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| Pocket veto | an automatic veto that occurs if the President does not sign a bill passed by Congress during the last 10 days of its session. |
| Pluralistic | type of society in which diverse groups coexist while maintaining their own cultural heritage. |
| Pentagon | head quarters of U.S armed forces, near Washington, D.C |
| Partition | division of country into two or more separate parts. |
| Pogrom | organized, gov't encourged persecution or massacre of a group. |
| Per capita | the average per person for a paritcular population, as in per capita income. |
| Original Jurisdiction | the first court w/ authority to consider & decide a case. |
| Perjury | making a false statement under oath. |
| Parity | gov't support of prices for agricultural products. |
| Political Machine | combinantion of party & political officials who maintain themselves in office, sometimes through corrupt means. |
| Organized Labor | workers represented by labor unions. |
| Poll tax | a tax paid register or vote in elections. |
| Peace Corps | U.S gov't agency formed to assist developing countries by sending American volunteers to teach & provide technical assistance. |
| Plurality | a # of votes greater than any other candidate but less than a majority. |
| Pragmatism | belief in practical {rather than ethical or theoretical} approach to problems. |
| Popular Sovereignty | 1} doctrine that a power derives from the people. 2} before the Civil War, a position that allowing slavery should be decided by vote. |
| Picketing | method of demonstration by workers or political groups, involving carrying signs. |
| Plea bargaining | pleading guilty to a lesser charge to avoid standing trial for a more seriuos one. |
| Power of the purse | the power to authorize revenues & spending |
| Preamble | introducing part, especially the opening of The Constitution. |
| Ordinance | a law or regulation |
| Philanthorpy | desire to help mankind, usually through large gifts or endowments to charity. |
| Penal | having to do w/ punishment |
| Parliament | the legilative body of Great Britain, consisting of The House of Commons & The House Lords. |
| Populism | movement seeking gov't regulation to curb exploitation by big business. |
| Overproduction | production of a commodity in excess of the demand for it. |
| Politics | the practice of gov't |
