ap government

SETS
164 Terms
clmclend
AP Government

Conservative
Moderate
Liberal
Radical
Status Quo, less Gov.
Mid-Ground
Peaceful gradual change, reject violent revolution
Far Left, Resorts to extreme methods to bring about change.
Conservative
Status Quo, less Gov.
Moderate
Mid-Ground
164 Terms
Lyndsay_Merz
AP Government

Conservative
Moderate
Liberal
Radical
Status Quo, less Gov.
Mid-Ground
Peaceful gradual change, reject violent revolution
Far Left, Resorts to extreme methods to bring about change.
Conservative
Status Quo, less Gov.
Moderate
Mid-Ground
163 Terms
Kathy_Pondy8
AP Government

Conservative
Moderate
Liberal
Radical
Status Quo, less Gov.
Mid-Ground
Peaceful gradual change, reject violent revolution
Far Left, Resorts to extreme methods to bring about change.
Conservative
Status Quo, less Gov.
Moderate
Mid-Ground
44 Terms
mmeyer125
AP Government Chapter 2

Unalienable
Articles of Confederation
Constitutional Convention
Shays' Rebellion
A human right based on nature or God
The first constitution of the United States, adopted by Congre…
A meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new constitu…
a series of attacks on courthouses by a small band of farmers…
Unalienable
A human right based on nature or God
Articles of Confederation
The first constitution of the United States, adopted by Congre…
84 Terms
gregorysayat
AP Government Chapter 11

incumbents
casework/ constituent services
pork barrel
bicameral legislature
those individuals who already hold office who are running for…
activities of members of congress that help constituents as in…
federal projects, grants, and contracts available to state and…
a legislature divided into houses. congress and all state legi…
incumbents
those individuals who already hold office who are running for…
casework/ constituent services
activities of members of congress that help constituents as in…
45 Terms
Paige_Burkholder5TEACHER
Ap Government Unit 1

Elite-Class Theory
Pluralist Theory
Articles of Confederation
Shays' rebellion
A belief that certain groups hold disproportionate power in a…
A theory of government and politics emphasizing that politics…
1st Constitution of the U.S. 1781-1788 (weaknesses-no executiv…
Rebellion led by farmers in western Massachusetts in 1786-1787…
Elite-Class Theory
A belief that certain groups hold disproportionate power in a…
Pluralist Theory
A theory of government and politics emphasizing that politics…
319 Terms
MrSeltzerTEACHER
AP Government Terms Review

Government
Public Goods
Single Issue Group
Linkage Institutions
The institutions and processes through which public policies a…
Goods, Like Clean Air, that every one must share.
Groups that have a narrow interest, dislike compromise, and dr…
Political channels through which people's concerns become poli…
Government
The institutions and processes through which public policies a…
Public Goods
Goods, Like Clean Air, that every one must share.
55 Terms
William_Doyle54TEACHER
Ap Government Unit 1

Articles of Confederation
Shays' rebellion
Checks and Balances
Separation of powers
1st Constitution of the U.S. 1781-1788 (weaknesses-no executiv…
Rebellion led by farmers in western Massachusetts in 1786-1787…
A system that allows each branch of government to limit the po…
A way of dividing the power of government among the legislativ…
Articles of Confederation
1st Constitution of the U.S. 1781-1788 (weaknesses-no executiv…
Shays' rebellion
Rebellion led by farmers in western Massachusetts in 1786-1787…
26 Terms
lorabrooks68686TEACHER
AP Government - Chapter 1

Government
Politics
The Policymaking System
Linkage Institutions
The institutions through which public policies are made for a…
The process determining the leaders we select and the policies…
Process by which policy comes into being and evolves.
Political channels through which people's concerns become poli…
Government
The institutions through which public policies are made for a…
Politics
The process determining the leaders we select and the policies…
19 Terms
Demarko_Grant
AP Government Chapter 3

Federalism
"necessary and proper" clause
nullification
dual federalism
Government authority shared by national and local governments
Section of the Constitution allowing Congress to pass all laws…
The doctrine that a state can declare null and void a federal…
Doctrine holding tht the national government is supreme in its…
Federalism
Government authority shared by national and local governments
"necessary and proper" clause
Section of the Constitution allowing Congress to pass all laws…
319 Terms
pooleapush
AP Government Terms Review

Government
Public Goods
Single Issue Group
Linkage Institutions
The institutions and processes through which public policies a…
Goods, Like Clean Air, that every one must share.
Groups that have a narrow interest, dislike compromise, and dr…
Political channels through which people's concerns become poli…
Government
The institutions and processes through which public policies a…
Public Goods
Goods, Like Clean Air, that every one must share.
22 Terms
Demarko_Grant
Ap Government Chapter 4

civil liberties
Bill of Rights
First Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment
The legal constitutional protections against government. Altho…
The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, which defin…
The constitutional amendment that establishes the four great l…
The constitutional amendment adopted after the civil war that…
civil liberties
The legal constitutional protections against government. Altho…
Bill of Rights
The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, which defin…
94 Terms
Kathy_Pondy8
Unit 2 AP Government

Exit poll
Gender gap
Margin of error
Political participation
public opinion surveys used by major media pollsters to predic…
regular pattern in which women are more likely to select democ…
(in polls and surveys:) an amount (usually small) that is allo…
all activities used by citizens to influence political leaders…
Exit poll
public opinion surveys used by major media pollsters to predic…
Gender gap
regular pattern in which women are more likely to select democ…
25 Terms
Jessie_Logan1
AP Government Chapter 3

