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B Government
B vocab.
Question | Answer |
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Baker v. Carr | Court decided that congressional district reapportionment may not be used to dilute representation of minorities |
ballot | devise by which a voter registers a choice in an election |
bankruptcy | court action to release a person or corporation from unpaid debts |
bench trial | a trial held without a jury, civil or ciminal proceeding at which the judge decides all questions of fact and law |
bicameralism | a two-house legislature |
bill | a proposal presented to a legislative body, for possible enactment as a law. |
bill of attainder | legislative act, illegal without a judicial trial, that inflicts punishment on an individual or group for the purpose of suppressing that person or group. |
Bill of Rights | the first ten amendment to the U.S. Constitution guaranteeing specific rights and liberties |
bipartisan | politics that emphasizes cooperation between the major parties |
blanket primary | a nominating election in which voters may switch from one political party's primary to another on an office-to-office basis |
block grant | fed. grants to the states and local communities that are for general use in a broad area, such as community development |
boycott | refusal to buy or sell an opponent's goods in order to influence his/her behavior. |
brief | a document containing the collected legal written arguments in a case filed with a court by a party prior to a hearing or trial. Most often an appellate brief filed with a court of appeals. |
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka | Court decision that declare the doctrine of "separate but equal" unconstitutional. |
bureaucracy | any large, complex administrative structure, a hierarchical organization with job specialization and complex rules. |
bureaucrat | an appointed gov. official with defined responsibilities in a bureaucracy who insists on rigid adherence to rules. |
Burger Court | the description given the U.S. Court from 1969 yo 1986 (led Warren Burger). It was expected that the "Burger Court" would become a conservative court under Warren Burger and reverse many of the liberal rulings of the earlier Warren Court. |