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Convention held in Philadelphia, 1787, which framed the constitution | |
An approach to judicial decision making which holds that a judge should primarily use precedent to make decisions and should defer to the legislative and executive branches | |
A system of Government in which each branch exercises control over the actions of other branches | |
The gap between the support given to a candidate by women and the support given to the same candidate by men | |
A mechanism commonly known as an initiative by which citizens of a state can place proposed laws on a state ballot | |
A term popularised by Aurthur Schlesinger used to refer to a presidency characterised by the misuse and abuse of the powers of the presidency | |
The power of the Supreme Court to declare actions of the Executive and acts of Congress (or acts/actions of state government) unconstitutional and thereby nul and void | |
The advisory group selected by the President to aid him in making decisions and co-ordinating the work of the Federal government | |
A primary election in which only registered voters can vote for their respective party ie. registered democrats can only vote in the Democratic primary | |
A justice of the Supreme Court who interprets the constitution in a literal or conservative fashion | |
A primary election in which any registered can vote in either party's primary | |
The principle by which governmental and political power is vested not only in the Federal government but also in the State governments | |
An approach to judicial decision making which holds that a judge should use their position to promote desirable social ends | |
When states schedule their primaries early in the year to increase their influence | |
A term used to describe a strong relationship between a government department, congressional committee and the relevant pressure group in an attempt to guarantee the policy out com | |
The period between candidates declaring intention to run for Presidency and the first contest of the primary season | |
A theory of government whereby political power is distributed among different branches | |
A Tuesday in early February where a number of states coincide their presidential primaries in order to gain influence | |
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