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Indiana ballot

Political systems; General

Also known as the party-column ballot. Used in a majority of states, it lists the candidates of each party in a row or column, beside or under the party emblem. Allows for and encourages ...

joint committees

Political systems; General

Committees composed of both representatives and senators.

A philosophy often associated with justices Frankfurter, Brandeis, and Holmes, that requires the Supreme Court to avoid constitutional questions when possible, and to uphold acts of Congress unless ...

judicial review

Political systems; General

The power of the Supreme Court to declare acts of Congress or actions by the executive - or laws and actions at any level of local, state, and federal government - unconstitutional.

jungle primary

Political systems; General

A form of primary election, also known as a blanket primary, in which voters can pick and choose among two or more political party slates, crossing back and forth to select nominees for each office.