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Description
Term
Tried to convince people to ratify the constitution without the Bill of Rights
Federalist Papers
Freedom of speech, press, assembly, religion, and petition
1st Amendment
Federal government tells states exactly how to spend money
Categorical Grant
 
Vice President
If a bill is proposed within 10 days of congress adjourning and the president does not sign it, it will die (un-overrideable veto)
Pocket Veto
The President's role as head of the military
Commander-in-Chief
Representative democracy. Sovereignty rests with the people, as opposed to a king or monarch.
Republic
 
Closed Rule
Washington DC gets 3 electoral votes
23rd Amendment
Thomas Jefferson's statement of political liberalism
Declaration of Independence
Presidents have 2 terms
22nd Amendment
"You support my bill, I'll support yours"
Logrolling
No double jeopardy (what amendment)
5th Amendment
The leader of the majority party and presiding officer of the House of Representatives.
Speaker of the House
 
Executive Agreement
 
Cabinet
Government should stimulate the economy during recessions by spending more
Keynesian Economics
 
Limited Government
Proposed at the Constitutional Convention to have proportional (population-based) representation in Congress
Virginia Plan
 
Civil Service
Description
Term
 
Bureuacratic Discretion
Which group advocated for the removal of the Bill of Rights
Federalists
Proposed at Constitutional Convention for equal representation in new Congress
New Jersey Plan
 
Pardon Power
Alexander Hamilton advocates for judicial review (required document)
Federalist 78
 
Independent Executive Agencies
 
Open Rule
Poll of voters who have cast their ballot
Exit Poll
Law that bans gender discrimination in federally funded schools
Title IX
 
Treaty Power
Legal restriction that limits the number of years a person may serve in a particular elected office
Term Limits
A more or less consistent set of beliefs about what policies government should pursue
Political Ideology
Strictly separates federal and state powers
Dual Federalism/layer-cake federalism
 
Circuit Courts
 
Elite Democracy
 
Supreme Court
State can use grant money for whatever
Block Grant
The process of acquiring political beliefs
Political Socialization
Federal and state government work together
Cooperative federalism/Marble-cake federalism
 
Honeymoon Period
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