Ap Flashcards

6260995166	Cloture	2/3 supremacy to close up or stop debate for a bill and call for a vote	0
6261006800	Filibuster	Long speech to delay action on a bill	1
6261010506	Gerrymandering	Illogical district lines	2
6261023001	Caucus	(in some US states) a meeting at which local members of a political party register their preference among candidates running for office or select delegates to attend a convention.	3
6261027894	Quorum	The required number n attendance to do business	4
6261037294	Riders	Additional points to an unrelated law	5
6261112511	Omnibus bill	A bill grows too big	6
6261115474	Earmarks	Funds directed for a specific purpose	7
6261122196	27th	Congress makes cask	8
6261135283	Discharge petition	Can bring the bill out of reluctant committee	9
6261149046	Mark up session	A process by which bill is amended	10
6261154679	Congressional oversight	Ensure executive branch does their work	11
6261187113	Spoils system	the practice of a successful political party giving public office to its supporters.	12
6261207011	Bureaucrocy	Large complex system	13
6261218771	Red tape	Rules and regulations	14
6261221994	Merit system	Competitive written exams for jobs	15
6261241512	Attorney general	the principal legal officer who represents the Crown or a state in legal proceedings and gives legal advice to the government.	16
6261245001	Amicus curiae	Friend of the court	17
6261247933	Solicitor general	Established national over state laws	18
6261253832	Writ of certiorari	requires lower court to sent case for the review	19
6261265472	Rule of four	Minimum number of justices to hear the case	20
6261270189	Stare decisis	Letting lower court decision stand	21
6261277391	Judicial activism	Describes judicial ruling on personal political considerations	22