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Section 2 Flashcards

The Structure of the US Government

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What is implied power?

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Not described in the Constitution but permitted through Congress. Loose interpretation of the Necessary and Proper Clause.

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What are inherent powers?

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Powers of the President or Congress assumed to exist as a direct result of the country’s existence.

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What is oversight?

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Review and monitor other bodies of government.

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What are committees?

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Taked with considering, researching, introducing, and investigating policy areas.

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What is appropriation?

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Provision of money by Congress for items requested in presidential budget.

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What is deficit spending?

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Spending more money than earned in fiscal year.

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What is discretionary spending?

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Spending what can be changed year to year. Veterans, researching, and housing assistance.

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what is a budget resolution?

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A set of budget priorities and spending limits, and a plan to receive so much in revenue.

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What is pork-barrel spending?

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Spending on unnecessary things that benefit a specific member of Congress.

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What is a line-item veto?

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Ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. Only rejecting specific portions of legislation.

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What was the Interstate Commerce Clause?

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One of the expressed powers Congress to regulate commerce.

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What is advice and consent?

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A Constitutional power, and foreign treaties become official only when Senate approves of two-thirds vote.

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What is Supermajority?

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A specific number greater than 50%.

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What is Filibuster?

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Led by the legislator to delay or prevent debate of proposal. To break this, it must be three-fifths of Senators vote.

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What are administrative agencies?

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Created by Congress to enforce laws, organized by the president in the executive branch.

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What is a majority party?

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Most seats in the House of Representees or Senate.

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What is a minority party?

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Leat number of seats.

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What is the Speaker of the House?

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Control agenda and voting and elected leader of the majority party.

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what is a majority leader?

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second-in-command to the Speaker of the House.

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What is a minority leader?

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Elected leader of the minority party, elected by the party members of the house.

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what is a majority whip?

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Job is to help coordinate strategy.

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what is a minority whip?

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Help coordinate strategy and maintain discipline.

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what is a president pro tempore?

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Given to longest serving senator of the majority party if vice president is absent.

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what is a standing committee?

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A permanent committee that exists session to session for the purpose of research and policy area.

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what is a select committee?

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Temporary to investigate an issue or policy area.

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what is a joint committee?

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House of Representative and Senate that work together on specific issues.

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what is a conference committee?

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Joint committee and to form one single bill of different versions of the same bill.

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What is a rules committee?

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A powerful committee in the House that decides rules for debate and amendments.

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what is cloture?

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60 members of the Senate vote to end filibuster.

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what is gerrymandering?

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Process of creating political advantage.

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What is the Census?

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Required every 10 years by the US and the first step of congressional re-appointment.

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what is redistricting?

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re-drawing of electoral districts to accommodate changes by last census.

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What is reapportionment?

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once per decade process of assigning 435 seats in the 50 states according to population.

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what is commander in chief?

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giving authority to the president over all parts of the US military.

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what is bipartisan?

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meaning two factions, agreeing on certain political actions.

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what is articles of impeachment?

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Officially accuses an executive of constitutional abuse.

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what is Monroe doctrine?

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US policy created by James Monroe.

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what is recess appointment?

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federal officials at a time Senate are not in session and cannot confirm appointment.

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what is a loophole?

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Allows someone to avoid having to follow a rule.

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what are civil cases?

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court cases based on civil law, includes disagreements with people and companies.

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what is an appeal?

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asking someone to overturn decision.

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what is a party?

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in law cases, someone working directly with the case.

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what is a circuit court?

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courts that hear cases in several counties and heard by three rotating judges.

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what is a judicial review?

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established with Marbury v Madison, power to overturn if laws conflict the Constitution.

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what is precedent?

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a decision made in one court case.

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what is stare decisis?

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Let the decision stand.

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what is judicial activism?

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US courts should defend individual rights, liberties, and stop actions if other governments violate those rights.

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what is a strict constructionist?

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Strict approach that can only do things mentioned in the constitution.

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what is loose constructionist?

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Judges can reinterpret constitutional language.

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what is judicial restraint?

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Judges should be reluctant to overturn the acts of Congress, the president, or the states.

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What is defer?

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agree to follow someone else’s opinion.

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what is common law?

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Based on court decision in England, rather than on legislative decree.

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what is federalism?

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divides constructional power and authority between national and state government.

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what is the Elastic Clause?

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Clause in the constitution that can be stretched to allow congress to make laws and policies.

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what is concurrent power?

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state and federal government share including tac, borrow money, and establish courts.

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