traditional majority power maintains power based on voters' party loyalty
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Representative democracy citizens choose officials who make decisions about public policy; a republic
Pardon
Single-member districts
Roe v. Wade (1973)
independents people who have no party affiliation
Reapportionment redistribution of the 435 congressional seats among the states after the census determines changes in population distribution
Constituency service casework; assistance to constituents by congressional members
Bill of Rights
information provided in an interview that a reporter can quote but can't attribute specifically to the interviewee
rewrite of a bill after hearings have been held on it
Necessary and Proper Clause (Elastic Clause) gives Congress the powers to pass all laws necessary and proper to carry out their constitutional duties, found in Article I, Section 8, Clause 18; also called the elastic clause
Subsidy a sum of money granted by the government or a public body to assist an industry or business so that the price of a commodity or service may remain low or competitive
Redistricting the process of redrawing congressional and state legislative districts to reflect population changes in the census; responsibility for redistricting usually falls to the state legislatures; follows reapportionment
Political action committees (PAC$)
Libertarianism people who wish to maximize the personal liberty on both economic and social issues; prefer small,
the idea that societies are divided along class lines and that an upper-class elite will rule, regardless of the formal niceties of governmental organization
Revolving
Concurrent jurisdiction jurisdiction the authority to hear cases is shared by federal and state courts
Open primary
Get-out-the-vote a campaign near the end of an election to get voters out to the polls
Open rule
Natural rights basic rights that are guaranteed to all persons; basic rights a government cannot deny
original jurisdiction the first court to hear and decide a case; US district courts and the US Supreme Court have original jurisdiction in cases involving foreign affairs, states or the national government
Caucus (congressional)
Participatory democracy citizens meet and make decisions about public policy issues; there are no elected officials;
Substantive due process
Policy formulation the development of an approach to solving a problem that is on the political agenda
Judicial restraint holds that the Court should avoid taking the initiative on social and political questions, operating strictly within the limits of the Constitution
Sound bite a very brief excerpt from a political speech aired on television or radio
Roe v. Wade (1973) The Right to Privacy extends to letting women make decisions about their bodies without government surveillance.
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Conference committee
a rule that says a person can't be tried twice by the same court under the same charges twice; from the 5th amendment
Floor leaders direct majority or minority party strategy and decisions in the House and Senate
Rules committee determines the rules for debate for bills in the House
Monetary policy economic policy in which the money supply is controlled through the Federal Reserve
Federal system a political system in which power is divided between the national government and state government
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
Constituency service casework; assistance to constituents by congressional members
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
Legislative courts
Popular Socereignty basic principle of US government which holds that the people are the source of all governmental power
Bill a draft of a proposed law presented to parliament for discussion.
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
General election voters choose office holder from among all the candidates nominated by political parties or running as independents
At-large
Initiative
Direct democracy
Political efficacy
Majority-minority districts drawing district boundaries to give a minority group a majority
Concurrent powers governmental powers shared by the federal and state governments
Republic
Primary election
conformity
Policy adoption the approval of a policy by legislation
Appellate courts courts with authority to review cases heard by other courts to correct errors in the interpretation or application of law
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Logrolling the exchange of political favors for support of a bill; an agreement between two or more members of Congress to vote for each other's bills
Courts of Appeal federal courts with appellate jurisdiction that review decisions of federal district courts, regulatory commissions, and other federal courts
Civil liberties constitutional freedoms guaranteed to all citizens. What the government can't do.
Blanket primary a primary election in which candidates from all parties are on the ballot, and a registered voter can vote for the Democratic candidate for one office and the Republican candidate for another
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