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American Gov Finals
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A blanket pardon offered to a group of law violators. | Amnesty |
| Head of the Department of Justice. | Attorney General |
| Adj. describing a legislative body composed of two chambers. | Bicameral |
| Issue a formal condemnation. | Censure |
| Mercy or leniency granted to an offender by a chief executive. | Clemency |
| Power to reduce the length of a sentence or fine for a crime. | Commutation |
| Written explanation of the views of one or more judges who disagree with a decision reached by majority of the court. | Dissenting opinion |
| Power of the federal courts alone to hear certain cases. | Exclusive jurisdiction |
| Various tactics aimed at defeating a bill in a legislative body by preventing a final vote. | Filibuster |
| Current officeholder. + | Incumbent |
| Form of gov. in which power is held by a small, self-appointed elite. | Oligarchy |
| An unwelcome person. | Persona non grata |
| Court decision that stands as example to be followed in future similar cases. | Precedents |
| Exclusive power of a President to recognize foreign states. | Recognition |
| Official postponement of the execution of a sentence. | Reprieve |
| Unpopular provision added to an important bill certain to pass so that it will "ride" through legislative process. | Rider |
| Presiding officer of the House of Representatives. | Speaker of House |
| Extraordinary session of a legislative body, called to deal with an emergency situation. | Special session |
| Agreement at the Constitutional Convention to count a slave as three-fifths of a person when determining the population of a State. | Three-fifths Compromise |
| Formal agreement between two or more sovereign states.+ | Treaty |
| Centralized government in which all gov. powers belong to a single, central agency. | Unitary government |
| Plan presented by delegates from Virginia, calling for a three-branch government with a bicameral legislature. | Virginia Plan |
| Assistants to floor leaders in the House and Senate | Whip |
| Order by a higher court directing a lower court to send up the record in a given case for review. | Writ of centiorari |
| Party who brings a suit or some other legal action against another in court. | Plaintiff |
| All citizens are entitled to certain "privileges and immunities" regardless of their State residence. | Privileges and Immunities clauses |
| Power shared by federal and State court to hear certain cases. | Concurrent jurisdiction |
| Written explanation of the views of one or more judges who support a decision reached by a majority of the court. | Concurrent opinion |
| Pact made by the president directly with the head of a foreign state. | Executive agreement |
| Proposal for action that has the force of law when passed. | Joint resolution |
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