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| casting votes for candidates from political party |
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| A document that grants power to a local government |
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| Completely unrelated amendments to a bill |
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| right of the government to take away private property for local use |
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| The study of rights and duty of citizens |
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| The first 10 amendments to the Constitution |
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allows mayor to veto ordinaces, appoint city officials, and create the city budget |
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| National organizations that helps people in the poorest parts in the world |
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| Mechanism to communicate to a large number of people |
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| members usually share belief about politics and role of the government |
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| prohibits a group of nations from trading with a target nation |
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| a community's underlying physical oerations and structures |
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| a courts authority to hear and decide cases |
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| Signing ____________ is the first step to gaining American citizenship. |
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| the declaration of intention |
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| The newly independent states had constitutions that created __________ legislatures. |
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| The ___________ marked the beginning of self-government in colonial America. |
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| __________ is the intentional hiring and promoting of women and minorities in an attempt to remedy past discrimination. |
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The _____________ coordinates the work of the Peace Corps, Americorps, and Senior Corps. |
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| A _________ is a government controlled by one person or a small group of people. |
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| ____________ are sometimes hired by private groups to represent their point of view and influence government decision makers. |
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| ____________ is the tactic of delaying a vote to force a bill’s sponsor to withdraw the measure. |
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| The order of succession to the presidency provides that the ____________ stands after the vice president in succession. |
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| The ______________ defines the administration’s plans for the coming year. |
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| A ____________ is a written document explaining one side’s position on a case. |
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| __________ law is exclusively under federal jurisdiction. |
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| ___________ party candidates rarely win major elections but can affect an election’s outcome and influence government and social policy. |
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| In ____________ primaries, only voters who claim a specific party affiliation can vote for that party’s candidates. |
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| A ___________ is a group of several adjoining precincts. |
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| Voting a ________________ ticket means casting votes for candidates from both parties. |
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| Many candidates use _____________ whose job is to conduct regular opinion polls. |
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| The ____________ technique means convincing the public to vote for an idea or candidate because victory is already certain. |
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| In McCulloch v. Maryland, the Supreme Court ruled that when state and federal powers conflict, the federal power prevails, illustrating the __________ of the Constitution. |
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| A ______________ is an executive hired by a city council to run a city. |
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| In a ________________ form of government, executive powers are held by a city manager instead of a mayor. |
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| Under ____________, states receive federal money for welfare programs. |
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| To receive ______________ from the federal government, states must contribute a share of money and agree to some regulations. |
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| ______________ schools are alternative schools open to public school students and receive funding from the state. |
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| Many states encourage ______________ by including special lanes for only vehicles with three or more passengers. |
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| commuter highways or carpool |
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| Why are your First Amendment rights limited? |
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Your first amendmets rights are limites because you have the rights of freedom of petition,speach,religion,press, and assembly bit when you abuse your rights by causing any harm to other people or ruining other peoples reputation and not taking away the rights of other people. For example if your religion is to sacrafice you endangering the rights of the person and doing harm to the other person. |
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| What is the role of the speaker of the house? |
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| The speaker of the house is the most powerfull leader within the House of Representatives. The Speaker of the House steers legislation through the House, is also in charhe of floor debates, and influences most other House business. If something happens to the vice president and the president the speaker of the house is next in line to become president if they meet the requirements. The Speakers may talk to dozens of congress members a day. |
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