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| Powers specifically granted to the national government by the Constitution. The first seventeen clauses of Article 1, Section 8 specify most of the enumerated powers of Congress. |
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| Offering to support a fellow member's bill in exchange for that member's promise to support your bill in the future. |
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| Personal work for constituents by members of Congress |
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| A person who hears and investigates complaints by private individuals against public officials or agencies |
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| A legislator who acts according to her or his conscience and the broad inteests of the entire society |
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| A legislator who is an agent of the voters who elected him or her and who votes according to the views of constituents, regardless of personal beliefs |
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| The process by which Congress follows up on laws it has enacted to ensure that they are being enforced and administered in the way Congress intended. |
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| The use of the Senate's tradition of unlimited debate as a delaying tactic to block a bill. |
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| Rules Committee in House of Representatives |
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| A standing of the House of Representatives that provides special rules under which specific bills can be debated, amended, and considered by the House. |
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| The allocation of seats in the House of Representatives to each state after a census |
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| The drawing of legislative district boundary lines for the purpose of obtaining partisans advantage. A district is said to be gerrymandered when its shape is altered substantially to determine which party will win it. |
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| A cusom followed in both chambers of Congress specifying that the member of te majority party with the longest term of continuous service will be given preference when a committee chairperson (or holder of some other significant post) is selected. |
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| The presiding officer in the House of Representatives. The Speaker is chosen by the majority party and is the most powerful and influential member of the House. |
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| What would happen if the states did not reapportion every 10 years? |
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| The national Consesus would be wrong due to the poeple/ populations moving and changing. Wouldn't be representative of the people |
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| What does gerrymandering do to reapportionment? |
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| Changes who represents what in relation to population |
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| What issue did Baker vs. Carr resolve? |
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| Federal courts have jurisdiciton to hear a constitutional challenge to a legislative apportionment. |
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Logrolling is a practice of rolling bills over from one session to the next. |
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Logrolling is a practice of rolling bills over from one session to the next. |
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A legislator who acts according to their conscience and the broad interests of the entire society are called a trustee. |
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An instructed delegate is one who is controlled by a special interest group and they dictate who the representative will vote. |
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Congress has the power to check on the executive branch. This is called oversight. |
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Gerrymandering refers to the practice of favoring group over another during reapportionment. |
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Enumerated powers are those that are listed in the constitution |
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| It takes a vote of 75 senators to stop a filibuster. |
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| Seniority system in Congress means that the oldest members get to select the committees they are on. |
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| The speaker of the House is the Vice President |
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| An ombudsperson hears and investigates complaints by private individuals against public officials or agencies |
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| A representative whose votes match the will of their constitiuents is acting as _____? |
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| The most powerful member of the House of Representatives is ____? |
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| The committee in the House of Representatives that controls what bills are brought to the floor and the time limit for debate is called _____? |
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| An attempt to tie a bill up so long that it will never come up for a vote is called ____? |
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| The practice of favoring one political group over another during reapportionment is called _____? |
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| The practice of redrawing congressional House of Representatives districts every 10 years as required by the Constitution is called _____? |
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| The personal work for constituents by members of Congress is called _____? |
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| The process by which Congress follows up on laws it has enacted to ensure that they are being enforced and applied in the way Congress intended is called _____? |
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| Qualifications for President or Vice President |
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-35 years old
-Natural Born Citizen
-Resided in the US for at least 14 years |
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| An amendment to the constitution, specifies the separate election of the president and vice president by the Electoral College. |
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| Chief of State/Head of State |
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| Role of the President as ceremonial head of the government |
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| Role of the President as head of the executive branch of the government |
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| A release from the punishment for, or legal consequences of, a crime. Can be granted by the President before or after a conviction. |
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| Role of the President as Supreme Commander of Military when called into federal service |
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| War Powers Resolution (Act) |
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| A law passed in 1973 spelling out conditions under which the President can commit troops w/out congressional approval |
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| War Powers Resolution (Act) |
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| A law passed in 1973 spelling out conditions under which the President can commit troops w/out congressional approval |
