CLEP AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
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primary election - answer-an election that narrows the field of candidates before an
election for offce
direct democracy - answer-a form of democracy in which people decide policy
initiatives directly
oligarchy - answer-a form of power structure in which power effectively rests with a
small number of people
Power - answer-an American crime drama television series airing on Starz
political power - answer-In social science and politics, the ability to influence or outright
control the behavior of people
limited government - answer-a concept in political philosophy in which governmental
power is restricted by law, usually in a written constitution
bureaucracy - answer-a body of non-elective government offcials and/or an
administrative policy-making group
representative democracy - answer-a type of democracy founded on the principle of
elected offcials representing a group of people, as opposed to direct democracy
Authority - answer-can be used to mean the right to exercise power given by the State ,
or by academic knowledge of an area
, theocracy - answer-or ecclesiocracy is a form of government in which a deity is the
source from which all authority derives
United States Constitution - answer-the supreme law of the United States of America
limited government - answer-a concept in political philosophy in which governmental
power is restricted by law, usually in a written constitution
constitutional amendment - answer-refers to the modification of the constitution of a
nation or state
legislature - answer-a deliberative assembly with the authority to make laws for a
political entity such as a country or city
Bill of Rights - answer-the collective name for the first ten amendments to the United
States Constitution
nullification - answer-in United States constitutional history, is a legal theory that a state
has the right to nullify, or invalidate, any federal law which that state has deemed
unconstitutional
Great Depression - answer-a severe worldwide economic depression that took place
during the 1930s
bicameral - answer-A bicameral legislature is one in which the legislators are divided
into two separate assemblies, chambers or houses
judicial branch - answer-the system of courts that interprets and applies the law in the
name of the state
WITH DETAILED AND
ACCURATE ANSWERS GRADED
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primary election - answer-an election that narrows the field of candidates before an
election for offce
direct democracy - answer-a form of democracy in which people decide policy
initiatives directly
oligarchy - answer-a form of power structure in which power effectively rests with a
small number of people
Power - answer-an American crime drama television series airing on Starz
political power - answer-In social science and politics, the ability to influence or outright
control the behavior of people
limited government - answer-a concept in political philosophy in which governmental
power is restricted by law, usually in a written constitution
bureaucracy - answer-a body of non-elective government offcials and/or an
administrative policy-making group
representative democracy - answer-a type of democracy founded on the principle of
elected offcials representing a group of people, as opposed to direct democracy
Authority - answer-can be used to mean the right to exercise power given by the State ,
or by academic knowledge of an area
, theocracy - answer-or ecclesiocracy is a form of government in which a deity is the
source from which all authority derives
United States Constitution - answer-the supreme law of the United States of America
limited government - answer-a concept in political philosophy in which governmental
power is restricted by law, usually in a written constitution
constitutional amendment - answer-refers to the modification of the constitution of a
nation or state
legislature - answer-a deliberative assembly with the authority to make laws for a
political entity such as a country or city
Bill of Rights - answer-the collective name for the first ten amendments to the United
States Constitution
nullification - answer-in United States constitutional history, is a legal theory that a state
has the right to nullify, or invalidate, any federal law which that state has deemed
unconstitutional
Great Depression - answer-a severe worldwide economic depression that took place
during the 1930s
bicameral - answer-A bicameral legislature is one in which the legislators are divided
into two separate assemblies, chambers or houses
judicial branch - answer-the system of courts that interprets and applies the law in the
name of the state
