AP Government required terms duel

Open primary a primary election in which an individual does not have to be a registered voter in a particular party to

De facto segregation segregation that results from living patterns rather than law

Coattail effect Association with a popular candidate to get elected

Executive privilege a claim by the president or a member of the executive branch that information or documents

small changes in policy over long periods of time; usually in reference to budget making - that the

Popular sovereignty basic principle of US government which holds that the people are the source of all governmental

Privileges and immunities clause states are prohibited from unreasonably discriminating against residents of other

the idea that societies are divided along class lines and that an upper-class elite will rule,

Cooperative federalism All levels of government working together

Referendum a general vote by the electorate on a single political question that has been referred to them for a direct

Miranda warning

Party machine

Gatekeepers media executives, news editors, and prominent reporters who decide what news to present and how it

Revolving door the practice of government officials becoming lobbyists for the industries or companies they were

supported a strong central government and ratification of the Constitution

Exclusionary rule rule that evidence acquired as a result of an illegal act by police cannot be used against the person

SuperPAC political organizations that use contributions from individuals, corporations, and labor unions to spend

Delegate Representation an elected official who considers it an obligation to vote the way the majority of his or her constituents

adminstrative discretion The flexibility a federal agency can exercise in implementing legislation through its rules and regulations. The Authority delegated to bureaucrats

Affirmative Action A program intended to give a boost to minority applicants over white applicants

Republic a government that derives its authority from the people and in which citizens elect government officials to

agenda setting

Judicial review authority given the courts to review the constitutionality of acts by the executive, states, or the

Congressional review

Hyperpluralism democracy seen as a system of many groups pulling government in many directions at the same time,

Gerrymandering Gerrymandering drawing of congressional districts to favor one political party or group over another

Conservative

Block grants

Casework Services preformed by an elected official for constituents

Ideology

Redistricting the process of redrawing congressional and state legislative districts to reflect population changes in the

bringing charges of wrongdoing against a government official by the House of Representatives

Trial balloon

Iron triangle alliances that develop between bureaucratic agencies, interest groups, and congressional committees or

Keynesian economics the belief that inflation occurs when too much money is chasing too few goods; the government

a temporary committee of Congress set up for a specific purpose that is outside the scope of the

Affirmative Action A program intended to give a boost to minority applicants over white applicants

Rule of four

Incumbency effect tendency of those already holding office to win reelection due to advantages because they already

Opinion leaders those individuals held in great respect because of their position, expertise, or personality, who may

Supremacy clause national laws supersedes all other laws passed by states

bill of attainder A law that makes a person guilty of a crime without a trial, it's unconstitutional

Government corporation a corporation that may receive part of its funding from Congress and is managed by a board

Superdelegates party officials in the Democratic Party who attend the national convention without having to run in

Full faith and credit clause says that states are required to recognize the laws and legal documents of other states

amicus curiae A brief submitted to the court by an interested third party that outlines their position or issues it thinks are important in the case. It literally means "friend of the court"

Hyperpluralism democracy seen as a system of many groups pulling government in many directions at the same time,

Precedent standards or guides based on prior decisions that serve as a rule for settling similar disputes

Bureaucracy A way of organizing a complex administrative structure with responsibility for carrying out the day to day tasks of organizations.

selective incorporation

adminstrative discretion The flexibility a federal agency can exercise in implementing legislation through its rules and regulations. The Authority delegated to bureaucrats

Gatekeepers media executives, news editors, and prominent reporters who decide what news to present and how it

Political action committees (PAC$) extension of an interest group that contributes money to political campaigns

Regressive tax a tax that is assessed on everyone at the same rate and, therefore, impacts the poor more than it

Limited government a governing or controlling body whose power exists only within predefined limits that are

Referendum

Congressional Oversight Review and supervision of federal agencies and implementations of laws

Strict constructionist

Executive privilege

rule that evidence acquired as a result of an illegal act by police cannot be used against the person

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