| Question |
Answer |
| Uncontrollable Spending |
Parts of the budget that is comminted to national debt and it cannot be changed |
| cooperative federalism |
major shift in policital parties, realignment |
| critical elections |
election in which a realignment occurs |
| fiscal federalism |
national state and local government are working together on a project that is principally paid for by the national government |
| Horse-race journalism |
tendency of the news media to cover political races as contests instead of emphasizing the issues |
| "wall of seperation |
phrase of thomas Jefferson and refers to the seperation of church and state |
| amicus curiae |
end of a court brief, judicial lobbying [“A friend of the court.” 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] |
| appointment of Supreme Court justices |
nominated by the president, approved my senate. |
| Bill of rights. |
what it contains, 1st amendment rights |
| block grants |
grant of money to states for multiple causes |
| Bureau of the Census |
Organization that does the Census every ten years |
| Characteristics of partisans and activists |
activists tend to be highly educated with relatively high income |
| cabinet |
by custom, the cabinet includes the heads of the fourteen major executive departments |
| categorical grants |
money given by the federal government to the states |
| checks on the power of the federal courts |
the ability of congress to impeach federal judges and the courts have no enforceent mechanism of their own |
| civil rights act of 1866 |
makes it possible for a citizen to sue for deprivation of civil rights under color of state law |
| civil service |
government workers who are not political appointees. Pendleton Act |
| commerce clause |
Congress has the power to regulate commerce among the states |
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