an effort to shift responsibility or domestic programs to the states in order to decrease the size and activities of the federal government
Split-ticket voting
authority given the courts to review the constitutionality of acts by the executive, states, or the
Deficit
Rule of four
election party loyalty becomes less important to voters, and they vote for the other party candidate or
provided in an interview that a reported can quote and attribute to the source, referring to the source by name
Leak
Bicameral legislature
a two-house legislature
that evidence acquired as a result of an illegal act by police cannot be used against the person from whom it was seized
Political socialization
Connecticut (Great) Compromise
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
Found a "right to privacy" in the Constitution that would ban any state law against selling contraceptives
Initiative
Earmark
a designation within a spending bill that provides for a specific expenditure
Ratification
Politics
method of maintaining, managing, and gaining control of government
Commerce and slave trade compromise
political organizations that use contributions from individuals, corporations, and labor unions to spend unlimited sums independent from the campaigns, yet influencing the outcome of elections
jurisdiction the authority to hear cases is shared by federal and state courts
De jure segregation
segregation segregation that results from law
executive privilege
Bill
a draft of a proposed law presented to parliament for discussion.
Exit poll
a poll conducted on election day to determine how people voted
Declaration of Independence
Federal budget
amount of money the federal government expects to receive and authorizes government to spend for a fiscal year
Legislative veto
when Congress rejects an action of the president by a majority vote of both houses; declared
refusal of the president to spend money Congress has appropriated; was eliminated by the congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974
Gridlock
when opposing parties and interests often block each other's proposals, creating a political stalemate or inaction between the executive and legislative branches of government
