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American Government Key Terms (view source)
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|Middle East
|Middle East
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|Region of the world containing Israel and many arab countries.
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|Second Amendment
|Second Amendment
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|judicial activism
|judicial activism
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|When judges go beyond their duties and essentially "legislate from the bench" in favor of their own political views.
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|U.S. Circuit Courts
|U.S. Circuit Courts
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|polling
|polling
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|Conducting a survey of people's preferences for various candidates or proposed pieces of legislation. Very important before elections.
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|the Cabinet
|the Cabinet
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|platform
|platform
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|The basic tenets of a political party's values and action plan.
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|executive order
|executive order
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|An order given directly by the President (bypassing Congress). Only possible for certain types of actions.
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|executive branch
|executive branch
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|The branch of government responsible for executing laws. The President is head of this branch.
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|Electoral College
|Electoral College
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|The group of (currently 528) people (electors) who directly vote for the President after the general election.
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|enumerated powers
|enumerated powers
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|The powers specifically written out in the Constitution.
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|cloture
|cloture
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|filibuster
|filibuster
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|A single senator's ability to block a piece of legislation by speaking (or threatening to speak) about it indefinitely.
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|gross domestic product
|gross domestic product
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|The total economic output of a given country (typically given per year).
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|[[supply-side economics]]
|[[supply-side economics]]