Natural rights
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Republicanism
Social contract
Declaration of Independence
Philadelphia Convention
Participatory democracy
Pluralist democracy
Elite democracy
Shays’s Rebellion
Great (Connecticut) Compromise
Electoral College
Three-Fifths Compromise
Importation (slavery) compromise
Separation of powers
Checks and balances
Federalism
Exclusive powers
Implied powers
Concurrent powers
Categorical grants
Block grants
Mandates (unfunded)
Revenue Sharing
Commerce clause
Enumerated powers
Implied powers
Necessary and proper clause
Checks and balances
Bicameralism
Speaker of the House
President of the Senate
Senate Majority Leader
Filibuster
Cloture
Holds
Unanimous Consent
Rules Committee
Committee of the Whole
Discharge petitions
Discretionary spending
Mandatory spending
Entitlement Programs
Budget Deficit
Pork barrel legislation
Logrolling
Oversight
Constituency
Partisanship
Bipartisan
Gridlock
Lame Duck
Gerrymandering
Reapportionment
Redistricting
Divided government
Trustee
Delegate
Politico
Veto (including pocket veto)
Commander in Chief
Executive order
Executive Agreement
Signing statements
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Treaty negotiation and ratification
22nd Amendment
Bully pulpit
Judicial review
Precedent/stare decisis
Judicial activism
Judicial restraint
Patronage
Civil liberties
Civil rights
Bill of Rights
Judicial review
Selective incorporation
Establishment clause
Free exercise clause
Symbolic speech
Defamatory Speech (Libel and Slander)
“Clear and present danger”
Due process clause
Miranda Rights
Patriot Act
Exclusionary rule
Equal protection clause
National Organization for Women
Civil Rights Act 1964
Voting Rights Act 1965
Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972
“Separate but equal”
Individualism
Free Enterprise
Rule of Law
Limited Government
Equality of Opportunity
Political ideology
Demographics
Political culture
Political socialization
Scientific polling
Party platform
Liberal ideology
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Fiscal Policy
Monetary Policy
Keynesianism
Supply-Side Theory
Suffrage/Franchise
Rational choice theory
Retrospective voting
Prospective voting
Party-line voting
Political efficacy
Midterm election
Demographics
Linkage institution
Political party
Interest group
Party Coalition
Critical election
Political realignment
Proportional electoral system
Winner-take-all electoral system
Iron triangles/Issue Networks
Free rider problem
Single issue groups
Participatory democracy
Pluralist democracy
Elite democracy
Primaries (open v. closed)
Caucuses
Party convention
General election
Electoral College
Incumbency advantage
Federal Election Commission
Federal Elections Campaign Act
McCain-Feingold
Citizens United v. FEC (2010)
PACs
SuperPACs
Independent expenditures
Media
Social media
Watchdog
Gatekeeper
Horse race journalism
“Fake news”