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Lesson 29
PUblic Policy
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Civics
10th Grade
03/14/2013

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Term
special-interest group
Definition
a political organization established to influence governmental policy or legislators in a specific area of policy.
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charter school
Definition
public school that is exempt from any school system regulations and is governed by its own charter of rules.
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voting
Definition
the people's chief political means to change society voting.
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bond issues
Definition
way for government to borrow money for particular purposes.
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tuition vouchers
Definition
document from the government allowing a person to pay for a charter school or other public school.
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public policy
Definition
government positions on public issues and public problems.
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referendum
Definition
submitting a law to popular vote.
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local initiative
Definition
when local citizens initiate, or begin, a movement to pass a law.
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recall elections
Definition
election to strip someone of his or her political office.
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petition
Definition
political mechanism for putting an issue on the ballot to be decided by the popular vote, guaranteed by the first amendment.
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