People who favor civil liberties, abortion rights, and alternative lifestyles
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social (lifestyle) liberals
A private organization or voluntary association that seeks to influence public policy as
a way to protect or advance its interests
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interest groups
,Representative democracy characterized by popular sovereignty, political liberty, and
political equality
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Liberal Democracy
the idea that some of the powers and responsibilities of the national government
ought to be distributed back to the states
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Devolution
The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, concerned with the protection of
basic liberties
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Bill of Rights
Deviation from ideal standards such as representativeness or objectivity
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, bias
setting aside money in the appropriations bills for pet projects for constituents and
private interests, usually at the behest of lobbyists
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earmarks
Organizations such as the Associated Press and Reuters that gather and disseminate
news to other news organizations
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wire services
The political attitudes of the public as a whole, expressed as averages, percentages,
or other summaries of many individuals' opinions
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Collective Public opinion
General term that describes all forms of government characterized by a single person
or by a group with total power, whether a monarchy, a military tyranny, or a theocracy
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Autocracy
Federal grants to the states to be used for general activities
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Block grants
A doctrine in which states cannot act in certain matters when the national government
has authority
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Preemption
The distribution of government legislative, executive, and judicial powers to separate
branches of government
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Separation of powers
The form of political decision making in which policies are decided on the basis of
what a majority of the people want
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social (lifestyle) liberals
A private organization or voluntary association that seeks to influence public policy as
a way to protect or advance its interests
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interest groups
,Representative democracy characterized by popular sovereignty, political liberty, and
political equality
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Liberal Democracy
the idea that some of the powers and responsibilities of the national government
ought to be distributed back to the states
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Devolution
The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, concerned with the protection of
basic liberties
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Bill of Rights
Deviation from ideal standards such as representativeness or objectivity
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, bias
setting aside money in the appropriations bills for pet projects for constituents and
private interests, usually at the behest of lobbyists
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earmarks
Organizations such as the Associated Press and Reuters that gather and disseminate
news to other news organizations
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wire services
The political attitudes of the public as a whole, expressed as averages, percentages,
or other summaries of many individuals' opinions
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Collective Public opinion
General term that describes all forms of government characterized by a single person
or by a group with total power, whether a monarchy, a military tyranny, or a theocracy
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Autocracy
Federal grants to the states to be used for general activities
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Block grants
A doctrine in which states cannot act in certain matters when the national government
has authority
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Preemption
The distribution of government legislative, executive, and judicial powers to separate
branches of government
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Separation of powers
The form of political decision making in which policies are decided on the basis of
what a majority of the people want
