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| 216701475 | fiscal federalism | The pattern of spending, taxing, and providing grants in the federal system; it is the cornerstone of the national governments rations with state and the local governments. | |
| 216701476 | Federalism | a system in which power is divided between the national and state governments | |
| 216701477 | entitlement | right granted by law or contract (especially a right to benefits) | |
| 216701478 | medicaid | health care for the needy | |
| 216701479 | medicare | health care for the aged | |
| 216701480 | means-tested | welfare program based on family income | |
| 216701481 | senatorial courtesy | meet with the senior senators of that state to appoint | |
| 216701482 | American Bar Association(ABA) | professional interest group with the most influence on the President and his choice of a federal judge | |
| 216701483 | Bill of Rights | a statement of fundamental rights and privileges | |
| 216701484 | Stare Decisis | Let the decision stand; decisions are based on precedents from previous cases | |
| 216701485 | per curiam | By the court. An opinion of the Court which is authored by the justices collectively. | |
| 216701486 | block grants | federal grants given more or less automatically to support broad programs | |
| 216701487 | 13th amendment | abolished slavery | |
| 216701488 | 14th amendment | Declares that all persons born in the U.S. are citizens and are guaranteed equal protection of the laws | |
| 216701489 | 15th amendment | citizens cannot be denied the right to vote because of race, color , or precious condition of servitude | |
| 216701490 | 17th amendment | Direct election of senators | |
| 216701491 | 18th amendment | Prohibited the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcoholic beverages | |
| 216701492 | 19th amendment | gave women the right to vote | |
| 216701493 | 21st amendment | repeal of prohibition in the 18th amendment | |
| 216701494 | 24th amendment | Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (1964) eliminated the poll tax as a prerequisite to vote in national elections. | |
| 216701495 | 26th amendment | lowered the voting age to 18 | |
| 216701496 | 22nd amendment | limits the POTUS to 2 terms of office | |
| 216701497 | POTUS | president of the united states | |
| 216701498 | VPOTUS | vice president of the united states | |
| 216701499 | private bill | a legislative bill that deals only with specific, private, personal, or local matters. | |
| 216701500 | public bill | a legislative bill that deals with matters of general concern | |
| 216701501 | categorical grants | Federal grants to states or local governments that are for specific programs or projects. | |
| 216743286 | cooperative federalism | The national and state government share responsibility for public policies. | |
| 216743287 | dual federalism | A system of government in which both the states and the national government remain supreme within their own spheres, each responsible for some policies. | |
| 216743288 | elastic clause | the part of the Constitution that permits Congress to make any laws "necessary and proper" to carrying out its powers | |
| 216743289 | enumerated powers | The powers explicitly given to Congress in the Constitution. | |
| 216743290 | extradiction | the legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one State is returned to that state | |
| 216743291 | food stamps | a subsided program that give vouchers for food | |
| 216743292 | AFDC | aid for families with dependent children | |
| 216743293 | TANF | temporary aid for needy families | |
| 216743294 | The New Deal | The programs and policies to promote economic recovery and social reform introduced during the 1930s by President Franklin D. Roosevelt | |
| 216743295 | The New Frontier | Made by JFK with hopes to increase aid to education, provide health insurance to the elderly, created department of Urban Affairs and helped migrate workers | |
| 216743296 | The Great Society | Lyndon Johnson's program for poverty relief, healthcare, civil rights, etc. during his presidency. Improved nation's moral and people's lives | |
| 216743297 | # of Supreme Court | 9 justices or 6-10 | |
| 216743298 | mandate | an order to the state/local telling them what they have to do in order to get the money | |
| 216743299 | unfunded mandate | an order that is not funded but still has to be acted upon | |
| 216743300 | writ of certiorari | Order by the Supreme Court directing a lower court to send up the records of a case for review | |
| 216743301 | Henry Taft | (1908-12) served one term and became the first and only president to become a supreme court justice. | |
| 217585625 | Thurgood Marshall | American civil rights lawyer, first black justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. Marshall was a tireless advocate for the rights of minorities and the poor. | |
| 217585626 | Sandra Day O'Connor | first woman to be on the supreme court | |
| 217585627 | majority opinion | a statement that presents the views of the majority of supreme court justices regarding a case | |
| 217585628 | dissenting opinion | an opinion that disagrees with the court's disposition of the case | |
| 217585629 | line item veto | an executive's ability to block or take out something out of a bill passed by the legislature | |
| 217585630 | Clinton v. City of NY | Declared the line item veto unconstitutional. | |
| 217585631 | uncontrollable expenditures | part of the federal budget that you can't change/ have to pay | |
| 217585632 | franking | Free postal service for letters sent by members of Congress to their constituents | |
| 217585633 | pork barrel | pet pojects of a particilar congressman that involves their interest | |
| 217585634 | rule of four | Requirement that a case can only be heard by the Supreme Court if four justices vote to hear the case | |
| 217585635 | filibuster | a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches | |
| 217585636 | original jurisdiction | the authority to hear cases for the first time | |
| 217585637 | apellate jurisdiction | the authority of a court to hear a case appealed to a lower court | |
| 217585638 | judicial activism | philosophy that the courts should take an active role in solving problems | |
| 217585639 | judicial restraint | view that the courts should reject any active lawmaking functions and stick to judicial interpretations of the past | |
| 217585640 | amicus curiae | a brief or letter that is written from an interest group or a private person to the supreme court | |
| 217585641 | sunshine laws | required government agencies to open their meetings to the public and the press | |
| 217585642 | resolution | does not have the force of law | |
| 217585643 | joint resolution | force of law in auguration to fix something like a bill | |
| 217585644 | concurrent resolution | An expression of opinion without the force of law that requires the approval of both the House and the Senate, but not the President. | |
| 217585645 | rider | added to the bill | |
| 217597599 | pocket veto | when a president kills a bill passed during the last 10 days Congress is in session by simply refusing to act on it |