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| Roles of the President in recognizing foreign governments, making treaties, and effecting executive agreements |
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| An international agreement made by the President, w/out senatorial ratification, with the head of a foreign state |
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| Role of the President in influencing the making of laws |
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| A special veto exercised by the chief executive after a legislative body has adjourned. Bills not signed by the chief executive die after a specified period of time. |
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| An action by the House of Rep. to accuse the President, Vice President, or other civil officers of the US of committing "Treason, Bribery, or other High Crimes and Misdemeanors" |
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| Amendment to the constitution that established procedures for filling presidential and vice presidential vacancies and make provisions for presidency |
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| What are the issues the 25th amendment tries to solve? |
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| Determine what happens if the president becomes incapacitated. |
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| What is the impeachment process; which house does the impeachment; which house does the trial? |
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| House of Representatives accuses officer involved, draws up articles of impeachment and submits to the Senate. The Senate handles the trial. |
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The Role of the President is performing as chief of state is mainly ceremonial and symbolic |
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There are no constitutional Requirements to be qualified to be POTUS |
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Congress has invoked the War Powers Resolution saeveral times to limit the Presidents military power |
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An executive agreement is an international agreement between the president and foreign heads of state and does not require senate approval |
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The president's ability as chief legislator often depends on the president's personal popularity |
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The 25th amendment was an attempt to deal with the problem of presidential disability and incapacity |
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The 12th amendment to the constitution calls for separate election of the president and vice president by the Electoral College |
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A release from the punishment for, or legal consequences of, a crime is called a pardon and is granted by the president |
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The House of Rep. brings charges of impeachment and the Senate holds the trial. Conviction of impeachment requires 2/3 vote of the Senate. |
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A pocket veto is used by congress to block presidential nominations |
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| The constitution requires the president to perform which of the following roles |
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| An amendment that explains the grounds and procedures for determining presidential disability is _______? |
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| Executive Agreements differ fro treaties mainly in that they _______? |
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| Don't require congressional approval |
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| The President performs his functions as chief of state when he____________, _______________, and ____________? |
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| Delivers state of the union address, toasts foreign policies, and throws out first baseball of the season |
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| What amendments clarifies process for Electoral College to select President and Vice President? |
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| When President Bush replaced Secretary of State Colin Powell w/ Condoleeza Rice, he was exercising his role as ________? |
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| Congress has attempted to limit the president's ability to commit troops to a combat zone with __________? |
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| War Powers Resolution/Act |
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| Presidents spend most of their time fighting to get bills passed or blocking passage of bills. What role are they playing? |
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| A judge-made law that originated in England from decisions shaped according to custom |
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A court rule bearing on subsequent legal decisions in similar cases. |
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| To stand on decided cases; the judicial policy of following precedents established by past decisions |
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| The authority of a court to decide certain cases. Not all courts have authority to decide all cases. Where it arises and subject matter are 2 jurisdiction issues. |
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| The court in which most cases begin |
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| A court having jurisdiction to review cases and issues that were originally tried in lower courts. |
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| A brief ( document containing legal argument) filed by a third party, or amicus curiae (latin for "friend of the court"), not directly involved in the outcome of the case. |
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| An order issued by a higher court to a lower court to send uo athe recors of a case for review |
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| A United States Supreme Court procedure by which 4 justices must vote to grant a petition for review if a case is to come before the full court |
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| A court opinion reflecting the views of the majority of the judges |
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| A separate opinion in which a judge dissents from (disagrees with) the conclusion reached by the courts and expounds his or her own views about the case. |
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| The power of the courts to determine whether a law or action by the other branches of government is constitutional. |
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Most of American Law is based on English common law |
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Common Law relies on the principle of stare decisis and precedent in deciding a case |
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The court poower to declare the actions of Congress, the actions of the president, lan |
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The court power to declare the actions of Congress, the actions of the president, and laws enacted at and level of government, as unconstitutional is judicial review |
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The doctrine of judicial review was the first used in the Supreme Court case of Marbury VS Madison. |
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Most cases are appealed to the Supreme Court in the form of petitions for writ of certiorari. The court can accept or deny those petitions. |
