constitutional provision giving Congress the
right to make all laws "necessary and proper."
Used to justify wide expansion of
government authority.
The Greatest Buckeye in
History
Indirect system for electing the U.S. President. Means that the winning
candidate may not have received a majority of votes
nationwide.
Fifth Amendment requirement that
government compensates
owners appropriately when taking
private property for public use.
Benefits promised by law to
individuals or families meeting
certain requirements.
Proposed constitutional
amendment that promised women
equal rights; narrowly missed
ratification.
When everyone is given the same
chances to succeed by public policy but the law
does not guarantee that
everyone will be equal.
When a law is more concerned with
minimizing differences between groups or people at
the end of the process.
Courtroom ban on evidence obtained
improperly.
Presidential promises to other nations that do not require Senate approval;
not binding on future administrations.
Passed in 1971 and subsequently
amended, this law limited how much money individuals and organizations
could give to candidates for national office.
Created in 1974, this agency monitors national
elections and provides matching funds to
qualifying candidates. Click on this
Vermont Whack Job.
“The Screamanator”
The national government's banking system used to
implement monetary policy.
When Senators delay a bill by giving marathon speeches; only stopped with a cloture
vote.
Free use of the mail provided to
incumbent legislators so that they may keep in touch
with their constituents.
When a person is tried twice for the same crime;
forbidden by the Fifth Amendment.
Constituents
Iron Triangle
De facto Segregation
De jure Segregation
Delegated Powers
Delegates
Desegregation
Dissenting Opinion
Divided Government
Double Jeopardy
Dual Federalism
Elastic Clause
Electoral College
Eminent Domain
Entitlements
Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)
Equality of Opportunity
Equality of Result
Exclusionary Rule
Executive Agreement
Federal Election Campaign Act
Federal Election Commission
Federal Reserve System
Filibuster
Franking Privilege