Federalism
"necessary and proper" clause
dual federalism
unitary system
Government authority shared by national and local governments
Section of the Constitution allowing Congress to pass all laws…
Doctrine holding tht the national government is supreme in its…
sovereignty is wholly in the hands of the national government,…
Federalism
Government authority shared by national and local governments
"necessary and proper" clause
Section of the Constitution allowing Congress to pass all laws…
56 Terms
jwmartinsonTEACHER
Ap Government Unit 1

Elite Thoeries
Pluralist Theory
Articles of Confederation
Shays' rebellion
A belief that certain groups hold disproportionate power in a…
A theory of government and politics emphasizing that politics…
1st Constitution of the U.S. 1781-1788 (weaknesses-no executiv…
Rebellion led by farmers in western Massachusetts in 1786-1787…
Elite Thoeries
A belief that certain groups hold disproportionate power in a…
Pluralist Theory
A theory of government and politics emphasizing that politics…
319 Terms
Mrs_LP
AP Government Terms Review

Government
Public Goods
Single Issue Group
Linkage Institutions
The institutions and processes through which public policies a…
Goods, Like Clean Air, that every one must share.
Groups that have a narrow interest, dislike compromise, and dr…
Political channels through which people's concerns become poli…
Government
The institutions and processes through which public policies a…
Public Goods
Goods, Like Clean Air, that every one must share.
20 Terms
Patrick_Connors
AP Government Chapter 1

Power
Authority
Legitimacy
Democracy
Ability of one person to get another person to act in accordan…
The right to use power
Political authority conferred by law or by a state or national…
A term used to describe three political systems in which the p…
Power
Ability of one person to get another person to act in accordan…
Authority
The right to use power
57 Terms
Daniel_Baskin5
Ap Government Unit 1

Elite-Class Theory
Pluralist Theory
Articles of Confederation
Shays' rebellion
A belief that certain groups hold disproportionate power in a…
A theory of government and politics emphasizing that politics…
1st Constitution of the U.S. 1781-1788 (weaknesses-no executiv…
Rebellion led by farmers in western Massachusetts in 1786-1787…
Elite-Class Theory
A belief that certain groups hold disproportionate power in a…
Pluralist Theory
A theory of government and politics emphasizing that politics…
16 Terms
Demarko_Grant
AP Government Chapter 1

Government
Politics
The Policymaking System
Linkage Institutions
A system that makes authoritative public policies made for soc…
The process by which government officials, as well as the poli…
Political channels through which people's concerns become poli…
Government
A system that makes authoritative public policies made for soc…
Politics
The process by which government officials, as well as the poli…
15 Terms
Delia_Garza2
AP Government Chapter 3

Necessary and Proper Clause
Dual federalism
Unitary System
Sovereignty
Section of the Constitution allowing Congress to pass all laws…
Doctrine holding that the national government is supreme in it…
sovereignty is wholly in the hands of the national government
supreme or ultimate political authority.
Necessary and Proper Clause
Section of the Constitution allowing Congress to pass all laws…
Dual federalism
Doctrine holding that the national government is supreme in it…
23 Terms
Gus_Adams1
AP Government - Chapter 1

Government
Politics
The Policymaking System
Linkage Institutions
The institutions through which public policies are made for a…
The process determining the leaders we select and the policies…
Political channels through which people's concerns become poli…
Government
The institutions through which public policies are made for a…
Politics
The process determining the leaders we select and the policies…
56 Terms
Rachel_Christian8TEACHER
Ap Government Unit 1

Elite Thoeries
Pluralist Theory
Articles of Confederation
Shays' rebellion
A belief that certain groups hold disproportionate power in a…
A theory of government and politics emphasizing that politics…
1st Constitution of the U.S. 1781-1788 (weaknesses-no executiv…
Rebellion led by farmers in western Massachusetts in 1786-1787…
Elite Thoeries
A belief that certain groups hold disproportionate power in a…
Pluralist Theory
A theory of government and politics emphasizing that politics…
40 Terms
BRYAN_NEUMANTEACHER
Ap Government Unit 1

Articles of Confederation
Shays' rebellion
Checks and Balances
Separation of powers
1st Constitution of the U.S. 1781-1788 (weaknesses-no executiv…
Rebellion led by farmers in western Massachusetts in 1786-1787…
A system that allows each branch of government to limit the po…
A way of dividing the power of government among the legislativ…
Articles of Confederation
1st Constitution of the U.S. 1781-1788 (weaknesses-no executiv…
Shays' rebellion
Rebellion led by farmers in western Massachusetts in 1786-1787…
57 Terms
Michael_Grill
Ap Government Unit 1

Elite-Class Theory
Pluralist Theory
Articles of Confederation
Shays' rebellion
A belief that certain groups hold disproportionate power in a…
A theory of government and politics emphasizing that politics…
1st Constitution of the U.S. 1781-1788 (weaknesses-no executiv…
Rebellion led by farmers in western Massachusetts in 1786-1787…
Elite-Class Theory
A belief that certain groups hold disproportionate power in a…
Pluralist Theory
A theory of government and politics emphasizing that politics…
25 Terms
DrLaddTEACHER
AP Government Chapter 3

Federalism
"necessary and proper" clause
dual federalism
unitary system
Government authority shared by national and local governments
Section of the Constitution allowing Congress to pass all laws…
Doctrine holding tht the national government is supreme in its…
sovereignty is wholly in the hands of the national government,…
Federalism
Government authority shared by national and local governments
"necessary and proper" clause
Section of the Constitution allowing Congress to pass all laws…