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The Votes of 5 Supreme Court justices are needed to grant certiorari |
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The federal district courts are the trial courts of the federal system |
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If a Supreme Court justice disagrees w/ a majority opinion in a case just resolved, they may add a dissenting opinion |
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Precedent and stare decisis are the same thing |
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Jurisdiction is the process of writing the courts opinion |
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Friends of the court are third parties to a case that the court may or may not allow taking part in the case (amicus curiae) |
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-Had its beginning in 12th century medieval England
- Is judge-made law
-Often based on custom and precedent |
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| When the court relies on past decisions and does not give a new majority opinion they are using the legal principle of ________? |
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| When the court declares the actions of Congress, the actions of the president, or laws passed by legislative bodies as unconstitutional, it is called _______? |
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| The opinion of the Supreme Court that will be the new interpretation of a rule is called _______? |
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| The power of the court to hear a case is called _______? |
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| Most federal court cases are resolved in the trial courts. They are called _____? |
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| For the Supreme Court to accept a petition to hear a case, _______ justices must vote to accept it. |
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| Federal Courts are courts of ________? |
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| A nation's external goals and the techniques and strategies used to achieve them |
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| The process by which states carry on political relations with each other; the process of settling conflicts among nations by peaceful means |
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| A philosophy that views nations as normally willing to cooperate and to agree on moral standards for conduct |
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| A philosophy that views each nation as acting principally in its own interest. |
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Normal Trade Relations/
Most-Favored-Nation status |
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| A status granted through an international treaty by which each member nation must treat other members as well as it treats the country that receives the most favorable treatment, This status was formerly known as Most-Favored-Nation status |
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| Brings all of the various activities of the American Military establishment under the jurisdiction of a single department headed by a civilian secretary of defense. Formulates a united military strategy. |
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| Ther executive agency that has primary authority over foreign affairs. Supervises US relations with all countries, the UN, and multinational groups. |
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| The ideological, politcal, and economic confrontation between the US and the Soviet Union following WW2 |
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James Madison-1832, Set 3 principles
1) European nations should not establish new colonies in the Western Hemisphere
2)European Nations should not intervene in the affairs of independent nations of the Western Hemisphere
3) The US does not interfere in the affairs of European Nations |
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| Isolationist Foreign Policy |
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| A policy of abstaining from an active role in international affairs or alliances, which characterized US foreign policy toward Europr during most of the 1800's |
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| A US diplomatic policy adopted by the Truman Administration to contain communist power within its existing boundaries. |
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| A french word meaning "a relaxation of tensions". The term characterized US-Soviet relations as they developed under Nixon and Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger |
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The first foreign policy of this country was isolationist |
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The Monroe Doctrine warned European powers to keep out of the Western Hemisphere |
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Dètente, the relaxation of tension, was a policy of the US toward the Soviet Union in the 1970's and 1980's |
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Despite passage of the War Powers Resolution by Congress, the President still has the dominant role in foreign policy |
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Foreign policy is the sum of the goals, decisions, and actions that govern a nations relations with the rest of the world |
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Moral idealism had always been the basis for American foreign policy |
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| Political Realism is a philosophy that sees each nation acting principally in its own interest |
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The Cold War developed after WW2 between the USA and the Soviet Union as an ideological political and economic confrontation |
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Most favored nation status is sought by most nations with the US. It is granted by an international treaty by which member nations must treat other member nations as well as it treats the country that receives its most favorable treatment |
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President Truman issued the policy of containment to restrain the Germans |
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| The sum of the goals and actions that govern a nations relations with the rest of the world is? |
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| Thomas Jefferson's foreign policy was to have peace with all nations and "entangling alliances with non". This is a policy of ______? |
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| The foreign policy that warned european powers to stay out if the western hemispere is called the ______? |
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| The Truman Doctrine issued after WW2 that attempted to keep communism form spreading is called_______? |
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| The relaxation of tension between the US and the USSR during the 1970' and 1980' is called_____? |
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| The Secretary of State is empowered by_______? |
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| The Secretary's personal relationship with the president |
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| Winston Churchill's speech right after WW2 that warned of communist expansion and domination of Eastern Europe lead to a _________ between the free world and communism |
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| A nation that sees each nation's foreign policy as actring in its self interest has a foreign policy known as ________? |
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