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GoPo Vocab A- B
GoPo AP Vocabulary A - B
Question | Answer |
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A government printed ballot of uniform size and shape to be cast in secret that was adopted by many states around 1890 in order to reduce voting fraud | Australian |
A document that announces how much the government will collect in taxes and spend in revenues and how those will expenditures will be allocated among various programs | Budget |
A primary election that permits all voters regardless of party to choose candidates | Blanket |
A law that declares a person, without a trial, to be guilty of a crime; forbidden to both Congress and the states by Article I of the Constitution | Bill of Attainder |
A court that makes decisions that forge new ground such as Roe v Wade or Brown v BOE based on the view that judges should discern the general principles underlying the Constitution and its often vague language, often done with the guidance of moral or eco | Activist |
A legislative grant of money tot finance a government program | Appropriation |
A situation in which the government takes in more money than it spends | Budget surplus |
Refers to interested groups or individuals, not directly involved in a suit, who may file legal briefs or make oral arguments in support of one side | Amicus curiae (friend of the court) |
Grants of money from the federal government to states for programs in certain general areas rather than for specific kinds of program | Block |
Programs for minorities supported by government as a means of providing equality under the law | Affirmative Action |
A legal document prepared by an attorney representing a party before a court | Brief |
The ability to use the office of the presidency to promote a particular program and/or to influence Congress to accept legislative proposals | Bully Pulpit |
A situation in which the government spends more money that it takes in from taxes and fees | Budget deficit |
Legislative permission to begin or continue a government program or agency; may grant permission to spend a certain sum of money, although the money isn't available yet | Authorization |