Gov. Final Review
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 leak | to release information on purpose |
| political ideologies | liberal and conservative are examples of |
| representative sample | small group of people that are typical of the universe |
| propaganda | ideas, information, or rumors that are used in politics to influence public opinion |
| watchdog | Watergate is an example of the mass media and their role as a |
| fairness doctrine | Guaranteed overtime to both sides of controversial issues |
| grassroots | individual citizens start _______ campaigns from the ground up |
| 19th Amendment | What amendment gave women the right to vote? |
| front-runner | person currently winning an election is called the |
| Dewey defeats Truman | the headline of the Chicago Tribune say before the election of 1948 was over? |
| libel | False written statement intended to harm a person's reputation |
| election commission | Candidates must report who gave them contributions to the the Federal _____ _____ |
| efficacy | Citizens trust that they have an inffluence over political affairs is called political _____ |
| Republican | Lincoln was this party's first candidate |
| Moderates | voters in the middle of the political spectrum are called |
| voting | ____ is vital to the success of democracy in the US |
| Vice President | the president usually chooses this person from a different region of the country |
| 15th Amendment | What amendment gave African Americans the right to vote? |
| conservatives, republicans | this group of americans believe in a limited national government |
| ticket | Candidate President and Vice President make up the party's _____ |
| watchdog | The party that is not currently in power assumes the role of _____ |
| 20th Amendment | Amendment changed the voting age to 18 |
| Liberals | This group of Americans believe in an active national government |
| Election day | The first thursday after the first monday in november |
| Bureaucracy | Organization of Government that carries out legislation |
| nationalist | FDR, OBAMA, and others favor federal action believe in the _____ position (opposite of states rights) |
| elastic clause (necessary and proper clause) | Final enumerated power for Congress is known as the ____ ____ and this power stretches the enumerated powers of Congress |
| 9th - right to not listed to the people | Not a listed right in the Constitution |
| federalism | power is shared between the national and state governments |
| 435, 100 | There are ___ members in the house and ____ members in the senate |
| Supreme Court | Final Interpreters of the Constitution |
| executive | branch has power to veto |
| senate | power to confirm judges that were appointed by the president |
| 2/3 vote from both houses | action required to over ride a presidential veto |
| Marbury v. Madison | What court case gave the Supreme Court the power to declare laws unconstitutional |
| Separation of Powers | division of power between the executive, judicial, and legislative branches known as |
| Alexander Hamilton | helped write the federalist papers which supported the passage of the constitution |
| 4th amendment | Amendment need for a warrant or probable cause before a person can be searched or arrested |
| Amendments | Framers provided section of Constitution that changes with the society |
| Congress | Power to admit new states to the union |
| Policy | Course of action a government takes in response to some issue or problem is called a Public _______ |
| concurrent | Powers available to both state and federal governments are called _______ powers |
| 5th amendment | Violated when forced to testify against yourself |
| Grants | main way national government gives money to states |
| 1st Amendment | if cannot conduct a rally in town square, free to assemble has been violated. Which amendment does this concern? |
| Preamble | Section of Constitution stating why it was written |
| 2nd amendment | right to bare arms |
| reserved | The ____ powers of the constitution belong strictly to the states |
| Republic | US form of government is a constitutional _____ |
| House Way and Means | Almost all important work on tax laws occurs in the _____ _____ ____ _____ Committee |
| democrats | Which party favors more federal oversight and regulation over the health? |
| House of Representatives | Who has the power of Impeachment? |
| Partisanship | voters based on what is good for their political party |
| democrats | party favors job programs though public works such as building roads and bridges |
| pork barrel politics | The "bridge to nowhere" built in Alaska is an example of ____ ____ ____ |
| Majority leader | This person's main job is to steer the party's bills through the senate |
| case workers | These congressional staffers help constituents with problems |
| Libertarians | John Stossel is a member of this party that feels there should be almost no government involvement in society |
| Legislative oversight | Power allows Congress to check on how the executive branch is administering the law |
| Conference Committee | This committee is set up when the House and Senate have passed different versions of the same bill |
| Rider | This is a provision attached to a bill on an unrelated subject |
