American Goverment
Terms
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- impeachment
- a formal accusation of midconduct in office against a public offical
- Trial court
- a trial in which a case is originally tried
- procurement
- purchasing of material
- Soft Money
- unlimited amounts of money for general purposed not designated to a particual candidate
- During the Great Depression
- when was sales tax started in most states
- people used thier jobs for personal gain
- why did calls for reform to the spoils system come
- interest group
- a group of people who share common goals and organize to influence the goverment
- spoils system
- the pratice of victorious politcians rewarding thier followers with government jobs
- Plum Book
- a list of jobs that the new president must fill when they enter office
- Pendleton Act
- Created the present federal civil service system in 1835
- for life
- how long are supreme court justices appointed
- litigants
- those who are engaged in a lawsuit
- State constition
- Create the Structure of state governments, establish differnt types of local goverments, countries, towinships,
- ine incumbent
- who so PAC's usually support
- Democrat
- more libers; loose interpretation of the constitution
- stare decisis
- "let the decision stand"
- born on american soil, born to american parents, naturalization
- how can a person become a us citizen
- Zoning
- regulates the way land and buildings may be used in order to shpae community development
- the great depression
- what event led to the government assisting the ill and neglected
- Primary elections
- the way in which party members select people to run in the general election
- vote
- what is the most basic political responsiblity of a US citizen
- initiative
- method by which citizen propoe an amendment or law
- the senate
- who approves federal judges' appointments
- Republican
- Conservative with strict interpretation fo the constiution
- mass media
- influenceing people through the use of newspapers, magazine and tv
- executive and legislative
- what powers to most country boards have
- Due process
- following proper constitutional procedure in trails against individuals
- proposal and ratification
- what two steps are found in the amendment process
- Political Culture
- influenced by family, home life, schools, peer groups, social characteristics, mass media and goverment leaders
- Tort
- a wrongful act submitted to a civil court
- Bureaucrat
- someone who works for a bureaucracy
- john marshall
- helped increase the powers of supreme court
- Bond
- a contractual promise by a borrower to repay a certain sum plus interest by a specified date
- Washington, DC
- where all Supreme Court cases are heard/ not a state, District of Columbia
- Grand Jury
- group that hears charges against a suspect and decides whether there is sufficient evidence to bring the person to trial
- Brown v. Board of Education
- overturned the 'seperate but equal' ruling
- 44
- how many counties does Idaho have
- Brief
- a written statement setting for the legal arguments, relevatn facts, and precedents supporting one side of a case
- Special District
- a unit of local goverment that deals with a specific function, such as education, water supply, or transportation
- Iron Triangle
- When agencies, congressional committes, and client groups continually work together
- money paid in order to vote
- what is poll tax
- 5,000
- how much money can a PAC give directly to a canidate