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Proclamations made by the President that change government policy without congressional approval. 
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An opinion formed on the spot. 
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A set of objectives outlining the party’s issue positions and priorities in order to appeal to the voting populace. 
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The Declaration of Independence defines them as “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness”. 
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Checks and balances/a system in which each branch of government has some power over the others. 
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The elected leader of the House of Representatives. 
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Describes what the population thinks about politics and government. 
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What is the system for implementing decisions made through the political process. 
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The division of power across the local, state, and national governments. 
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Full faith and credit/Part of Article IV of the Constitution says that each state’s laws be honored by other state’s is the ____ _____ ___ _____ clause. 
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What is the system of having two chambers within the legislative body. 
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The process that determines what government does is called __________. 
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