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Professor Johnson's Political Economy Curiosities. Cramberry: Create & study flash cards online. Government Vocabulary BaltimoreTeacher.com. David Hildebrand has taught in Baltimore City Public Schools since 2003. Prior to that, he held various executive merchandising, marketing, and operational jobs with Sears, Roebuck & Co. For ten years he taught at Western High School—the oldest United States all girls public high school—in the social studies department, before moving in the fall to his current position at Heritage High School. In his current role, he serves as 10th Grade Team Lead, AVID Coordinator and AP Government teacher. During his teaching career, he has taught World History, American Government, US History, Economics, Sociology, AP US History, and AP Government and Politics. Mr. Mr. Vocabulary: Political Words. Every clique has its own language — an insider's jargon that people outside the group don't always understand.

Filmmakers talk about "panning" and "fading. " Retailers talk about "floor sales" and "back orders. " Politicians have a language of their own too, and it often appears in media reports about politics. What exactly do politicians mean when they talk about a "lame duck" or a "rubber chicken"? What is "red tape" and who is the "Silent Majority"? This glossary is designed to demystify some of these terms and explain their origins.

Big Government: A negative term, used mainly by conservatives to describe government programs in areas where they believe government shouldn't be involved, especially those that spend money on social problems. Bipartisan: A cooperative effort by two political parties. Bleeding Heart: A term describing people whose hearts "bleed" with sympathy for the downtrodden; used to criticize liberals who favor government spending for social programs. AP U.S. Government Vocabulary. Reference Home > Glossary > conference committee. AP Government Vocabulary flashcards. Vocabulary-Government. S Guide (6-8): Glossary.

Occupy George. DELANTE, Interesante infografía sobre la población en. Demo.cratica (Beta) Left vs Right. NEW: Limited edition signed prints of this image now available the Left vs Right political spectrum. A collaboration between David McCandless and information artist Stefanie Posavec, taken from my book The Visual Miscellaneum (out Nov 10th). Of course, the political spectrum is not quite so polarised. Actually, it’s more of a diamond shape, apparently. But this is how it’s mostly presented via the media – left wing vs. right wing, liberal vs. conservative, Labour vs Tory. Well, certainly in my mind. This kind of visual approach to mapping concepts really excites me. I’ve got a few more of these coming from my book. Oh and if there’s enough demand, we’re going to do a signed, limited edition poster run of this image before Christmas. The original design concept was “something like a rosette”.

(I’ll be doing a ‘Great Visualizers’ piece on her in the future. There are two versions with different colours: a US and a World version. Left vs Right (World) Indicateurs de gouvernance. The Political Compass. RT. RussiaToday's Channel.