9 Flashcards
Ex Post Facto Law
A law that declares something illegal after it has been done
Expressed powers
The specific powers given to Congress or the president by the Constitution; also called the enumerated powers.
Fairness doctrine
A broadcast media regulation that requires a broadcaster that airs a controversial program to also provide airtime to people with an opposing view.
Faithless elector
An elector who votes for someone other than the candidate who won the most votes in the state.
Fascism
An ideology from Italy that stresses national unity, a strong expansionist military, and absolute rule by one party
Federal budget
A document detailing how the federal government will spend money during a fiscal year.
Federal Communication Commission
The federal agency that regulates the broadcast media.`
Federal Election Campaign Act
A law, passed in 1971, that limited expenditures on media advertising and required disclosure of donations above $100; made more stringent following the Watergate Scandal.
Federal Election Commission
The independent agency established in 1974 to enforce campaign finance laws.
Federalism
A system of government in which power is shared by national and state governments.
Federal Register
A federal publication that lists all executive orders
Federal reserve bank
The name of the central bank of the United States; often called The Fed
Feminism
The belief that woman are equal to men and should be treated equally by the law.
Filibuster
A senate tactic; a senator in the minority on a bill holds the floor (in effect shutting down the Senate) until the majority backs down and kills the bill,
First Continental Congress
A gathering of representatives from all thirteen colonies in 1774; it called for a total boycott of British goods in protest against taxes.
