AP GOV Flashcards

9632252498	Standing Committe	A permanent committee established in a legislature, usually focusing on a policy area	0
9632265528	the floor	the right to speak in a meeting without interruption from others	1
9632274390	entitlements	a claim for government funds that cannot be changed without violating the rights of the claimant	2
9632378991	cloture	A procedure for terminating debate, especially filibusters, in the Senate.	3
9632383921	filibuster	A lengthy speech designed to delay or kill the vote on a bill; used only in the Senate	4
9632389583	quorum	the minimum number of members who must be present for business to be conducted in Congress	5
9632397689	President pro tempore	Serves as president of the Senate in the absence of the VP; chosen by the majority party	6
9632408593	amnesty	an official pardon for a group of people who have violated a law or policy	7
9632421826	pardon	A declaration of forgiveness and freedom from punishment	8
9632429765	Clemency	Mercy or leniency granted to an offender by a chief executive	9
9697810725	Iron triangle	A close relationship between an agency, a congressional committee, and an interest group	10
9697827809	Appropriations committee	Make decisions about how money government can spend on authorized programs	11
9697848524	Government corporation	A business owned and operated by the federal government	12
9698098627	joint committees	Congressional committees on a few subject-matter areas with membership drawn from both houses.	13
9702374660	President pro tempore	the elected senate officer who presides in the Vice President's absence	14
9702390405	Seniority rule	A custom that gives the most important jobs in Congress to the members who served the longest	15
9702405253	Party caucuses	Groups within Congress of members who share the same interest	16
9702410992	Whips	assistant to the floor leaders, keeps a head count of votes, rounds up members for important votes	17
9702418936	riders	Unrelated amendments added to a bill	18
9702421496	CBO	Congressional Budget Office - congress' check on the budget	19
9702427537	Pork Barrelling	the use of government funds for projects designed to please voters or legislators and win votes	20
9702441140	earmarks	Federally funded local projects attached to bills passed through Congress	21
9702447372	Commander in chief	a head of state or officer in supreme command of a country's armed forces	22
9702460854	Presidential succession	the order in which officials fill the office of president in case of a vacancy	23
9702470604	line- item veto	An executive's ability to block a particular provision in a bill passed by the legislature	24
9702483690	executive privilege	the power that allows a president to refuse to release information to Congress or a court	25
9702495059	impoundment	Presidential refusal to allow an agency to spend funds that Congress authorized and appropriated	26
9702509692	Bureaucracy	A large,m complex organization composed of appointed officials	27
9702519161	EOP	Executive office of the President, "presidents's admin", created by FDR to help president	28
9702535549	Chief of Staff	person who oversees the operations of all white House staff	29
9702552539	Press Secretary	THe individual charged with interacting and communicating w journalists on a daily basis	30
9702563717	National Security		31
9702568527	Cabinet	A group of advisers to the president.	32
9702572150	Civil Service	group of people whose job it is to carry out the work of the government	33
9702586178	Patronage	Granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support	34
9702597045	government corporation	Provides a service that could be provided by the private sector and usually charges for its services	35
9702607760	Senate	a council representatives	36
9702613136	constituency	a body of voters	37
9702618109	expressed powers	powers givens to the legislative branch, that are specifically expressed in the constitution	38
9702629932	liberal	Someone who argues a broad interpretation	39
9702642106	Constructionists	people who believe that congress should have the powers explicitly granted in the constitution.	40
9713285458	bicameral	A legislature consisting of two parts, or houses	41
9713290570	house of representatives	435 members	42
9713296859	wesberry v sanders	Ruled that federal congressional districts needed to be equal in population	43
9713316932	undeclared wars	a military conflict between two or more nations without either side issuing a formal declaration of war	44
9713332745	United States v Nixon	US Supreme Court case that limited executive privilege 1974	45
9713374602	EOP	Executive Office of the President, "president's administration", created by FDR to help president	46
9713379323	cabinet	group of officials who head government depts an advise the President	47
9713389503	Fiscal Year	An accounting year of any 12 consecutive months that may or may not coincide w the calendar year	48
9713406294	Administration	The group of people who work for the executive branch	49
9713429550	Independent Executive Agencies	A federal agency that is not part of a cabinet dept but reports directly to the president	50
9713439474	Pendleton Act	Legislation that began the federal merit system	51
9713443861	Civil Service	the group of people whose job it is to carry out the work of the government	52
9713452085	committee chairmen	members who head the standing committees	53
9713461502	House rules committee	the committee that determines how and when debate on a bill will take place	54
9713464390	select committees	Congressional committees appointed for a specific purpose, such as the Watergate investigation.	55
9713468333	joint committees	Congressional committees on a few subject-matter areas with membership drawn from both houses.	56
9713503248	attorney general	Head of justice dept	57
9713474028	conference committees	temporary committees formed to reconcile differences in House and Senate versions of a bill	58
9713479901	oath of office	sworn by the President on the day he takes office	59
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