Leak an unauthorized release of information to the press from someone in the government
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Impoundment refusal of the president to spend money Congress has appropriated; was eliminated by the congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974
the person currently holding office
Rider
Slander false verbal statements about others that harm their reputation
an individual who benefits from the activities of an interest group but does not support the group either financially or through active participation
Amendment a revision or change to a bill, law, or constitution
a question of law based on interpretation of the US Constitution, federal laws, or treaties
Precedent
Closed primary
Miranda v. Arizona (1966) Before police interrogate, suspect must learn of rights like the Fifth Amendment
Divided government
Judicial branch responsible for interpreting and applying the laws; in the federal government it consists of the US district
the flexibility a federal agency can exercise in implementing legislation through its rules and regulations. the authority delegated to bureaucrats to use their expertise and judgment when determining how to implement public policy.
Midterm elections congressional elections held between presidential elections
Subsidy
that evidence acquired as a result of an illegal act by police cannot be used against the person from whom it was seized
Participatory democracy citizens meet and make decisions about public policy issues; there are no elected officials;
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holds that the Court should avoid taking the initiative on social and political questions, operating strictly within the limits of the Constitution
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Floor leaders direct majority or minority party strategy and decisions in the House and Senate
Hamdi v. Rumsfield (2004)
jurisdiction the authority to hear cases is shared by federal and state courts
belief that a person can influence politics and public policymaking
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (1969) establishes? Establishes that clothing is symbolic speech, and is protected unless its censorship is in the public interest.
Libel
Gender gap a situation in which men and women hold different positions on a wide range of political issues
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
Conservative
Bench trial a trial in which the judge who presides over the trial decides on guilt or liability
Students have less privacy at schools; their stuff is subject to a search because of suspicion. This is necessary for discipline.
Majority-minority districts drawing district boundaries to give a minority group a majority
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Select committee a temporary committee of Congress set up for a specific purpose that is outside the scope of the standing committees
a written document submitted to a court that presents the facts and legal reasoning of a party to the lawsuit
Oversight Congress monitors policies of the executive branch; the process by which the legislative branch checks the executive branch to ensure that the laws Congress has passed are being administered in keeping with legislators' intent
At-large all the voters of a state or county elect their representative
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
Blanket primary
interest groups compete in the political arena with each promoting its own policy preferences through organized efforts
extension of an interest group that contributes money to political campaigns
Candidate
Realigning election
equality of opportunity
the total number of votes cast for the highest office on the ballot
Republic a government that derives its authority from the people and in which citizens elect government officials to represent them in the processes by which laws are made; a representative democracy
De facto segregation
Legislative veto
Amendment a revision or change to a bill, law, or constitution
Open primary 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
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Procedural due process Constitutional requirement that governments proceed by proper methods; limits how government may exercise power.
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a political system in which power is divided between the national government and state government
media executives, news editors, and prominent reporters who decide what news to present and how it will be presented
Referendum a general vote by the electorate on a single political question that has been referred to them for a direct
Discretionary spending
Libel false written statements about others that harm their reputation
Judicial review authority given the courts to review the constitutionality of acts by the executive, states, or the
Closed convention a party national convention at which the party's presidential nominee has already been determined through the primaries
Implied powers powers not expressed, but may be considered through the use of the necessary and proper (elastic) clause
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
the flexibility a federal agency can exercise in implementing legislation through its rules and regulations. the authority delegated to bureaucrats to use their expertise and judgment when determining how to implement public policy.
Incorporation application of portions of the Bill of Rights to the states under the 14th Amendment
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