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Kimberly YWPA pg.244
Kimberly YWPA pg.244 vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| An official who would help citizens resolve their problems with bureaucratic agencies. | Ombudsman |
| A primary that allows any voter, regardless of partisan identification, to vote for a Republican or Democratic nominee. | Open Primary |
| A Court that hears a case for the first time has original jurisdiction. A court that is hearing a case on appeal from a lower court has appellate jurisdiction. | Original Jurisdiction |
| The power of Congress to investigate the performance of executive agencies or to hold hearings on major problems facing American society | Oversight Function |
| Representatives or senators whose votes on bills are heavily influenced by their respective party leader. | Partisan Orientation |
| The degree to which citizens view themselves as loyal to the Republican or Democratic parties. | Party Identification |
| Voters who identify with a political party or are influenced by party loyalty at election time. | Party in the Electorate |
| The appointed or elected officeholders in the legislative and executive branches of government. The term may apply to the dominant party in the legislative and/or executive branches. | Party in the Government |
| A written document, approved at the national convention, that delineates where the party stands on the important political issues of the day. | Party Platform |
| Legislation passed in 2001 expanding the government's power to investigate potential terrorist actions against the United States | Patriot Act |
| Alleged savings from the defense budget that can be applied to social programs. | Peace Divided |
| 1883 act that made merit basis for hiring personnel in the federal workforce through competitive examinations. | Pendleton Act |
| A Russian term meaning "restructuring," which Gorbachev use dto promote his policies of economic change in the Solviet union during the 1980's. | Perestroika |
| A jury that decides upon the ultimate innocence or guilt of an individual. | Petit Jury |
| One specific issue in a party platform/ | Plank |
| A legal tactic that allows a defendant to plea guilty in exchange of a lesser sentence. | Plea Bargaining |
| The Supreme Court ruled (in 1896) that a seperate-but-equal doctrine was constitutional. | Plessy v. Ferguson |
| The point at which a policy's action plan is converted into an actual law or decision. | Policy Adoption |
| The stage of the policy process that assesses whether a policy's operational consequences have resulted in a successful resolution of the original problem. | Policy Evaluation |
| A stage of the policy process in which an action plan is devised. | Policy Formulation |
| The stage of the policy process in which a policy's operational intent is carried out by the appropriate administrators or bureaucrats. | Policy Implementation |
| A committee established by corporations, labor unions, or other groups that distributes funds to election campaigns. | Political Action Committee (PAC) |
| Ther perception or feeling that an individual's voting act can truly make a difference in public policy, the functioning of government, and the quality of his or her own life. | Political Efficacy |
| A group of people who voluntarily band together for the purpose of winning political offices, and then making public policy. | Political Party |
| A country rules by relatively small self-appointed elite, perhaps by very wealthy landowners or a military junta. | Oligarchy |
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