election commission a commission delegated to supervise an election
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Policy implementation
Liberal a person whose views favor more government involvement in business, social welfare, minority rights, and increased government spending
a primary election in which an individual does not have to be a registered voter in a particular party to vote for candidates of that party
Federalist Papers
Joint committee a committee of Congress made up of members of both houses that focuses on issues of general concern but does not propose legislation
an election taking place in a year when no presidential elections are occurring; midterm election
Delegate an elected official who considers it an obligation to vote the way the majority of his or her constituents wants
a law that limits presidential use of military forces to sixty days, with an automatic extension of thirty additional days if the president requests such an extension
an election in which candidates run as independents without party affiliation
Passed by Congress in 1976; excludes abortion from the comprehensive health care services provided to low-income people by the federal government through Medicaid.
Political action committees (PAC$)
Three-fifths compromise agreement at the constitutional convention that each slave counted as three-fifths of a person in determining representation in the House of Representatives and for taxation
Veto the president's power to reject a bill passed by Congress
special election initiated by petition to allow citizens to remove an official from office before his or her term
Off the record information information provided in an interview that a reporter cannot directly use
drafted in 1776 by Thomas Jefferson declaring America's separation from Great Britain
Dual Federalism
Deficit government spending exceeds revenue
Courts of Appeal
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Popular Socereignty
speech plus verbal and symbolic speech used together
Separation of powers practice by which power is divided among three branches of government; each branch has its own powers and duties and is independent of and equal to the other branches
On the record information provided in an interview that a reported can quote and attribute to the source, referring to the source by name
small changes in policy over long periods of time; usually in reference to budget making - that the best indicator of this year's budget is last year's budget plus a small increase
Plurality vote electoral process in which the candidate who receives more votes than any other candidate is elected
Constituency service casework; assistance to constituents by congressional members
allows citizens to register to vote at welfare and motor vehicle offices
drawing of congressional districts to favor one political party or group over another
a formal document issued by the Supreme Court to a lower court indicating that it will hear a case
Oversight
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Advice and consent the Senate's authority to approve or neglect the president's top appointments and negotiated treaties
Nonpartisan election an election in which candidates run as independents without party affiliation
Independent executive agency an agency that is part of the executive branch but not included in any executive department; the head of the agency (NASA, CIA for example) is appointed by the president and serves at the pleasure of the president
Ratification
a political organization, typically at the local level, that wielded considerable power through its ability to get out the vote; relied heavily on patronage and providing services to constituents and was often corrupt
pork-barrel legislation legislation giving benefits to constituents through sometimes unnecessary or unwise projects within a state or district, to enhance a member's chance of reelection
Majority-minority districts
Policy implementation
holds that the Court should avoid taking the initiative on social and political questions, operating strictly within the limits of the Constitution
a poll conducted in an unscientific manner, used to predict election outcomes
Enumerated powers powers that the Constitution specifically grants to the federal government
written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay to support ratification of the Construction
states may return fugitives to a state from which they have fled to avoid criminal prosecution at the request of the state's governor
Candidate centered politics politics that focuses on candidates, their particular issues, and character rather than party affiliation
Discharge petition a device by which any member of the House, after a committee has had a bill for thirty days, may petition to have it brought to the floor; requires 218 votes
Congressional oversight
Party dealignment
Keynesian economics the belief that inflation occurs when too much money is chasing too few goods; the government must manage the economy by spending more money when in a recession and cutting spending when there is inflation
Prospective voting
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Due process
Concurrent jurisdiction
Hamdi v. Rumsfield (2004)
Realignment
Bicameral legislature
Checks and balances
Government
Gender gap
Bench trial
Revolving door the practice of government officials becoming lobbyists for the industries or companies they were responsible for regulating while they were public servants
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