| Authorization | An _______ bill sets up federal programs and specifies house much may be appropriated for that program |
| lobbyists | Representatives of interest groups that work to influence Congress are called |
| Copyright | Metallica sues Napoter violated there types of laws protect peoples rights to sell and profit from artistic work. Congress does that |
| democrats | party tends to support social welfare programs |
| senate | President appoint new Attorney General who approves this appointment |
| Senate | The presiding officer of the House is the |
| gridlock | Checks and abalances system causes _____ nothing ever gets done! |
| PACS | special interest groups |
| Republicans | Party tends to favor lower taxes |
| necessary and proper clause | What implies that Congress has powers beyond those expressed in the first 17 clauses of Article 1 section 8 |
| pocket veto | Prez killing bill by doing nothing 10 days prior to Congress adjourning |
| Cloture | ____ stops a filibuster |
| six | senatorial term |
| 70% | House of Reps vote along party lines |
| independent agencies | These are like cabinet departments but have narrower areas of responsibility... an example would be NASA |
| appointments | Nearly 10% of executive branch appointees are outside of civil service system, President makes loyal, not always qualified, suppoerters in key offices.. called political _____ |
| spoils | The ____ system is when victorious politicians rewarding their flowers with government jobs |
| Teddy Roosevelt | Which president stretched powers of presidency but would not violate constitution |
| Iron Triangle | When agencies congressional committees and client groups work together they make public policy it is called an ____ ____ |
| FDIC | This independent agency makes sure your money is safe in the bank |
| government corporations | Businesses the federal government runs, like the Post office are called |
| Speaker of the House | Next in line of succession after President and Vice President |
| FCC | fined Howard Stern and CBS after the Justin Timberlake Superbowl incident |
| Department of State | This department is responsible for the overall foreign policy of the US |
| Garfield | Which president killed by a disappointed office seeker |
| Regulatory Commission | They make rules for businesses and are under intense pressure from lobbyists from the groups they "regulate" |
| executive priveledge | What did Nixon invoke to avoid giving his tapes over to the feds during watergate |
| bureaucrats | paper pushers |
| plum book | a list of juicy open government jobs |
| mandate | The expressed will of the people |
| pardon | to release an individual from legal punishment is to |
| legislative | Modern presidents have provided strong leadership for the country. However, the founders expected the ___ branch to lead the nation |
| bureaucracy | A set of hierarchical departments, agencies, and commissions that help a President carry out the laws of the nation. Definition of.... |
| political | Presidents must have ____ courage and go against public opinion |
| 25th | Which Amendment deals wit presidential succession |
| privilege | In the Court Case US v. Nixon, the Supreme court put limits to executive |
| dual | the US has a ___ courty system of state and federal courts |
| Concurring Opion | A justice writes this when he or she agrees with the majority onion, but for a different reason |
| judicial review | Established by Marbury v. Madison |
| 9 | Since the mid 1800s, how many supreme court justices have there been on the bench at one time |
| Miranda v. Arizona | "You have the right to remain silent" |
| inditement | A formal accusation haned down by the grand jury |
| abortion | Roe v. Wade delat with the issue of |
| litigants | People engaged in lawsuits are called this |
| an opinion | a written decision by the supreme court is called |
| brief | a written statement a that sets fourth a legal argument is called a _____ |
| school sponsoered prayer | Abington school district vs Shemp made this illegal to do at school |
| Watergate | What political scandal proceeded the case US v. Nixon |
| Missouri Compromise | What compromise the Dred Scott decision overturn? |
| 4 | How many jusitces does it take to agree for a case to be head by the Supreme Court |
| writ of certiorari | What is the method in which either side petitions a lower courts decision |
| desegregation | The outcome of Brown v. Board of Education was the ____ of schools |
| Earl Warren | The chief justice headed the investigation of the Kennedy assassination |
| association | the freedom ____ was protected in NAACP vs. Alabama |
| Roberts | _____ was nominated by GW Bush and is the current Chief Justice |
| Medical | Bakke was trying to get into ____ school at Davis |
| amicus curiae | Parties no directly involved in a case but have interest in its outcome may submit these types of briefs |
| original | A trial court has this type of jurisdiction |
| Supreme Court | This court is the court of last resort in all questions of federal law |
| Congress | Who determines the number of Supreme Court Justices |
| Article 3 | What article gives the judicial branch its power |
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