AP Gov 4/27 Vocab Quiz

Question 1

congressional oversight

Answer 1

Congresses ability to oversee, investigate and exert power over agencies.

Question 2

Delegate role of representation

Answer 2

The idea that representatives are instructed by and mirror the preferences of their constituents.

Question 3

trustee role of representation

Answer 3

The idea that representatives use their best judgment to make policy in the interest of the people.

Question 4

Closed Primary

Answer 4

Only registered Democrats could vote in the Democratic primary and only registered Republicans can vote in the Republican party. (it’s not open to anyone who wants to vote in the primary). The candidates may only going to cater to the interests of ppl in their party or to people at the extremes of their party. Ignores moderate candidates.

Question 5

open primary

Answer 5

allows ppl who are either not affiliated with the party or ppl who are affiliated with the party to vote in your primary. Encourages moderate people to vote.

Question 6

Frontloading

Answer 6

the recent tendency of states to hold primaries early in the calendar in order to capitalize on media attention

Question 7

veto

Answer 7

block the legislation from becoming law

Question 8

executive agreement

Answer 8

agreement with a foreign country. It’s like a treaty but doesn’t need senate approval. Congress has to pay if they’re some kind of financing involved.

Question 9

executive order

Answer 9

empowers the president as chief executive to make a decree (do this do that; doesn’t require congressional approval. Implements laws through the federal bureaucracy)

Question 10

party discipline

Answer 10

the tendency for members of a legislative party to vote as a bloc

Question 11

lame-duck period

Answer 11

Period of time in which an officeholder’s term is coming to an end. President’s power is perceived as being diminished and Congress is less responsive to the president.

Question 12

Bureaucracy

Answer 12

an organization characterized by hierarchal structure, worker specialization, explicit rules, and advancement by merit

Question 13

bureaucratic discretion

Answer 13

bureaucrats’ use of their own judgement in interpreting and carrying out the laws of Congress

Question 14

iron triangle

Answer 14

a longstanding, mutually-beneficial relationship between an interest group, congressional committee, and bureaucratic agency devoted to similar issues; for example, the American Association of Retired Persons, the Congressional Subcommittee on Aging, and the Social Security Administration all work closely on issues related to seniors; describes how various parties may influence each other and what they may do for one another.

Question 15

issue network

Answer 15

a group of individuals, public officials, and interest groups that form around a particular issue, usually a proposed public policy that they wish to support or defeat; more informal than interest groups. Interest groups can be part of an issue network.

Question 16

policy agenda

Answer 16

a set of issues, problems, or subjects that gets the attention of/is viewed as important by people involved in policymaking (e.g., government officials, government decision-makers).

Question 17

original jurisdiction

Answer 17

The authority to hear cases for the first time.

Question 18

appellate jurisdiction

Answer 18

The jurisdiction of courts that hear cases brought to them on appeal from lower courts. These courts do not review the factual record, only the legal issues involved.

Question 19

general jurisdiction

Answer 19

exists when a court’s authority to hear cases is not significantly restricted; a court with this can normally hear a broad range of cases

Question 20

monetary policy

Answer 20

controlled by the fed reserve who controls the supply of money (they do this by increasing/decreasing interest rates or buying/selling bonds). They set interest rates and help control inflation.

Question 21

fiscal policy

Answer 21

influenced by Congress and the President. Pres proposes a budget through the office and management budget (omb) as chief legislator. Congress passes the budget, often based on the president’s proposals. Gov spending and tax rates are part of fiscal policy

Question 22

line-item veto

Answer 22

The power of the president to reject one part of a bill but approve the rest of it.