A88 Glossary/IndexMerkel, Angela, 135
Merrill Lynch, 549
Me Too movement, 19, 180, 502
Mexican Americans, 154–55
Mexican-American War, 154, 428, 620,
630
Mexico–U.S. border
National Guard at, 426, 428
wall proposed for, 57, 374, 376, 410,
626
Mexico–U.S. trade, 530, 544, 564, 565,
566, 638
Michael M. v. Superior Court, 179
Michigan
affirmative action in, 190, 191, 194
presidential election in (2016), 216,
249, 287, 305, 305, 307, 309, 332,
530
water supply in, 163, 464
Microsoft, 366, 560, 560 – 61
Milano, Alyssa, 180
military
African Americans in, 154
bureaucracy role in, 461
civilian control of, 628
and conscientious objectors, 116
desegregation of, 443
drone aircraft in, 436, 437, 625, 628,
642, 648
in federalism, 75
in foreign policy, 617–24, 628, 642
as government function, 6, 7, 75
LGBTQ people in, 66, 157–58, 186,
186, 1 8 7, 19 3
and mutually assured destruction,
622
president as commander in chief of,
55–56, 428–29, 442, 627
in Revolutionary War, 33, 34
and Second Amendment, 130
spending on, 553
unilateral actions of, 442, 4 43, 617
veterans of. See veterans, military
and war powers, 55–56, 428–29, 630,
632
Miller, Stephen, 438
MillerCoors, 532Miller test, 128 Established in Miller v.
California, this three-part test is
used by the Supreme Court to deter-
mine whether speech meets the
criteria for obscenity. If so, it can be
restricted by the government.Miller v. California, 128
“Millionaires’ Amendment” in Biparti-
san Campaign Reform Act, 121
Minnesota, 122–23, 283, 307
Minnesota, Near v., 113Minority Leader, 398 The elected head
of the party holding the minority of
seats in the House or Senate.minority rights, 41
minor parties, 287–88, 308
Miranda, Ernesto, 137Miranda rights, 1 3 7, 137 The list of civil
liberties described in the Fifth
Amendment that must be read to a
suspect before anything the suspect
says can be used in a trial.Mischiefs of Faction, 236
Misery Index, 534, 535
Mississippi, 141, 151, 153, 183
Missouri, 120, 164, 173
Missouri Compromise, 79, 152
Model Cities program, 577modified rules, 412 Conditions placed
on a legislative debate by the House
Rules Committee allowing certain
amendments to a bill while barring
others.Moe, Terry M., 442, 472monarchy, 8, 33, 36 A form of govern-
ment in which power is held by a
single person, or monarch, who
comes to power through inheritance
rather than election.monetarist theory, 5 57–58 The idea that
the amount of money in circulation
(the money supply) is the primary
influence on economic activity and
inflation.monetary policy, 533, 5 57–59 Govern-
ment decisions about how to influ-
ence the economy using control of
the money supply and interest rates.
congressional role in, 540
Federal Reserve System in, 312, 533,
545, 5 47, 557–59Monkey Cage, 236
monopolies, 559–60
Monroe, James, 421, 619Monroe Doctrine, 421, 619 The American
policy initiated under President
James Monroe in 1823, stating that
the United States would remain
neutral in conflicts between
European nations and that these
nations should stop colonizing or
occupying areas of North and South
America.Montana, 90, 130, 304, 305
Montesquieu, Charles de Secondat,
baron de, 37
Montgomery, Alabama, 167, 168
Moore, Roy, 180, 239, 255, 296, 298, 336,
366mootness, 508 The irrelevance of a case
by the time it is received by a federal
court, causing the Supreme Court to
decline to hear the case.Mormons, 116, 279
Morocco, 104
Morrill Act (1862), 606
Morris, Gouverneur, 39
Morrison, United States v., 91
mortgages
discrimination in, 159
federal regulations on, 461
and financial crisis (2008), 548–49,
550, 559
interest rates on, 533, 579
for veterans, 533most-favored-nation status, 639 A stand-
ing awarded to countries with which
a nation has good trade relations,
providing the lowest possible tariff
rate. WTO members must give one
another this preferred status.Motor Voter Act, 86
MoveOn.org, 269, 631
Moynihan, Daniel Patrick, 106
MSNBC, 248, 249
Mueller, John, 646
Mueller, Robert, 24 4
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