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Across
  1. 1. Orders by the national government that states must abide by. The unfunded ones do not provide any money to assist the states in complying.
  2. 5. Those on the political left who favor more government regulation of economic matters and believe that morality is a matter of personal choice.
  3. 7. This formal presidential power to forgive federal crimes is a check on the judicial branch. executive Orders An informal presidential power, these are directives of the President that have the force of law.
  4. 8. Passed after FDR was elected 4 times, it officially limits the president to 2 terms. patronage Rewards (like a job in the federal bureaucracy) that were given to people loyal to the president under the spoils system.
  5. 10. Because of this problem, interest groups have a hard time getting people to join because outsiders will still benefit if the interest group succeeds even if these outsiders do not contribute to that success.
  6. 13. This amendment guaranteeing equal protection under the law was the basis of Baker v carr and the other apportionment cases.
  7. 15. The process by which the Constitution was approved with ratification conventions in each of the 13 colonies.
  8. 17. Historical events like the Great Depression or the Cold War that can shape the political preferences of an entire generation.
  9. 21. President’s choosing their words in a way to appeal to a specific demographic group like
  10. 22. A poll conducted at the beginning of a campaign to help determine the best strategy to win.
  11. 24. When the annual federal budget has the government bringing in more revenue than it is 34.
  12. 25. or religious individuals.
  13. 26. It’s when the President speaks directly to the American people, which is much easier now with social media.
  14. 27. When the annual federal budget has the government spending more money than it is bringing
Down
  1. 2. The sum total of all past annual budget deficits. Having it requires us to pay it back with interest.
  2. 3. Conflict that determined that state governments cannot nullify acts of Congress
  3. 4. Lobbying that tries to get citizens to contact their legislators and encourage them to support particular policies
  4. 6. predetermined electoral outcome.
  5. 9. The powers of government that are explicitly granted to the national Congress in
  6. 11. Groups of individuals who try to influence public policy
  7. 12. Drawing voting districts which group specific voters together in such a way as to achieve
  8. 14. 1, section 8
  9. 16. Committees that include members from both houses of Congress
  10. 18. The tactic of literally talking a bill to death in the Senate, speaking endlessly during debate so that a final vote can never take place.
  11. 19. Types of primaries in which only registered party members may attend to prevent strategic voting
  12. 20. It means “to bring charges against” and involves the house voting for "articles of it," the Chief justice presiding over a senate trial, and the senate possibly removing by a 2/3rds vote.
  13. 23. the vote that actually determines the winner of the general election for president runoff An election system used in some states in which, if no congressional candidate wins a majority of votes in the general election, a second election is held between only the top two vote getters.