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American Government
First semester final vocab
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Political Studies
12th Grade
12/13/2010

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Communism
Definition
An ideology which calls for the collective or state ownership of land and other productive property
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Federal Government
Definition
a government in which the powers of government are divided between a central government and several local governments
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Socialism
Definition
A philosophy based on the idea that they benefits of economic activity should be fairly distributed
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Interest Group
Definition
A private organization whose members share certain views and work to shape public opinion
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Public Agenda
Definition
The societal problems that political leaders and citizens agree need government attention
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Public Affairs
Definition
Those events and issues that concern the people at alrge like politics, public issues, and the making of public policy
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Public Opinion
Definition
Those attitudes held by a significant number of people on matters of government and politics
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Capitalist
Definition
Someone who owns capital and puts it to productive use
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Ratification
Definition
The process of granting federal approval or consent to the effectivness of a constitution, constitutional amendment, or treaty
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Presidential Government
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A government in which the executive and legislative branches are separate, independent of one another and coequal
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Government
Definition
The institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies
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Confederation
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An alliance of independent states
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Mass Media
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Those means of communication that reach large audiences simultaneously
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Nationalization
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The governmental acquisition of private industry for public use
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Inherent Powers
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Those powers that belong to the National Government because it is the government of a sovereign state within the world
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Reserved Powers
Definition
Powers that the constitution does not grant to the National Government and does not, at the same time, deny to the states
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Implied Powers
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Powers that are not clearly stated in the Constitution but are reasonably suggested by other powers
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Expressed Powers
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The powers delegated to the National Government in so many words, or spelled out, in the Constitution
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Concurrent Powers
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Powers that both the National Government and the states possess and exercise
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