Gov final vocab – Flashcards
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Federal grants
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money provided to states from the federal gov.
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Magna Carta
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established limited gov.
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Preamble
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intro of the constitution
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constitution
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a plan that provides rules for gov
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veto
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presidential rejection
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capitalism
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united states economy
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Bill of rights
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first ten amendments
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Thomas jefferson
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wrote the declaration of independence
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16th amendment
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established income tax
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fundamental orders of connecticut
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america's first formal constitution
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Aristotle
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was one of the first students of gov
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John locke
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American revolutionary leaders were deeply influenced by this man's writings
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constitutional republic
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the united states form of gov
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Great Britain
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This country governed the original thirteen american colonies
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Mayflower compact
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Signed by the Pilgrims in 1620, first american gov
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Popular sovereignty
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this is the basis of the constitution
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Poll taxes
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in some states these kept low income African Americans form voting
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concurrent powers
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powers belong to both the national and the state gov
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Public acts
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Civil laws that are passed by state legislatures
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Interstate compacts
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settle regional issues
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Bicameral legislature
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united states congress
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Qualification for election to senate?
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citizen for nine years
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how long is a Senatorial term?
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6 years
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whips
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assistants to majority and minority lwaders
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joint resolutions
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to propose constituional amendments
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hearings
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sessions for tesstimony
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line item veto
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would cancel part of a bill
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funding entitlements
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budget for uncontrollables
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congressional approval
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required for DOD to spend money
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vice president
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the pres. of the senate
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majority party
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standing committees are controlled by this
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Cloture
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Stops a Filibuster
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speaker of the house
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is the presiding officer of the house
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house of ways and means committee
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work on tax laws takes place here
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committees
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key power centers in congress
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taxes
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federal gov spending money comes from this
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growing public support
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members of congress voted for military aciton in the persian gulf because of this
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PAC
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lobbyists and these special interests groups influence lawmakers votes
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Electoral college
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president is eleccted by this
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Independent agencies
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NASA, CIA, EPA, GSA
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regulatory commissions
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rule makers for the public good
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mandate
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expressed will of the people
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spoils system
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jobs given to a politicians followers
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cabinet members
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presidents departmental advisers
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National security council
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military and foreign policy advisers
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presidential speech
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state of the union address
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amnesty
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group pardon
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iron triangle
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agencies, committees, and client groups
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commander in chief of the US armed forces
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president
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department of education
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students with disabilites may have their needs met through this department
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department of health and human services
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social security administration
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rock the vote
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organization encourages young people to vote
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NASA, CIA, and the peace corps all...
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grew out of the cold war
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override
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constitutional power of congress
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National aeronautics and space administration is what?
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independent agency
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pardon
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to release an individual from legal punishment
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hatch act
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this limists the political involvement of federal employees
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American embassies
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American ambassadors in foreign countries work here
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supreme court
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the court of last resort
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law clerk
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assistant to a supreme court justice
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william howard taft
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former president and chief justice
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richard nixon
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appointed four justices
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riding circuit
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justices who traveled to hold court
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trial court
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origional jurisdiction
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jurisdiction
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authority to hear certain cases
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marbury v. madison case
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precedent for judiciial review
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court of international trade
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deals with tariffs
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miranda v. arizona
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decision in this supreme court case changed law enforcement across the nation
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amicus curiae
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this is a friend of the supreme court
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brief
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legal arguments set fourth in a statement
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train v. city of new york
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supreme court case limited a president's impound power.
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precedent
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supreme court decision sets this
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stare decisis
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means let the decision stand
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swing vote
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the deciding vote
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peacekeepers
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united nations security council
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consolidated democracies
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states with well established democratec gov
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factors of production
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resources of an eco. system
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emerging democracies
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mexico, poland, and south africa
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economic stagnation
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soviet bureaucracy with centralized planning
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labor unrest
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catalyst for poland's transition to democracy
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apartheid
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to have democracy, south africa had to overcome this
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kyoto protocol
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1999 US drew international criticism for refusing to sign this.
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command system
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eco. sys. with a central athority
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municipalities
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required for a municipal gov
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referendum
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special election to determine incorporation
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proposal and ratificaion
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part of the state constitustion amendment process
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constitutional commission
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experts appointed to study the state constitution
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governor
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executive branch of the state is headed by him.
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special distric
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local school district is this type of gov.
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charter
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issued by state to make the incorporated community leagal
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libel
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written defamatory speech
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resident aliens
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immigrants before naturalization
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roger b taney
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participated in dred scott case
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expatriate
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a person who gives up US citizenship and lives in another country
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freedom of info act.
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you have access to public records because of this.
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coalition gov.
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formed by multiparty sys.
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fcc
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regulates electronic communications
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ward captain
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this person's responsibility is to organize party workers
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caucuses
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candidates were chosen in private meetings
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political culture
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the shared basic beliefs and calues about a nation and its gov.
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audit
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irs check
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national debt
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nations accumlated deficit
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progressive tax
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federal tax based on the ability to pay
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laissez faire
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hands off economic policy
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securities
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fed gov's financial insturments, such as bonds, notes, and certificates.
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national road
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this was the country's first federal transportation undertaking
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department of commerce
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gov. department promotes business intrests world wide
