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Chapter 10
American Govt
Term | Definition |
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Committee of the Whole | allows the house to act more informally because of quorom(100) |
House Rules Committee | committee within the house that puts a rule on a bill before it goes to the house floor for consideration |
Filibuster | method of debate to delay a vote on a bill |
Cloture | having people sign petition to end filibuster in 2 days, but must have 2/3 votes |
Pocket Veto | president sticks bill in pocket |
Senatorial Courtesy | president consults senior US senator of his party of each state before nominating someone |
Meyers vs US | supreme courts confirmed the presidents power to remove someone from their position |
War Powers Act | **UNCONSTITUTIONAL** president can declare war without congress' consent |
Treaty | major agreement with a foreign government |
Executive Agreement | major agreement with a foreign government, but doesn't require Senate |
US vs Belmont | decided that executive agreements have the same status as treaty |
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company vs Sawyer | limits presidents power to seize property |
OMB (Office of Management Budget) | responsible for executive budget |
Line Item Veto | president rejects the bill completely |
Appropriations | bill that authorizes money usage |
Pork-barreling | doing local projects just to bring money to representatives district |
Reapportionment | the process of dividing the number of State representatives and senators among the State’s population in order to assure, as close as possible, districts of equal size |
Chief Justice | head of the federal court |
Law | principles/regulations made by the government |
Five Types of Law | common, equity, statutory, constitutional, administrative |
Injunction | court order telling a party to not do something |
Precedent | an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances. |
Stare Decisis | a doctrine or policy of following rules or principles laid down in previous judicial decisions unless they contravene the ordinary principles of justice |
Criminal Law | go to jail |
Civil Law | pay fine |
Misdemeanor | lesser criminal act |
Felony | serious crime |
Plaintiff | one claiming there were criminal acts |
Defendant | person accused of a crime |
Jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |
Dual Court System | separate state and federal court |
Adversary System | system of law that relies on the contest between each advocate representing his or her party's positions and involves an impartial person or group of people |
What powers are given to congress and the president in the constitution? | implied (McCullough vs Maryland) and inherent |
Who are the Mississippi congressmen? | Numalee, Thompson, Harper, Palazo, Cochren, Wicker |
Know the differences in the 2 houses? | HR= popular will S= policy deliberations |
Who are the leaders in congress? | HR= John Boehner S= Joe Biden |
Know the different functions of congress? | Lawmaking, Service to constituents, Representation, Oversight |
what is the difference between trustee, delegate,and politico? | T= looks out for nation D= looks out of its constituents P= combination of the two |
Know the 4 types of committees? | standing, select, joint, conference |
What are the qualifications for president? | 35 years old Natural Born 14 years US citizen |
What are the roles of the president? | chief legislator, chief of party, chief executive, chief of state, chief diplomat, commander and chief |