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| 10206065289 | approval ratings | a measurement of how popular, or unpopular, a leader or program is among the public. | 0 | |
| 10206065290 | 17th Amendment | Direct election of senators | 1 | |
| 10206065291 | Trustee Role | Legislative behavior is based on independent judgment of what is best policy and public interest. | 2 | |
| 10206065292 | Checks and Balances | authority shared by three branches of government, separation of powers | 3 | |
| 10206065293 | Bills originate | house of representative | 4 | |
| 10206065294 | casework | social work directly concerned with individuals, especially that involving a study of a person's family history and personal circumstances. | 5 | |
| 10206065295 | congressional oversight | Congress follows up on laws that have been put into place | 6 | |
| 10206065296 | logrolling | An agreement by two or more lawmakers to support each other's bills | 7 | |
| 10206065297 | Senate Leadership | Senate Majority Leader, Vice-President, Senate Pro Tempore, Majority/Minority leaders & whips | 8 | |
| 10206065298 | conference committee | works out a compromise between differing House-Senate versions of a bill | 9 | |
| 10206065299 | Census | A periodic and official count of a country's population. | 10 | |
| 10206065300 | Gerrymandering | Process of redrawing legislative boundaries for the purpose of benefiting the party in power. | 11 | |
| 10206065301 | House of Representatives | 435 members, based on population of each state, each state has at least one house member | 12 | |
| 10206065302 | Fillibuster | the use of long speeches to prevent the vote on a bill | 13 | |
| 10206065303 | override veto | legislative over executive | 14 | |
| 10206065304 | Chief Executive | Term for the President as vested with the executive power of the United States, Head of executive branch. | 15 | |
| 10206065305 | expressed powers | specific powers granted by the Constitution to Congress and to the president | 16 | |
| 10206065306 | Bully Pulpit | a platform used to publicize and seek support for important issues | 17 | |
| 10206065307 | executive orders | Formal orders issued by the president to direct action by the federal bureaucracy. | 18 | |
| 10206065308 | Advise and Consent | the power of the senate to approve or disapprove of any of the president's appointments or treaties | 19 | |
| 10206065309 | electoral college | a body of electors chosen by voters to cast ballots for president and vice president | 20 | |
| 10206065310 | inherent powers | powers claimed by a president that are not expressed in the Constitution but are inferred from it | 21 | |
| 10206065311 | executive privilege | the President's power to refuse to disclose information | 22 | |
| 10206065312 | Veto | To reject a bill and prevent it from becoming a law | 23 | |
| 10206065313 | 22nd Amendment | Amendment that created a 2 term limit on presidents. | 24 | |
| 10206065314 | executive agreement | an agreement between the president and the heads of other nations | 25 | |
| 10206065336 | captured agency's | 26 | ||
| 10206065315 | Sunset Legislation | Laws set to expire unless specifically re-authorized by Congress. | 27 | |
| 10206065316 | Spoils System | A system of public employment based on rewarding party loyalists and friends. | 28 | |
| 10206065317 | Independent Executive Agencies | A federal agency that is not part of a cabinet department but reports directly to the president. | 29 | |
| 10206065318 | Independent Regulatory Agencies | Federal regulatory agencies that are independent, thus not fully under the power of the president. | 30 | |
| 10206065319 | Department of Homeland Security | US federal agency created in 2002 to coordinate national efforts against terrorism | 31 | |
| 10206065320 | government corporation | government agency that performs a service normally provided by the private sector | 32 | |
| 10206065321 | iron triangle | A close relationship between an agency, a congressional committee, and an interest group | 33 | |
| 10206065337 | Congress vs agency | 34 | ||
| 10206065322 | class action suit | A case brought by someone to help him or her and all others who are similarly situated | 35 | |
| 10206065323 | original jurisdiction | the power of a court to hear a case first, before any other court | 36 | |
| 10206065324 | Judicial Review | Allows the court to determine the constitutionality of laws | 37 | |
| 10206065325 | stare decisis | Let the decision stand; decisions are based on precedents from previous cases | 38 | |
| 10206065326 | Rule of Four | At least four justices of the Supreme Court must vote to consider a case before it can be heard | 39 | |
| 10206065327 | dissenting opinion | a signed opinion in which one or more justices disagree with the majority view | 40 | |
| 10206065328 | judicial activism | philosophy that the courts should take an active role in solving problems | 41 | |
| 10206065329 | strict construction | a way of interpreting the constitution based on its language alone | 42 | |
| 10206065330 | political question | an issue that a court believes should be decided by the executive or legislative branch | 43 | |
| 10206065331 | Medicare | medical assistant to the poor | 44 | |
| 10206065338 | conversation | 45 | ||
| 10206065339 | preservation | 46 | ||
| 10206065332 | health care costs | the amount that is paid or charged for health care | 47 | |
| 10206065333 | Recessions | Periods of falling real incomes and rising unemployment | 48 | |
| 10206065334 | Depression | A period of low economic activity and rising unemployment | 49 | |
| 10206065264 | Inflation | A general and progressive increase in prices | 50 | |
| 10206065265 | Entitlements | Social welfare programs with specific requirements | 51 | |
| 10206065266 | fiscal policy | Government policy that attempts to manage the economy by controlling taxing and spending. | 52 | |
| 10206065267 | monetary policy | The management of the money supply and interest rates | 53 | |
| 10206065268 | Balance Budget | plan requiring that what the government spends will not exceed its income | 54 |
