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| Person who rules with complete and absolute power |
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Division of governmental powers between the federal government and state governments
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| lawmaking body of Great Britain |
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| Basic rights to which all people are entitled |
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| loose association of states |
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| powers given to the federal government |
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| legislature with two houses |
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| consisting of one house, as in a lawmaking body |
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| Legal process for returning criminals to the states from which they fled |
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| Chief executive of the state |
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| A person who runs for political office |
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| Agreement between two or more political parties to work together to run the government |
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| The range of differences in political views between parties |
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| The person who casts the official that elects the president of the United States |
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| Limits placed on the number of immigrants that may enter the United States each year |
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| Movement of large numbers of people forom region to region |
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| the study of characteristics of human populations |
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| authority that acts on behlaf of a group of people |
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| citizen of another country who lives in the United States |
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| Power of government to take over private property for public use |
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| Amendment that discusses the right to bear arms |
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| Special tax that had to be paid in order to vote |
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| Money or property an accused person gives to a court to hold as a guarantee that he or she will appear for trial |
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| Ideas used to influence people's thinking or behavior |
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| Political arms of interest groups that collect voluntary contributions from members to fund political candidates and parties the interest groups favor |
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PAC
Political Action Committees |
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| The type of Propaganda when you use a celebrity to endorse the product |
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| Person paid to represent an interest group's point of view |
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| another term for an interest group |
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| Branch of government that includes the Supreme Court |
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| System in which government powers are carefully spelled out to prevent government from becoming too powerful |
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| Branch of Government that includes the Senate and the house of Representatives |
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| Leaders of the executive departments who also act as advisers to the president |
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| System in which decisions made by more than half the people are accepted by all |
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