GoPo Vocabulary Ledger Document
High School Civics & Government
Course Vocabulary Ledger
Comprehensive definition journal for the entire academic year
STUDENT:
CLASS PERIOD:
UNIT 1
Foundations of American Government
Terms 1–14
Political Term
Academic Definition / Key Concept Note
1. Government
2. Sovereignty
3. Social Contract
4. Democracy
5. Republic
6. Limited Government
7. Separation of Powers
8. Checks & Balances
9. Federalism
10. Popular Sovereignty
11. Constitutionalism
12. Federalist Papers
13. Anti-Federalists
14. Bill of Rights
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CIVIC KNOWLEDGE
UNIT 2
The Legislative Branch (Congress)
Terms 15–28
Political Term
Academic Definition / Key Concept Note
15. Bicameralism
16. House of Reps
17. Senate
18. Speaker of the House
19. Filibuster & Cloture
20. Veto / Pocket Veto
21. Impeachment
22. Gerrymandering
23. Redistricting
24. Constituents
25. Necessary & Proper
26. Expressed Powers
27. Implied Powers
28. Lobbyist
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EXECUTIVE & JUSTICE
UNIT 3
Executive & Judicial Branches
Terms 29–42
Political Term
Academic Definition / Key Concept Note
29. President
30. Electoral College
31. Executive Order
32. Bureaucracy
33. Supreme Court
34. Judicial Review
35. Original Jurisdiction
36. Appellate Jurisdiction
37. Precedent / Stare Decisis
38. Majority Opinion
39. Dissenting Opinion
40. Judicial Activism
41. Judicial Restraint
42. Writ of Certiorari
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RIGHTS & VALUES
UNIT 4
Civil Liberties, Rights, & Ideologies
Terms 43–56
Political Term
Academic Definition / Key Concept Note
43. Civil Liberties
44. Civil Rights
45. Due Process
46. Equal Protection
47. Selective Incorporation
48. Free Exercise Clause
49. Establishment Clause
50. Slander & Libel
51. Exclusionary Rule
52. Miranda Warning
53. Political Ideology
54. Liberal
55. Conservative
56. Libertarian
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CIVIC ACTION
UNIT 5
Political Participation & Elections
Terms 57–70
Political Term
Academic Definition / Key Concept Note
57. Political Party
58. Two-Party System
59. Primary Election
60. General Election
61. Interest Group
62. PAC / Super PAC
63. Public Opinion
64. Mass Media
65. Suffrage
66. Voter Turnout
67. Civic Duty
68. Lobbying
69. Citizens United v. FEC
70. Political Socialization
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