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AP Gov vocab 1&2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Congressional Oversight | to ensure that executive branch agencies are carrying out the policy or program as defined by Congress |
| Logrolling | trading votes to gain support for a bill |
| Politico Model | considers a variety of factors and decides their action or vote that makes the most sense to them at the time |
| Mandatory Spending | expenditures required by law for certain programs |
| Deficit | difference between spending and revenue |
| Gerrymandering | illogical district lines drawn to give the advantage to one party |
| Inherent Powers | abilities not explicitly listed but are nonetheless within the jurisdiction of the executive branch |
| Bully Pulpit | brightly lit stage to pitch ideas to the American people |
| Executive Privilege | the right to withhold information or their decision-making process from another branch, especially congress |
| Compliance Monitoring | making sure the firms and companies that are subject to industry regulations are following those standards and provisions |
| Iron Triangles | an agency, a congressional committee, and an interest group |
| Issue Networks | experts and stakeholders collaborate to create specific policy on an issue |
| Discretionary Authority | congress has granted departments, agencies, bureaus, and commissions varying degrees of judgment in developing rules and interpreting legislation |
| Precedent | ruling that firmly establishes a legal principle |
| Judicial Review | the ability to declare a legislative act or an executive branch action void |
| Judicial Activism | when judges strike down laws or reverse public policy |
| Amicus Curiae Brief | friend of the court brief, argues for a particular ruling in the case |
| Standing Committees | permanent groups focused on a particular subject and authorized under the rules of each house |
| Germane | directly related to the topic of the bill |
| Pork Barrel Spending | product of legislative add-ons, funds are directed to a very specific purpose |
| Electoral College | states could decide how their electors would be chosen; each state would have the same number of electors that they had representatives in congress and people would vote for the electors |
| Advice and Consent | formal approval on presidential appointments |
| Popular Sovereignty | the people as the ultimate ruling authority |
| Cloture Rule | enabled and required a two-thirds supermajority to close up or stop debate on a bill and call for a vote |
| Delegate Model | tries to reflect the will of their constituency |
| Trustee Model | representatives believe they are entrusted by their constituency to use their best judgment, regardless of how constituents may view an issue |
| Imperial Presidency | powerful executive position guided by a weaker congress |
| Stewardship Theory | presumed that presidential powers are only strictly limited by the actual limits listed in the constitution |
| Presidential Succession Act | prevents any doubt of who will assume the presidency if a problem should arise where the office of the presidency becomes vacant |
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