AP Government Vocabulary Review

A weak constitution that governed America during and immediately after the Revolutionary War.

Resolution used for settling housekeeping and procedural matters that affect both houses

Method of presidential staff organization with task forces, committees, and informal groups.

A SC decision embodying the principle of implied powers of the national government

A group with a distinct political interest.

A law that declares a person, without trial, to be guilty of a crime.

A Supreme Court decision upholding state enforced racial segregation

Committees appointed for a limited time period and pupose

Money given by the national government to the states.

The rule of precedent

Powers shared by the national and state governments.

Procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office.

A few top leaders, drawn from major sectors, will make all important decisions.

Information leaked to the media to test public reaction to a possible policy

Explanation of congressional voting emphasizing personal ideology and party identification

Process that permits voters to put legislative measures directly on the ballot.

Organization which prepares the federal budget for central clearance of legislative propossals

A name for party professionals as opposed to volunteers

Penalties for those who deprive others of equal enjoyment of places of accommodation.

Document signed by over 100 members of congress complaining of "abuse of judicial power

Electoral system in which the winner gets the most votes, even if it is not a majority;

Landmark case which the Court first found a "right to privacy" in the Constitution.

A Federalist bill of 1789 criminalizing criticism of government

Law requiring state gvrnmnts to allow voter registration when applying for a drivers license

British legislation to punish officials who divulge private government business

Sense of satisfaction derived from serving a cause from which one does not benefit personally

Address the issue of federal civil service employees taking part in political campaigns

An interest group whose efforts significantly benefit nonmembers.

The power of a government to effect laws that promote citizens' health, safety, and morals.

Supreme Court judges classifications based on race:  compelling public purpose.

A 1950 Act requiring the registration of all communists

The process whereby the Supreme Court applies provisions of the Bill of Rights to the states

A Supreme Court formula to legitimate the abridgment of the right of free speech.

Powers given to the state governments alone.

Political authority conferred by law or by state or national constitution.

Increase in the votes congressional candidates get when they first run for re-election

Committee to resolve differences in the House and Senate versions of a piece of legislation

Terms set by the natnl gvrnmnt that states must meet whether or not they accept federal grants.

Commerce clause allows Congress to criminalize marijuana regardless of state laws.

Restricted to lobbying efforts involving direct contacts with members of Congress

Document signed by 100 members of Congress complaining of "abuse of judicial power".

Researcher who found differences in political opinion associated with occupation in the 1950s

Proposal to create a weak national government.

A legal distinction that the Supreme Court scrutinized especially closely

Congress can't require local law officials to make criminal background checks for handguns

Those who avoid elections and civic organizations but contact officials about specific problems

A traditional pejorative name for the United States Senate

An alliance of factions

Agencies that perform staff services for the president but are not part of the White House

Refers to a flow of power and responsibility from the states to local governments

U.S. legislation guaranteeing citizens access to certain government documents

View that the government is dominated by capitalists.

Legislation that barred the use of federal funds for nearly any abortion 

A system in which sovereignty is wholly in the hands of the national government.

Resolution that is essentially the same as a law and used to propose Constitutional Amendments

Powers given to the national government alone.

Document signed by over 100 members of congress complaining of "abuse of judicial power

Doctrine espoused by Calhoun that states could hold certain national policies invalid.

The belief that competition among all affected interests shapes public policy.

Proposal to create a strong national government.

Argues the main effect of federalism since the Civil War has been to perpetuate racism.

Supreme Court case stating that a college may not use a numerical quota in admitting minorities

A 1940 Act criminalizing the advocacy of violent revolution

Process by which background traits influence one's political views.

1787 rebellion where Revolutionary veterans attempted to prevent foreclosures of farms.

Harming another by publishing defamatory statements

A Senate rule offering a means for stopping a filibuster

Argued the latent causes of faction are sown in the nature of man

An unsigned and typically brief court opinion

The First Amendment clause prohibiting official religion

Presidential staff organization where presidential assistants report  through a hierarchy.

A way that Senators can extend debate on a bill in order to prevent or delay it consideration

Allows 1 company to own up to 8 radio stations in large markets and an unlimited # nationally

A primary election in which each voter may vote for candidates from both parties.

Segregation that exists but that was not created by law.

One is liberal on economic issues, conservative on personal conduct issues

Presidential staff organization where presidential assistants report directly to the president

Constitutional theory the national and state governments each have defined areas of authority.

Wide-ranging civil rights law that prohibits, discrimination based on disability

Case in which the Supreme Court decided to apply the exclusionary rule to state and local law.

Appointed civil servant control of government, without consulting the public.

Method of selecting from a population where each person has an equal chance of being selected.

Segregation that is created by law.

Funds obtained by political parties spent on party activities, such as get-out-the-vote drives

Litigation in which a citizen of one state sues a citizen of another state (over $50,000)

Legislation that gave 18-year-olds the right to vote in all U.S. elections

Republican party faction of the 1890s -1910s composed of reformers who opposed patronage

Historian who argued the Founders were motivated by the economic advantage of their class.

A primary  where voters may choose in which party to vote as they enter the polling place

A court standard for finding the media guilty of libeling officials

Gender discrimination violates the Equal Protection clause of the 14th amendment/reasonableness

Those who favor  a weaker national government.