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Government And Politics with Kieser at West Bend West High School

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Nonpartisan Election

a local or judicial election in which candidates are not selected or endorsed by political parties, and party afficiations are not listed on ballots

Articles of Confederation

first governing document of the confederated states drafted in 1777, replaced by the Consitution

Shay's Rebellion

Rebellion by farmers in western Massachusetts in 1786-1787, protesting mrtgage forclosures: led by Daniel Shay and important because it highlighted the need for a strong central government

Bicameralism

the principle of a 2 house legislature

New Jersey Plan

proposal at the Constitutional convention made by William Paterson of New Jersey. -a central government witha single house legisature in which each state would be represented equally

Conneticut Compromise

Conpromise agreement by states at the Constitutional Convention for abicameral legislature, with a lower house in which representation would be based on population and a upper house with each state would have 2 seats

Executive Order

Directive issud by a president or governor that has the force of law

Checks and Balances

Constitutional grants of power that enables each of the 3 branches of government to check some acts of the others and therefore ensure that no branch can dominate

Democracy

government by the people

Direct Democracy

government where citizens come together to discuss and pass laws directly

Representative Democracy

government that gets its power indirectly from the people who vote

Concurrent Powers

powers that the Constitution gives to both the national andstate governments, such as the power tolevy taxes

Iron Triangle

a mutually dependent relationship among intest groups, congressional committees and subcommittees, and government agencies that share a common policy concern

Anti-Federalists

opponents of ratification of the Constitution and of a strong central government generally

Impeachment

formal accusation against a public offical, the first step in removal from office

The Federalist Papers

series of essays promoting ratifiction of the Constitution, published anonymously by Alexander Hamlton, John Jay and James Madison

1787-1788

Natural Law

God's or natures law that defines the right from wrng and is higher than human law

Fillibuster

a procedural practice in the senate whereby a senator refuses to relinguish the floor, and there by delays proceeding and prevents a vot on controversial issues

Red tape

unneccesary rules you have to follow

Executive Privledge

the power to keep executive communications confidential, especially if they relate to national security

Gerrymandering

th drawing of legistative district boundries to denifit a party, group, or incumbent

Dissenting Opinion

an opinion disagreeing with the majority in a Supreme Court ruling

Concurring Opinion

an opinion that agrees with the majority in a Supreme Court ruling, but a differs on the reasoning

Writ of Certioari

a formal writ used to bring a case before the Supreme Court

Electoral College

the electoral system in electing the President and Vice President, in which voters vote for electors pledge to cast their ballots for a particular party's candidates

Closed Primary

primary election in which only persons registered in the party holding the primary may vote

Mass Media

means of communication that reach te mss public, indluding newspapers and magazines, radio, television (broadcast, cable, satalite), film, recordings, books, electronic communication

Minor Party

a small political party that rises and falls with a charismatic candidate, o if composed of ideologies on the right or left, usualy persists over time: also called a third party

Issue Advocacy

promoting a particular position or and issue paid for by intrest groups, or individuals but not a candidate. Much issue advocacy is often electioering for or against a candidate and unit 2004 had not been subject to any regulation

Divided Govenment

governance divided between the parites, especially when one hold the Presidency and the controls one or both houses of congress

Libertarian Party

a minor party that believes in extremly limited government. Librtarian call for a free market system, expanded individual liberties such as drug legalization and a foreign policy of non-intervention free trake and open immigration

Political Socialization

the process most notably in families and schools by which we develpe our political attitudes, values and beliefs.

Direct Primary

election in which voters choose party nominies

Open Primary

primary election n which any voter, regardless of party, may vote

Winner-Take-All System

an election system in which the candidate with the most votes wins

Kegnesian Economics

theory based on the principles of John Maynard Keynes, stating that government spending should increase during buisness slumps, and be curbed during booms

Office Block Ballot

ballot on which all the candidates are listed under the office for which they are running, makeing split ticket voting easier

Coattail Effect

the boost that a candidate may get in an election because of the popularity of candidates above them on the ballot, especially the President

Party Column Ballot

type of ballot that encourages party-line voting by listing all of a party's candidates in a column under the party name

Attentive Public

those citizens who follow public affairs carefully

Voter Registration

system designed to reduce voter fraud by limiting voting to those who have established eligibility by submitting the proper form

Crossover Voting

voting by a member of one party for a candidate of another party

Candidate Appeal

how voters feel about a candidate's background, personality, leadership ablility, and other personal qualities

Soft Money

money raised in umlimited amounts by political parites for party building purposes. Now largely illegal, except for limited contributions to state or local parities for voter registration and get-out-the-vote efforts

Single-Member Districts

an electoral district in which voters choose one representative or official

3/5 Compromise

compromise between northern and southern states at the Constitutional Convention that 3/5 of the slave population would be counted for determining direct taxation and reprentation in the House of Representatives

Federalists

supporters of ratification of the Constitution whose position promoting a strong central government was later voiced in the Federalist Party

News Media

media that emphasises the news

Political Socialization

the process by which we develope our political attitudes values and beliefs

Independent Expenditure

the Supreme Court as ruled that individual groups and parties can spend unlimited amounts in campaigns for or against candidates as long as the operate independently from the candidates

Referendum

procedure for submitting to poular vote measures passes by the legislative or proposed amendments to a state constitution

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