perjury. Pork-Barrel Legislation laws the Congress pass to appropriate money for local federal projects Local federal projects get money because of the Pork-Barrel Legislation. Expressed Powers enumerated powers (article one, section 3) Collecting and levying taxes is one of the government's expressed powers. Necessary and Proper Clause elastic clause. last clause of section 8. implies that Congress has powers beyond those expressed in the first 17 Clauses. The Necessary and Proper clause is for the betterment of all people. Appropriations Bill proposed laws to authorize spending money Proposing laws to spend money works with the Appropriations Bill. Interstate Commerce commerce among states The greatest interstate commerce was between California and Nevada. 25th Amendment when office of VP becomes empty, president appoints a replacement The president appointed a replacement VP as required by the 25th Amendment. Rider a provision on a subject other than the one covered by a bill. Usually don't have anything to do with the bill and occurs at the end of a session... The rider that was added to the bill had nothing to do with the subject of the bill. Veto when president refuses to sign a bill and returns it to Congress including reasons for the actions The president vetoed the new law due to various reasons.
Term Definition Sentence Standing Committee a permanent committee One of the various standing committees is on Homeland Security. Select Committee a temporary committee One of the committees is the Select Committee on Intelligence. Joint Committee a committee made up of members of both chambers in a bicameral legislature The Joint Committee on the Library is one the few joint committees. Cloture closes a debate The Senate is set for a cloture vote when Congress reconvenes Monday. Ways and Means Committee (House) a committee that has total jurisdiction on taxation, tariffs, and other revenue-raising bills. They cannot serve on any other committees Serving on the Ways and Means Committee means working on revenue- raising bills. Appropriation an approval of government spending. This is congressional responsibility. The legislature will decide soon whether to keep the appropriation. Lobbying the work the lobbyist do to persuade officials to support their views There must be a more productive way of expressing their feelings and lobbying for change. PACs Political actions committees. Fund-raising organizations established by corporations, labor unions and other special-interest groups. Funds come voluntarily by company employees, stockholders and union members. Use funds to support lawmakers who favor their position in issues. PACs get their money through company employees, stockholders, and union members voluntarily donating money and use it to support lawmakers who favor their positions in issues.
Term Definition Sentence Concurrent Resolution deals with matters where laws aren't needed. Require actions of the House and Senate A concurrent resolution extending the life of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies. Speaker of the House member who preside (runs the meeting), appoints some members to committees, refers bills to standing committee (rules committee dies this too), puts questions to vote and follows up in succession The Speaker of the House shared his views and the bill was voted upon. The Great Compromise a bicameral legislature with a House of Representatives based on population, and a senate with equal representation for all states The Great Compromise of 1787 is an event of great importance in the US history as it laid the foundation of the present day structure of the US. The Necessary and Proper Clause allows congress to make all laws that appear to be necessary and proper, also known as the elastic clause The Necessary and Proper clause is for the betterment of all people. Federalism The system of government under which the national government and local (state) governments share powers The principles of federalism are recognized under this government. Confederation A system in which many decisions are made by an external member-state legislation In 1867 the confederation of four provinces created the new country of Canada. Reserved Powers Powers that belong exclusively to the states The Congress used it's reserved powers to impose a new law. Concurrent Powers Powers shared by the nation and states governments Taxation is an example of a concurrent power. Judicial Review The power of the Supreme Court to declare laws and executive actions unconstitutional One way of challenging state authority is to seek judicial review of decisions made by public bodies. Conservative Individuals should be responsible for their own well being and should not rely on government assistance Conservatives believe that everyone should take care of themselves without government help.
Term Definition Sentence Liberal Believe that the government should be used to remedy the social and economic injustices of the marketplace, support government regulation of the economy Liberals believe that the government should help support everyone, especially with economic support. Political Parties Group of people with common political goals which hopes it influence policy through the election process, run candidates for office who represent the political agenda of party members The two main political parties in America are the Democrats and the Republicans. Super Tuesday Many primaries are held on the same Tuesday early in March The primary is going to be held on Super Tuesday. Electoral College Created by the framers as a mean of insulating the government from whims of a less educated public The president is decided from the electoral college votes, not the popular vote. Voting Rights Act of 1965 Encourage states to take measures to increase minority representatives in congress Minorities were encouraged in Congress through the voting rights act of 1965. Earmarks Provisions within legislation that appropriate money to a specific project Almost 20,000 earmarks were requested by lawmakers for their states. Pocket Veto If a president doesn't sign a bill during the 10 days before a congressional session ends The congressional session ended resulting in a pocket veto. Plea Bargaining An agreement with the prosecution to agree to a less serious crime and sentence The interrogation ended with a plea bargain being struck. Appellate Jurisdiction Can only decide issues of law, not the facts of the case The judge only has appellate jurisdiction. Judicial Restraint When judges are reluctant to overturn the acts of legislature Three of the Supreme Court judges almost always have judicial restraint. Judicial Activist A judge who has no qualms overturning legislature The Supreme Justice is a judicial activist.
Term Definition Sentence Writ of Certiorari A legal document used to request the lower court transcripts of a case The Supreme Court wrote a writ of certiorari to the Southern District of Indiana court.