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GoPo vocab C
Review of AP GoPo Vocabulary - C
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Provides the basic framework of government. It is the supreme law of the land | Constitution |
| An alliance among different interest groups or parties to achieve some political goal; e.g. between RINOs and Democrats on environmental issues | Coalition |
| A primary measure of inflation determined by the increase in the cost of products compared to a base year | Consumer Price Index |
| In general, a person who favors more limited and local government, less government regulation of markets, more social conformity to traditional norms and values, and tougher policies toward criminals | Conservative |
| Emergency spending legislation that prevents the shutdown of any department simply because its budget has not been enacted | Continuing Resolution |
| Grants that include project and formula grants and aim at assisting the states in specific areas such as health, income security, and education. Usually require that the states put up matching funds | Categorical |
| A case brought into court by a person on behalf of not only himself or herself but qall other persons in the country under similar circumstances | Class action suit |
| An order from the House Rules Committee that sets a time limit on debate and forbids a bill from being amended on the legislative floor | Closed |
| Forbidden by the Eighth Amendment | Cruel and Unusual punishment |
| Federal rules attached to the grants that states receive. States must abide by these rules in order to receive the grants | Conditions of aid |
| An election limited to registered party members | Closed primary |
| Those rights of the people that are protected by the Bill of Rights | Civil liberties |
| A party committee in Congress that provides funds to members who are running for reelection or would-be members running for an open seat or challenging an incumbent | Congressional campaign committee |
| Party regulars meeting in small groups asking questions and discussing candidates and voting on which candidate to endorse | Caucus |
| Created a bicameral legislature, where one house is represented by population, and the other house is represented by the states | Connecticut Compromise |
| A legal interpretation that reconciled two views of the First Amendment right of free speech: that Congress cannot pass any law to restrict speech vs the view that Congress can punish harms caused by speech | Clear and present danger test |
| The tendency of lesser-known or weaker candidates to profit in an election by the presence on the ticket of a more popular candidate | Coattails |
| A rule used by the Senate to end or limit debate: requires a vote of 3/5 of the Senate | Cloture |
| The view that the US should limit aggressive nations from spreading their power | Containment |
| A political system in which states or regional governments retain ultimate authority except for those powers that they expressly delegate to a central government | Confederation |
| An increase reflected in presidential preference polls immediately following a party's nominating convention | Convention bump |
| An expression of congressional opinion without the force of law that requires the approval of both the House and Senate but not of the president. Used to settle housekeeping and procedural matters that affect both houses | Concurrent resolution |
| A Supreme Court opinion by one or more justices who agree with the majority's conclusion but for different reasons | Concurring opinion |
| Developed during LBJ's administration, it was characterized by the Great Society programs, which placed a major responsibility on federally funded programs | Creative federalism |
| An association of members of the legislature to advocate a political ideology or regional, ethnic, or economic interest | Congressional caucus |
| A committee consisting of senators and representatives that meets to resolve differences in legislation | Conference |
| Begun under Nixon, this approach stressed the downsizing of the federal government and more reliance on revenue sharing and grants | Competitive federalism |
| Developed during the New Deal, it is characterized by the federal government's becoming more intrusive in what were traditionally state powers | Cooperative federalism |
| The application of equal protection under the law to individuals | Civil rights |
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