Difference between revisions of "American Government Key Terms"
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| − | | | + | |leaking a proposed decision (such as a nomination by the president of someone to the U.S. Supreme Court) to the media so it can be publicized in order to see how the public reacts before the decision is finally made and officially announced. This enables changing the decision without embarrassment if the public reaction to the trial balloon is negative. |
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Revision as of 02:05, December 12, 2010
| Term | Explanation |
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| trial balloon | leaking a proposed decision (such as a nomination by the president of someone to the U.S. Supreme Court) to the media so it can be publicized in order to see how the public reacts before the decision is finally made and officially announced. This enables changing the decision without embarrassment if the public reaction to the trial balloon is negative. |
| lame duck | |
| interest group | |
| Citizens United v. FEC | |
| divided government | |
| midterm elections | |
| early voting | |
| judicial elections | |
| initiative | |
| granting cert. | |
| federal | |
| Bill of Rights | |
| The Equal Access Act (1984) | |
| impeachment | |
| think tank | |
| political party | |
| Middle East | |
| Second Amendment | |
| Tenth Amendment | |
| judicial activism | |
| U.S. Circuit Courts | |
| incumbent | |
| anti-Federalist | |
| federalism | |
| polling | |
| the Cabinet | |