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Perjury Lying under oath The accused committed
perjury
Pork-Barrel
Legislation
Laws for appropriating
money
Pork-Barrel Legislations
help to get money
owing
Expressed powers Enumerated powers Expressed powers are
used be congress
frequently
Necessary and proper
clause
Says congress has
implied powers
The Necessary and
Proper Clause says we
can imply powers if
related to an expressed
one
Appropriations bill Laws to authorize
spending money
The appropriations bill
helps to get funding for
the country
Interstate commerce Commerce among
states
Interstate commence
increases Americas
efciency as a whole
25th amendment Presidents appoints a
VP if seat is empty
The 25th amendment
has been used very
little.
Rider A provision on a subject
not covered by a bill
They tag a rider to the
end of a congress
session
Veto When a president won't
sign a bill
The president vetoes
bad bills
Standing committee A permanent committee A standing committee
will around awhile.
Select committee A temporary committee A select committee does
their job fast.
Joint committee Made of both houses A joint committee will
argue alot
Cloture Closes a debate The speaker initiates a
cloture
Ways and means
committee (House)
A committee for taxes
and tariffs
The ways and means
committee takes care of
the people.
Appropriation An approval of
government spending
This appropriation got
funds to our troops
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Lobbying Work of lobbyists to
persuade
They will lobby to get
more votes
PAC's Political action
committees
PAC's will make quick
work.
Concurrent resolution Deals with matters
where laws aren't
needed
A concurrent resolution
doesn't take long.
Speaker of the house Member who pro sides
over the House
The speaker of the
house starts the session
The Great
Compromise
Decision on a bicameral
legislature
The Great Compromise
made our America
Federalism National and state
powers combine
Federalism is widely
inuential
Confederation Decisions made by
member stare
legislation
A confederation will
sometimes turn on you.
Reserved Powers Powers exclusive to
states
Reserved powers let the
states also have power
Concurrent Powers Powers shared by
nation and state
government
Concurrent powers let
state and nation work
together
Judicial Review Power of the Supreme
Court to declare laws
Judicial review helps
keep balance
Conservative Individuals should be
responsible for their
own doing
Conservative views
make people think
government shouldn't
help.
Liberal Government should be
involved more in helping
people
The liberals want
government to interfere
Political Parties Group of people with
common goals
Political parties are
always at odds
Super Tuesday Many primaries are held
on a Tuesday in march
Super Tuesday is when
everything comes into
action
Electoral college Insulates government
from less educated
public
The Electoral College
helps the government
Voting rights act of
1965
Increases minority
representation in
Congress
The Voting rights act of
1965 help minorities In
This country
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Earmarks Provisions for specic
government projects
Earmarks help secret
projects.
Pocket Veto If a president doesn't
sign a bill in 10 days
within congress ending
Pocket vetoes can be
accidental
Plea Bargaining Agreement with the
prosecution for less
punishment
Plea bargaining is good
if you are looking at
severe punishment
Appellate Jurisdiction Can only decide issues
of law
Appellate jurisdiction
helps keeps the actual
law separate
Judicial Restraint Judges reluctant to
overturn acts of
legislature
Judicial restraint is used
by less active judges
Judicial Activist Judge who doesn't have
qualms about
overturning legislature
Judicial activist doesn't
care about overturning
anything
Writ of certiorari Document to request
lower court transcripts
The writ of certiorari
helps to get people
transcripts
Inalienable Rights A right that can't be
taken away
All humans have
Inalienable Rights
Checks and Balances Power of one branch of
government to stop
another
Checks and Balances
help to keep
government stable.
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