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1
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Delegated power from the national government inferred from expressed power

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Implied powers

2
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The power held by the state in the American federal system

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Reserved powers

3
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Executive, judicial, and legislative power are divided among these three equal powers

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Separation of powers

4
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Assistants to leaders that monitor voting in legislature

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Whip

5
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Election in each state to determine party candidates for a general election

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Primary

6
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A local voting district

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Precinct

7
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Not conservative

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Liberal

8
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Instructions or command given to elect officials concerning policies

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Mandate

9
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All the people entitled to vote in an election

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Electorate

10
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Where candidates names are not identified with their party label

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Nonpartisan

11
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Reform, green, and libertarian are examples

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Third party

12
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Tactics made to prevent the voting and passing of a bill

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Filibuster

13
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Written declaration of principles and decisions that the party stands for

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Platform

14
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Pact made by President with foreign leader for international agreement

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Executive agreement

15
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Legislative committee composed of members of both houses

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Joint committee

16
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Rules issued by an executive based on constitutional authority enforcing the law

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Executive order

17
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Organization with job specialization and complex rules

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Bureaucracy

18
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Practice of giving government jobs to supporters and friends

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Patronage

19
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Court order that requires or forbids some specific action

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Injunction

20
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Power to hear a case first before any other court

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Original jurisdiction

21
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Authority of a court to review decisions of lower courts

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Appellate jurisdiction

22
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Order that requires officers to prove why prisoner should not be released

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Writ of habeas corpus

23
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Small group of people meeting to select candidates for support in an election

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Caucus