Unit 5 Flashcards
gerrymndering
drawing political districts to favor one
incumbent
person who holds the office (political position)
censure
formal disapproval of congress member
partisanship
political viewpoints in america
party whip
keeps track of how members vote
appropiations
spending of govt money; all spending bills must enter in house of reps
impeach
accuse govt officicial of wrongdoing
pigenhole
ignore a bill in order to kill it
filibuster
when a senator attempts to stop the senate from doing its job by having unlimited debate
cloture
vote to end a filibuster, requires 3/5
conference committee
people from both party look for common ground in order to create one bill to vote on
bureaurcracy
large network of individuals and agencies
executive order
rule command the president issues that has the force of law
ambassador
official represenative of govt in foreign country
pardon
issue a declaration of forgiveness and freedom from punishment
reprieve
delay punishment until case is reviewed
judicial review
rule on the constitutionality of laws
civil cases
cases where 2 sides disagree over an issue; punishment could be money or agreement to take an action
original jurisdiction
the fist court has the right to hear a case
appellate jurisdiction
right to review decisions by the lower courts
precedent
court rulings must be based in similar previous court cases
majority opinion
states/explains/rites the official ruling of the court
dissenting opinion
explain why a justice disagrees with the decision
embassy
govt office in foreign countries/ambassador
consulates
foreign offices to help U.s. citizens and improve business oportunities
passport
official document that identifies traveler as American citizen
visa
permit allowing foreign visitors to remain in the US for certain time
22nd amendement
2 terms for office
25th amendment
VP becomes Pres if Pres dies, is removed or resigns
27th amendment
since congress controls their payroll, if pay raises, doesn’t go in effect until next session
