CLEP American Government Exam | Questions & Answers (100 %Score) Latest Updated
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primary election - an election that narrows the field of candidates before an election for
offce
direct democracy - a form of democracy in which people decide policy initiatives directly
oligarchy - a form of power structure in which power effectively rests with a small
number of people
Power - an American crime drama television series airing on Starz
political power - In social science and politics, the ability to influence or outright control
the behavior of people
limited government - a concept in political philosophy in which governmental power is
restricted by law, usually in a written constitution
bureaucracy - a body of non-elective government offcials and/or an administrative
policy-making group
representative democracy - a type of democracy founded on the principle of elected
offcials representing a group of people, as opposed to direct democracy
Authority - can be used to mean the right to exercise power given by the State , or by
academic knowledge of an area
theocracy - or ecclesiocracy is a form of government in which a deity is the source from
which all authority derives
United States Constitution - the supreme law of the United States of America
limited government - a concept in political philosophy in which governmental power is
restricted by law, usually in a written constitution
constitutional amendment - refers to the modification of the constitution of a nation or
state
legislature - a deliberative assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity
such as a country or city
Bill of Rights - the collective name for the first ten amendments to the United States
Constitution
, nullification - 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 - a severe worldwide economic depression that took place during the
1930s
bicameral - A bicameral legislature is one in which the legislators are divided into two
separate assemblies, chambers or houses
judicial branch - the system of courts that interprets and applies the law in the name of
the state
sovereign nation - is understood in jurisprudence as the full right and power of a
governing body to govern itself without any interference from outside sources or bodies
legislative branch - a deliberative assembly with the authority to make laws for a political
entity such as a country or city
Fourteenth Amendment - was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction
Amendments
New Deal - was a series of social liberal programs enacted in the United States
between 1933 and 1938, and a few that came later
state official - someone who holds an office in an organization or government and
participates in the exercise of authority
Interest groups - Advocacy groups use various forms of advocacy in order to influence
public opinion and/or policy
Issue networks - an alliance of various interest groups and individuals who unite in order
to promote a single issue in government policy
bureaucracy - a body of non-elective government officials and/or an administrative
policy-making group
New Deal - a series of social liberal programs enacted in the United States between
1933 and 1938, and a few that came later
Conflict - In literature, the literary element is an inherent incompatibility between the
objectives of two or more characters or forces
Bureaucrats - a member of a bureaucracy and can compose the administration of any
organization of any size, although the term usually connotes someone within an
institution of government
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