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1. Federal categorical grants in which the granting agency has much discretion over how the recipient spends the money.

2. A group of high-level administrators and managers at the top of the government bureaucracy. SES members have less job tenure but are eligible for substantial cash bonuses for merit.

3. In a political campaign - the surest way of reaching the largest number of voters is usually _____________.

4. A court decision in an earlier case with facts and legal issues similar to a dispute currently before a court.

5. The permanent committees of a legislature that consider bills and conduct hearings and investigations.

6. In _______________ cases such as Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978) - the Supreme Court has upheld that while Affirmative action policies are legal - race and gender cannot be the only determining factors.

7. A system of voter registration in which voters must register only once in their district.

8. Proponents of limited government - unregulated free markets - national self-reliance - and conventional social values are best describes as

9. Committees of Congress composed of both representatives and senators.

10. Powers of government that are specifically granted to the three branches of the federal government under the Constitution.

11. A provision of the Federal Communications Act that requires broadcasters to provide the same amount of exposure to all legally qualified political candidates.

12. An offical who is expected to represent the views of his or her constituents even when personally holding different views; one interpretation of the role of the legislator

13. A broad concept that may be defined in many ways - but the term is generally used to refer to the basic protection and defense of the nation.

14. Contacts - coalitions - and interactions across national boundaries

15. The principle - established by Chief Justice John Marshall in 1819 in the case of McCulloch v. Maryland - that the Constitution must be interpreted flexibly to meet changing conditions.

16. In which case did the Supreme Court rule that the concept of privacy included the right to a legal abortion?

17. New Jersey v. TLO (1985) established that school authorities may search students without _____________ as long as they are reasonable.

18. The way things actually are.

19. The only court specifically outlined in the Constitution.

20. A place of work in which any person may be hired provided that he or she joins the union within a specified time.

21. Number of years a President must reside in the US prior to taking office

22. Presidential management model in which corporate CEO tactics are used employing committees - task forces - and special advisors. Successfully utilized by Clinton and G W Bush.

23. Today the South is is a two-party battleground - in which the ______________ often have the upper hand

24. Powers specifically given to the federal government by the US Constitution - for example - the authority to print money.

25. Charge of misconduct brought against a government official.

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