Political Science Test 2
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- Media Fishbowl
- The amount of press over the Iowa and New Hampshire primaries.
- GAO (General Accounting Office)
- Independent, non-political agency in the legislative branch. Serves as the investigating agency for Congress, carries out legal, accounting and auditing functions, makes recommendations for more effective government operations.
- Reasonableness Test
- A method of looking at a law to decide if it is arbitrary or capricious.
- General Election
- Day on which all states participate in elections.
- CRS (Congressional Research Service)
- works exclusively for the Congress of the United States , conducting research, analyzing legislation, and providing information at the request of committees, Members, and their staffs.
- War Powers Act
- resolution of Congress that the President can send troops into action abroad only by authorization of Congress or if American troops are already under attack or serious threat.
- PAC (Political Action Committee)
- The part of an interest group that makes campaign donations
- Commander in Chief
- Presidential title that relates to being in charge of the military
- Electoral College
- The group of people from each state who formally vote for president.
- Judicial Powers
- Powers that the President uses when appointing Supreme Court Justices
- Equal Protection Clause
- Part of the 14th Amendment that states that all laws shall apply equally to everyone
- NSC (National Security Council)
- Group made of Cabinet members that advises the President on issues of foreign and defense policy
- Gerrymandering
- form of redistricting in which electoral district or constituency boundaries are manipulated for an electoral advantage.
- Why are there two political parties?
- Everyone sees themselves as moderates, leaving room only at the lunatic fringes, and nobody wants to elect someone from the lunatic fringe.
- Subcommittee
- A small part of a committee which focuses on very specific legislation, and reports recommendations after markup to the full committee.
- Fact/Value Hope of Science
- Change in beliefs from Faith to Science based answers.
- Plessy vs. Ferguson
- Supreme Court case that said that racial segregation was legal. "Separate but Equal"
- Source of Pathologies
- The citizenry
- Three Types of Litigation
- Suing, Providing Counsel, and Amicus Curiae (being a friend of the court)
- Head of State
- Presidential title that diplomatic powers such as executive agreements fall under.
- House of Representatives
- Where Tax bills originate.
- Interest Group strategies
- Electioneering, Lobbying, Ad Campaigns, Direct Action, and Litigation
- Redistricting
- The redrawing of congressional districts following a census.
- Standing Committee
- A permanent committee in Congress.
- Caucus
- Meetings of party members within a legislative body to select leaders
- Components of Political Culture
- Liberty, Individual Responsibility, Equality of Opportunity, Democracy, and Civic Duty
- Logrolling
- act of exchanging favors for mutual gain; especially trading of influence or votes among legislators to gain passage of certain projects
- Brown vs. Board of Education
- Supreme Court case that overturned Plessy vs. Ferguson and desegregated schools.
- 6 Years
- Term length for a Senator
- 2 Years
- Term length for a member of the House
- Super Tuesday
- Day on which many primary elections are held.
- Office of Management and Budget
- The executive agency that advises the President on the Federal budget
- Spoils System
- the system of employing and promoting civil servants who are friends and supporters of the group in power
- National Party Convention
- Event where delegates vote for President/VP and the official party platform is decided upon.
- Select Committee
- Committee established for a limited amount of time, delegated to a specific task.
- Senate
- Part of Congress that confirms presidential appointments
- Flux Realignment
- Dramatic changes in the political system, usually when the opposite party takes control.
- Efficacy
- Citizens' trust and faith in government and their own belief that they can understand and influence political affairs.This likelihood to vote increases with age, education, and wealth.
- Single Member District
- Only the residents of a district can vote for their representative.
- Chief Legislator
- Presidential title that powers such as the Veto and State of the Union address falls under.
- Red Tape
- Needlessly time consuming procedures of bureaucracy
- CBO (Congressional Budget Office)
- Non-partisan office that provides the House and Senate with budget-related information and analyses of alternative fiscal policies.
- Strict Scrutiny
- The standard for how the Supreme Court makes judgements.There must be a compelling government interest, specific, and the law must be the law must be the least restrictive method of enforcement.
- Chief Executive
- Presidential title that includes powers such as running the bureaucracy and using the executive order fall under.
- Executive Privilege
- The theoretical right of a President and other top officials of the executive branch to withhold information from Congress and the courts.
- Pro-Affirmative Action
- Past wrongs against colored peoples should be made right.
- Reapportionment
- The redrawing of the boundaries of voting districts
- Relativist
- Truth changes over time; things aren't absolutely good or bad.
- Executive Office of the Presidency
- name for the group of agencies, councils, and staff members which advise the president and help run the federal bureaucracy.
- Anti-Affirmative Action
- The law should be completely color blind
- Abosolutist
- There is only one Truth; things are either good or bad.
- Sources of Opinion
- Family, Religion, Education, Media
- Functions of a Political Party
- Win elections, Preserve order by moderating factions, Reflect the separation of powers and federalism, organize like-minded people.
- Suspect Categories
- Classifications of people that are illegal to discriminate against. They include race, nationality, and religion.
- Exhibition Season
- Period of time before elections when politicians make public appearances.
- Mop-Up Stage
- The period of time when the final primaries are held before the National Party Convention.
- Senate
- Part of Congress that ratifies treaties.
- Imperial Presidency
- Concerns first that the US Presidency was out of control and second that the Presidency had exceeded the Constitutional limits.