One made up of 2 houses, for historical (parliament & colonies), practical (federalism), and theoretical (checks & balances) reasons.

A procedure of voter identification intended to prevent fraudulent voting.

A charge levied by government on persons or property to raise money to meet public needs.

He was elected the first president of the United States.

Seeks to control government to affect public policy & programs-winning elections & holding public office.

The Senate “shall be composed of 2 Senators from each state.” So, there are ___ members of the U.S. Senate, two for each of the 50 states.

National Election Day is the first _____ after the first Monday in November in even-numbered years.

A tax on imported goods to protect domestic industry against foreign competition by increasing the cost of foreign goods.

The umpire in the federal system.

Those means of communication that can reach large, widely dispersed audiences simultaneously.

The exact size of the House; it is set by Congress.

Over half the votes cast in national elections are done on these, not by paper ballots or punch-cards anymore.

The federal government has practiced this where it spends more than it takes in each year and then borrows to make up the difference.

The legal proceeding in which the person’s assets are distributed among those to whom a debt is owed.

A private organization that tries to persuade public officials to respond to the shared attitudes of its members.

The total number of seats in the House shall be distributed among the states on the basis of their respective populations.

Complex collection of opinions of many different people; sum of all of views, not undivided view.

The power of Congress to coin money and regulate the value of it.

All major appointments made by the president must be agreed to by the Senate by majority vote after hearings are held.

A technique of persuasion aimed at influencing individual or group behaviors. Its goal is to create a particular belief.

Congress a number of specific powers in three ways: specific wording, reasonable deduction, & by creating a national government for U.S.

Defines universe, prepares questions, controls how poll taken, analyze/report finding to public.

The power of Congress to regulate interstate and foreign trade.

The Senate must agree to any treaties made by the president with a foreign country.

Those activities by which group pressures are brought to bear on legislators and the legislative process.