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What is federalism?
The division of powers and laws between state and federal.
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What is ordinary citizens?
Initiatives are a way for this group of people to create laws.
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What is Democrat?
President Obama is a member of this political party.
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What is Political Action Committee?
The acronym PAC stands for this.
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What are Conservatives?
This group OPPOSES gun control.
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What is the 10th Amendment?
Which amendment in the Bill of Rights helped set up Federalism?
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What is gather signatures?
In order for initiatives to be placed on the ballot, or be considered by the legislature, the proponents of the initiative must do this first.
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What is Interests; ideas, values; beliefs; Ideologies
Political Parties are pretty much groups that have similar types of THIS...
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What is TRUE?
(I mean, really)
True or False: Nearly every politician, regardless of party, and including Pierce County representatives, has a PAC that raises money.
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What are liberals?
This group supports Social Security and looks to expand services for those in need.
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What is Reserved Power?
This type of power is "saved" for the states.
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What is around 250,000 (or 8% of the last governor's election)?
For an initiative to make it onto the ballot there have to be roughly this amount of signatures from REGISTERED voters.
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What is the Republican Party?
The elephant is a symbol for this political party.
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What is the Federal Election Commission?
This government group is in charge of making sure the election process goes fairly, smoothly, and legally.
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What are liberals?
This group supports naturalization as the way to handle immigration.
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What is Expressed Powers?
This type of power is "directly" given to the federal government?
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What is a referendum (referenda)?
Similar to initiatives, voters can collect signatures to bring a law already in the legislature back to be voted upon, allowing citizens to be a part of the legislative process.
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What is the Democratic Party?
This political party would most likely favor a government that is more involved in the lives of U.S. citizens: helping the poor; providing money for unemployment; and have helped create different social services.
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What is: promote their cause; support a candidate in favor of their interests; oppose a candidate who is against their cause; support legislation that would benefit the group or corporation.
Name one benefit to an interest group if they were to set up a PAC or contribute to a campaign.
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What is the free market or capitalism?
This is the primary ECONOMIC belief or driving force of the Conservative viewpoint.
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What is same-sex marriage, school lunches, marijuana laws, minimum wage, Common Core,
These are at least 2 issues currently involving the topic of Federalism (who has say in decisions/laws/rights).
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What is the Freedom to Petition in the First Amendment?
The initiative process is most closely related to this part of the Bill of Rights.
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What is the Republican Party?
This group believes in smaller government in regards to economics, but more government involvement in social issues.
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What is Citizens United?
The court case in 2010 that allowed SuperPACs to spend unlimited money and treat corporations as individuals was the FEC v THIS GROUP.
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What is diplomacy?
What is the liberal viewpoint on the best way to deal with the war on terror?
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