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POPULAR Sovereignty:
basic principle of American Gov. which asserts that the people are the power of their own government.
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PREAMBLE:
introduction to the Constitution.
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PRECEDENT:
court decision that stands as an example to be followed in the future similar eases.
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PRECINCT:
the smallest voting district.
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PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE:
Vice President of the U.S.
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PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE:
member of the Senate and chosen to preside in the absence of the President of the Senate.
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PRIOR RESTRAINT:
the government cannot curb ideas before they are expressed (549)
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PRIVATIZATION:
the process of returning national enterprises to private ownership. (675)
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PROBABLE CAUSE:
reasonable grounds, a reasonable suspicion of crime. (571)
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PROLETARIAT:
working class
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PROPAGANDA:
a technique of persuasion aimed at influencing individual or group behaviors to create a particular belief, regardless of its validity. (249)
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PROROGUE:
adjourn, in a legislative session. (265)
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PURGE:
the process of reviewing lists of registered voters and removing the names of those no longer eligible to vote, purification. (155, 645)
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QUORUM:
least number of members who must be present for legislative body to conduct business, majority.
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QUOTA:
a rule requiring certain numbers of jobs or promotions for members of certain groups. (610)
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