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American Government Key Terms (view source)
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|initiative
|initiative
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|As in, "ballot initiative" - a way to vote on something other than candidates during an election.
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|referendum
|referendum
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|granting cert.
|granting cert.
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|The term used when a court approves a given case to be heard.
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|turnout
|turnout
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|think tank
|think tank
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|An organization that analyzes political issues and provides suggestions and summaries of various scenarios.
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|political party
|political party
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|An organization of people that have the same political beliefs. Each party puts up its own candidates for election.
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|Middle East
|Middle East
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|incumbent
|incumbent
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|A politician currently in office.
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|anti-Federalist
|anti-Federalist
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|[[gerrymandering]]
|[[gerrymandering]]
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|Making congressional district boundaries have very strange shapes (for the purpose of manipulating election results).
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|[[separation of powers]]
|[[separation of powers]]
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|The concept of separating the judicial, executive, and legislative branches of government.
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|veto
|veto
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|The President's power to singlehandedly override a given piece of legislation.
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|sound bite
|sound bite
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|A brief statement (talking point) made by a politician that can be easily played by the media.
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|recall
|recall
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|Removing an elected official from office.
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|progressive tax
|progressive tax
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|A tax system in which the wealthier are forced to pay more taxes (percentage wise).
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|open primary
|open primary
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|A political party's primary in which anyone can vote.
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|closed primary
|closed primary
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|A political party's primary in which only members of the given party can vote.
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|platform
|platform