AP Government duel

Media event a speech or photo opportunity staged to give a politician's view on an issue; staged to present the candidate in a good light

Conference committee

nominating election held to choose party candidates who will run in the general election

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

Diplomacy the conduct of international relations, particularly involving the negotiation of treaties and other agreements between nations

Electorate people qualified to vote

writ of habeas corpus

Off the record information

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

the belief that judges should have freedom in interpreting the Constitution

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

door the practice of government officials becoming lobbyists for the industries or companies they were responsible for regulating while they were public servants

Midterm elections

Front loading the practice of a state choosing an early date to hold a primary election

Rider an addition or amendment added to a bill that often has no relation to the bill but that may not pass on its own

Maintaining elections

Retrospective

application of portions of the Bill of Rights to the states under the 14th Amendment

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

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

prior restraint action by the government to prevent the publication of material; censorship

New York Times Co. v. Sullivan The Supreme Court concluded that "actual malice" must be proved to support a finding of libel against a public figure. Principle of "breathing space"

Recess appointment a presidential appointment made when Congress is not in session; doesn't require immediate confirmation

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

Legislative courts courts courts created by Congress for a specialized purpose with a narrow range of authority; judges serve a fixed term

Great compromise

provided in an interview that a reported can quote and attribute to the source, referring to the source by name

Line item veto

person whose views are between conservative and liberal and may include some of both ideologies

Free rider

Patronage

New York Times Co. v. United States (1971) establishes? The government cannot exert prior restraint.

money used by national, state, or local party organizations that is not regulated by the Federal Election Commission

Reserved powers

Motor Voter Law

New Jersey v. TLO (1985)

states may return fugitives to a state from which they have fled to avoid criminal prosecution at the request of the state's governor

Miranda v. Arizona (1966) Before police interrogate, suspect must learn of rights like the Fifth Amendment

pork-barrel legislation

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

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

Majority-minority districts drawing district boundaries to give a minority group a majority

the approval of a policy by legislation

Joint committee

Oversight

Devolution an effort to shift responsibility or domestic programs to the states in order to decrease the size and activities of the federal government

Caucus (congressional) a group of members of Congress who may or may not be from the same party but who share

Judicial Review Authority given the courts to review constitutionality of acts by the executive/state/legislature; est. in Marbury v. Madison

Random sampling a statistical technique that gives everyone in the target group the same opportunity to participate in a poll

General election voters choose office holder from among all the candidates nominated by political parties or running as independents

a convicted person is exempt from the penalties of a crime; only the president has this power at the national

Rules committee

the first ten amendments to the Constitution, ratified in 1791, which protect basic civil liberties

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

government spending exceeds revenue

DC v. Heller (2008) Court ruled that a DC law banning hand guns was unconstitutional. McDonald v. Chicago

Senatorial courtesy the practice of allowing senators from the president's party who represent the state where a judicial district is located, to approve or disapprove potential nominees for the lower federal courts

resolved differences between northern and southern states at the constitutional convention; Congress could not tax exports nor ban the slave trade for twenty years

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

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

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