based on jeopardy

Question 1

What is an in-house lobbyist

Answer 1

lobbies on behalf of a company that he or she works for as part of his or her job.

Question 2

What is apportionment

Answer 2

seats in the House of Representatives are distributed among the fifty states

Question 3

What is a whistleblower

Answer 3

someone who exposes wrongdoing, corruption, or illegal activities within a government organization or agency

Question 4

What is one chief justice and eight
associate justices

Answer 4

Supreme Court consists of this many
justices

Question 5

What is a line-item veto

Answer 5

allows governor to cross out budget lines in the legislature-approved budget, while signing the remainder of the budget into law (only vetoing certain part)

Question 6

What is the War Powers Resolution

Answer 6

President must tell Congress if troops are sent into combat and must bring them back after 60 days unless Congress approves keeping them there

Question 7

What is a Political Action Committee
(PAC)

Answer 7

committee can contribute directly to candidates

Question 8

Who is the president pro tempore

Answer 8

senator who acts in the absence of the actual president of the Senate

Question 9

Who was Eleanor Roosevelt

Answer 9

took an active role in championing civil rights

Question 10

What are amicus curiae briefs

Answer 10

One of the main ways interest groups participate in Supreme Court cases ; someone who is not a party to a case, but offers information that bears on the case

Question 11

What are reserved powers

Answer 11

powers saved for the state ( 10th amendment )

Question 12

What is the iron triangle

Answer 12

3-way relationship between congressional committees, interest groups, and bureaucracy (system of government or organization where decisions are made by officials) work together to make decisions and shape policies in a way that benefits each other

Question 13

What is the Great Compromise

Answer 13

successfully resolved differences between large and small states

Question 14

What is executive privilege

Answer 14

president’s right to withhold information from Congress, the
judiciary, or the public

Question 15

Who is a solicitor general

Answer 15

lawyer represents the federal
government and argues cases before
the Supreme Court

Question 16

What are categorical grants

Answer 16

specific purpose or project. This type of grant comes with strict guidelines on how the money must be used, limiting the recipient’s discretion

Question 17

What is a deficit

Answer 17

government spends more money than it takes in

Question 18

What are revolving door laws

Answer 18

prevent lawmakers from utilizing their legislative relationships by becoming lobbyists immediately after leaving office

Question 19

What is a conference committee

Answer 19

temporary committee formed by the U.S. Congress to reconcile differences between versions of a bill passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate

Question 20

What is bully pulpit

Answer 20

influential platform or position of authority that leaders, like the President, have to persuade and influence the public on important issues

Question 21

What is judicial review

Answer 21

The Supreme Court’s power to declare acts of the other branches unconstitutional

Question 22

What is Dillon’s Rule

Answer 22

supremacy of state power over local governments

Question 23

What is Citizens
United v. Federal
Election Commission

Answer 23

This 2010 Supreme Court case granted corporations and unions the right to spend unlimited amounts of money on elections

Question 24

What is a filibuster

Answer 24

extend debate on a piece of
legislation as long as
possible, typically with
the intended purpose
of obstructing or killing
it.

Question 25

What is the Civil
Service Reform Act of
1978

Answer 25

This reform act
created the Office of
Personnel
Management and the
Merit Systems
Protection Board

Question 26

What is stare decisis

Answer 26

refers to the practice of courts to follow the precedent set by previous decisions when deciding cases with similar legal issues

Question 27

What is a traditionalistic culture

Answer 27

maintaining the existing
social order or status
quo.

Question 28

What is a redistributive policy

Answer 28

government takes money or resources from one group and gives it to another to reduce inequality