APG Vocabulary Review

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APG Vocabulary Review
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Policies that favor members of a protected group
used to equalize conditions in society.
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Applied portions of the 1964 Civil Rights Act to
the handicapped, resulting in lawsuits and
institutional expenditures to increase access for
the disabled.
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Written arguments in which a "friend of the
court" states its position on a case.
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Gathering of representatives from five U.S.
states that first formally discussed
strengthening the U.S. Confederation
dramatically met in 1786 and led the way to the
U.S. Constitution.
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Leaders in the debate over ratification who
opposed the Federalists often wanted to protect
the power of state governments and therefore
opposed the proposed Constitution.
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Created as a charter for the United States and in
effect 1781-1787 essentially a loose alliance of
sovereign states. Replaced by the Constitution.
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General federal grants for whole areas of public
policy gives the recipient flexibility.
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Journalistic outlets that communicate using the
airwaves (radio, television).
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Employees of government agencies.
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Federal funds available to states and localities
earmarked for a specific purpose.
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The president's main legislative liaison and
staff organizer.
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The geographical area covered by a federal court
of appeal.
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Court cases in which the plaintiff tries to
recover damages for something done to them by the
defendant, as opposed to criminal cases.
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Expansive federal law that prevented racial
discrimination by any private business receiving
federal money or engaging in commerce with an
interstate component.
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Civilian employees of the federal government who
do not lose their jobs when political control of
the government changes. Also called "civil
servants."
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When a group of people joins litigation against a
single defendant for damages imposed on members
of the group.
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Standard used to judge speech restrictions that
are allowed only when an exercise of free speech
would directly threaten public safety.
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Primary election in which only a party's
registered voters may help select a party's
candidate in the general election.
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A vote of 60 or more Senators, required to end a
filibuster.
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The ability of a presidential candidate to pull
members of the same party into Congress.
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Opinion written by a court minority that joins
the judgment of the majority but for alternative
reasoning.
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System of government in which decentralized
units, such as states, are clearly dominant.
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Legislative committees that reconcile the
discrepancies in versions of a bill passed by
each chamber.
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Office of budgetary experts that provides
Congress with estimates of how much money
programs will cost and taxes will provide.
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Settled the Constitutional Convention's debate
over representation featured a bicameral
legislature, with a Senate favoring small states
and a House of Representatives favoring large
states. Also called the Great Compromise.
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Affirmative Action
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Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)
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Amicus Curiae Brief
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Annapolis Convention
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Antifederalists
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Articles of Confederation
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Block Grant
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Broadcast Media
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Bureaucrats
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Categorical Grant
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Chief of Staff
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Circuit
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Civil Cases
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Civil Rights Act of 1964
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Civil Service
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Class-Action Suits
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Clear and Present Danger
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Closed Primary
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Cloture
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Coattails Effect
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Concurring Opinion
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Confederation
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Conference committees
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Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
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Connecticut Compromise