Sociolinguistics

Concentration 4 AP American Government Institutions of National Government: The Congress, the presidency, the bureaucracy, and the federal courts (35-45%) The major formal and informal institutional arrangements of powers Relationships among these four institutions Links between these institutions and political parties, interest groups, the media, subnational governments, and public opinion Legislative Branch Majority Leader Minority Leader Majority Whip Minority Whip President Pro Tempore Speaker of the House Standing Committee Conference Committee Ad hoc Committee House Rules Committee Select or Special Committee General Accounting Office Office of Management and Budget Franking Privilege District Census Apportionment Malapportionment Reapportionment