AP Government duel

Concurring opinion justice or justices who agree with the majority's ruling but not the reason behind the decision

Legislative veto

Monetary policy economic policy in which the money supply is controlled through the Federal Reserve

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

Veto

Majority opinion

created to allow the free movement of goods between Canada, Mexico, and the US by lowering and eliminating tariffs

Political party Voluntary association of people who seek to control the government through common principles, based on peaceful and legal actions such as the winning of elections; an organization that recruits, nominated, and elects party members to control the government

Pocket veto when the president takes no action on a bill within ten days of Congress adjourning, the bill does not become law

Caucus (congressional)

a judicial philosophy that holds that courts have a more expansive role to play in shaping public policy

Court ruled that a DC law banning hand guns was unconstitutional. McDonald v. Chicago

Individualism

Constituent

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

Implied powers powers not expressed, but may be considered through the use of the necessary and proper (elastic) clause

De jure segregation

Political socialization

Republic

a system in which each branch of the government has the power to limit the other branches of government so that one is not dominant; each branch of government is subject to restraints by the other two branches

Party dealignment weakening of ties between the voters and the two major parties

Superdelegates

writ of habeas corpus a court order directing authorities to show cause for why a person under detention should not be released

Bill of attainder a law that makes a person guilty of a crime without a trial; neither Congress nor the states can enact such a law Constitutionally

Closed rule

spending required government spending by permanent laws; entitlements, for example social security or bond payments

Public policy the exercise of government power in doing those things necessary to maintain legitimate authority and control over society

the view that justices should base decisions on a narrow interpretation of the Constitution

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

Dual Federalism

Fiscal federalism a type of federalism that deals with the flow of funds through grants and other means from the federal government to the states

Students have less privacy at schools; their stuff is subject to a search because of suspicion. This is necessary for discipline.

Subsidy

Congressional review Congress's authority to review a new federal regulation enacted by a regulatory agency and overrule it through a joint resolution

election commission

Commerce and slave trade compromise

Deviating election minority party is able to win the support of majority party members, independents, and new voters

Dissenting opinion opinion justice or justices who voted in the minority, explaining the reasons for opposing the majority opinion

Margin of error

franking privilege

distribution of congressional representatives among the states, based on the population of each state

information provided in an interview that a reporter cannot directly use

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

settled disputes between the states over the structure of the legislative branch; a solution to the problem of representation at the Constitutional Convention, in which the number of members that each state would have in the House of Representatives is determined by population, while each state would have equal representation in the Senate

Monetary policy

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

Caucus locally held meeting in a state to select delegates who, in turn, will nominate candidates to political office

War Powers Act of 1973 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

a tax that is assessed on everyone at the same rate and, therefore, impacts the poor more than it impacted wealthy; sales tax is regressive

Incumbent the person currently holding office

Ideology a consistent set of beliefs by groups or individuals

Due process

Libertarianism

under Article I of the Constitution, the legislative branch consists of the House and Senate, which together form the US Congress; the prime responsibility is to make laws

Enumerated powers

Trial balloon tests the public reaction to policy or appointments by releasing information to the media and gauging public reaction

positive acts of government designed to prevent discrimination and provide equality before the law. What the government should do.

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

Free exercise clause Congress may not make laws restricting or prohibiting a person's religious practices

Bench trial a trial in which the judge who presides over the trial decides on guilt or liability

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