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1. The case of Gregg v. Georgia set the precedent for a ________________ system in which guilt and sentencing and tried separately.

2. If 10 days remain in session and the president does not sign an act of Congress - the law is ___________.

3. Contacts - coalitions - and interactions across national boundaries

4. When neither political party is dominant.

5. A method of polling - considered less reliable than a random sample - in which interviewers are instructed to question members of a particular group in proportion to their percentage in the population as a whole.

6. Economists generally agree that the major responsibility for promoting prosperity and full employment falls on ________________.

7. The term most political scientists prefer to describe the bureaucratic process

8. The Supreme Court has sometimes used a narrow interpretation of the Establishment Clause allowing the government to provide aid to religious groups as long as it remains ______________ and does not promote one religion at the expense of another. This

9. In the 1925 Gitlow case - the Supreme Court began a process of ______________ of the Bill of Rights to the states.

10. This House committee is responsible for all taxes - tariffs - and other revenue raising measures in addition to social security - child support - Medicare - foster care - and unemployment.

11. The issuance of this document by a judge requires probably cause and must be worded so as to allow for the search and seizure of specific evidence.

12. These voters tend to have a high voter turnout because of their strong since of civic duty due to growing up during an era of political and civil unrest.

13. Most modern political scientists believe there is ________________ between politics and government.

14. A pluralist theory by C. Wright Mills where a small number of wealthy elite wield most of the power. Fundamental to all governments around the world - the elite rule while they make the lower classes feel like they are involved in democracy. The elit

15. Established by President Hoover - It is the _______________ job to keep the press informed and orchestrate press conferences

16. This controversial clause of the 9th Amendment has allowed government to expand rights to suit its needs.

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

18. Author of The Spirit of the Laws advocating balance of power in politics with liberty is dependant upon a separation of the judicial - legislative - and executive branches of government.

19. Electoral college system and other campaign practices make it exceedingly difficult for even popular ______________ candidates to successfully run for the presidency.

20. 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.

21. Political party lead by Andrew Jackson from 1828 to 1856. Campaigned against strong central government and fought to end elitism.

22. Independent organizations - but more often the political arms of corporations - labor unions - or interest groups - established to contribute to candidates or to work for general political goals.

23. Organization of individuals with similar policy goals who enter the political process to influence legislation that affects the organizations interests

24. The overall public has a ___________ view of PACS in terms of bought votes and adding to the cost of running for office

25. ______________ refers to the differences in political attitudes and voting behavior between men and women

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