Review for GoPo Midterm

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How Americans acquire political attitudes, form values and opinions about the political system

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Political Socialization

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Political approach to returning power to states

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Devolution

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Federal grants for specific purposes. Usually require that the state put up matching money

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Categorical Grants

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Organization of people sharing a common goal seeking to influence the making of public policy

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Interest Group

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The power of the courts to declare acts of the legislature and the executive unconstitutional

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Judicial Review

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A legislative act pronouncing a person guilty of a crime, without trial in a court of law

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Bill of attainder

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Election where the winner is the one who gets the most votes, even without receiving a majority

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Plurality

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A primary election in which each voter may vote for candidates from both parties

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Blanket

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Powers given to the national government alone

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Enumerated

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The broad involvement of constituents in the direction and operation of political systems

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Participatory Democracy