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The voters that any particular elected official

represents.

Once you’ve made your guess, click on this nut-job to see if

you are correct.

A small group of people controlling a particular policy area; includes select members of

congressional committees,

administrative agencies, and lobbying groups.

Racial separation that comes about as a result of private social practices.

Racial separation enforced by law.

Specific list of Congressional powers

included in Article I of the Constitution; system in

which a constitution lists what a limited

government is allowed to do.

People at a national party convention with the power to

help select candidates for

office; representatives who

see their job as giving the majority

what it wants.

The removal of laws that keep

two ethnic groups apart.

Opinion written by a

court minority that rejects

both the court's

decision and its reasoning.

When different political parties

control a house of Congress and the

Presidency.

Federal system in which national

powers and state powers are clearly

separated. Also known as layer-cake

federalism.

Constitutional provision giving Congress the

right to make all laws "necessary and proper."

Used to justify wide expansion of

government authority.

The Greatest Buckeye in

History

Indirect system for electing the U.S. President. Means that the winning

candidate may not have received a majority of votes

nationwide.

Fifth Amendment requirement that

government compensates

owners appropriately when taking

private property for public use.

Benefits promised by law to

individuals or families meeting

certain requirements.

Proposed constitutional

amendment that promised women

equal rights; narrowly missed

ratification.

When everyone is given the same

chances to succeed by public policy but the law

does not guarantee that

everyone will be equal.

When a law is more concerned with

minimizing differences between groups or people at

the end of the process.

Courtroom ban on evidence obtained

improperly.

Presidential promises to other nations that do not require Senate approval;

not binding on future administrations.

Passed in 1971 and subsequently

amended, this law limited how much money individuals and organizations

could give to candidates for national office.

Created in 1974, this agency monitors national

elections and provides matching funds to

qualifying candidates. Click on this

Vermont Whack Job.

“The Screamanator”

The national government's banking system used to

implement monetary policy.

When Senators delay a bill by giving marathon speeches; only stopped with a cloture

vote.

Free use of the mail provided to

incumbent legislators so that they may keep in touch

with their constituents.

When a person is tried twice for the same crime;

forbidden by the Fifth Amendment.

Constituents

Iron Triangle

De facto Segregation

De jure Segregation

Delegated Powers

Delegates

Desegregation

Dissenting Opinion

Divided Government

Double Jeopardy

Dual Federalism

Elastic Clause

Electoral College

Eminent Domain

Entitlements

Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)

Equality of Opportunity

Equality of Result

Exclusionary Rule

Executive Agreement

Federal Election Campaign Act

Federal Election Commission

Federal Reserve System

Filibuster

Franking Privilege