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AP Government with Keeler at Lakeland Union High School

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administrative ajudicfication

applying rules and precedents to specific cases to settle disputes with regulated parties

administrative legislation and regulation

rules made by regulatory agencies and commissions

adverse selection problem

the problem of incomplete information; of choosing alternatives without fully knowing the characteristics of the available options

affirmative action

program designed to redress historic historic injustices committed against specific groups by making special efforts to provide members of these groups with access to educational and employment opportunities

after-the-fact authority

the authority to follow up on the fate of a proposal once it has been approved by the full chamber

agency loss

the difference between what a principal would like an agent to do and the agents actual performance

agency representation

representatives are held accountable to their constituents if they don't represent them correctly

congress legislative tasks

- passing legislation
- meet with constituents(making sure they understand bills)
- recommending people for military academies
- oversight (make sure committees are carrying out legislation)
- what get you re-elected; what constituents want

agenda power

power to determine what will be considered within an institution; allows people to make proposals or block proposals from being made

agenda setting

the power of the media to bring public attention to particular issues and problems

Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC)

federal funds, given by the state, for children living with parents or relatives who fall below state standards of need. Later changed to Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) block grant

amicus curiae

"friend of the court" individuals or groups who are not parties to lawsuit but who seek to assist the court in reaching a decision by presenting additional briefs

appellate court

court that hears appeals of trial court decisions

appropriations

the amounts approved by Congress in bills that each unit or agency of government can spend

area sampling

polling technique used for large cities, states, or whole nations when a high level of accuracy is required

Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union

america's first written constitution; later supplanted by the constitution in 1789

attitude/ opinion

a specific preference on a specific issue

Australian Ballot

electoral format that presents the names of all the candidates for any given office on the same ballot; facilitated split- ticket voting

House Rules Committee

- make sure bills are being enacted
- make sure bills fit a particular time on the calendar to be argued
- set the order of bills being debated
- decide if bill will be amended or not
- only committee for house, not senate

house ways and means committee

- taxes
- influence on tax code

senate finance committee

- work in conjunction with house ways and means committee

authoritarian government

government recognizes no formal limits but may nevertheless be restrained by the power of other social institutions; social groups restrain the government

tax and finance bills

- originate in the house
- more people to influence

appropriations committee

where money will be proportioned among bills

autocracy

a single individual-- king, queen, or dictator-- rules

Automatic stabilizers

Government spending and taxes that automatically increase or decrease along
with the business cycle.

balance- of- power role

the strategy where many countries form alliances with one or more other countries in order to counterbalance the behavior of other more powerful nations

GAO (general accounting office)

- looks at executive spending
- audits on bills
- bills go to GAO before being passed

CBO (congressional budget office)

- examines the economic impact of any federal program
- evaluate budget and make recommendations

bandwagon effect

a situation wherein reports of voter or delegate opinion can influence the actual outcome of an election or nomination convention

bellwether district

town or district that is a microcosm of the whole population or that has been found to be a good predictor of an election

bicameral legislature

legislative assembly composed of two chambers or houses

bicameralism

having a legislative assembly composed of two chambers or houses

bilateral treaty

treaty made between two nations; contrast with multilateral treaty

bill of rights

first ten commandments of the constitution; ensure civil rights and liberties to the people

bipartisanship

close cooperation between two parties; usually an effort by the two major parties in congress to cooperate with the president in making foreign policies

block grants

federal funds given to state governments to pay for goods, services, or programs, with relatively few restrictions on how the funds may be spent

briefs

written documents in which attorneys explain -- using case precedents-- why the court should find in favor of their client

bureacracy

complex structure of offices, tasks, rules, and principles of organization that are employed by all large- scale institutions to coordinate the work of their personnel

bureacratic drift

the common phenomenon of bureaucratic implementation that produces policy more to the liking of the bureaucracy than originally legislated, but without triggering a political reaction from elected officials

by-product theory

Mancur Olson's theory, which states that collective action can emerge as a consequence of providing group members private benefits; this access to selective benefits attracts membership

cabinet

the secretaries, or chief administrators, of the major departments of the federal government; cabinet secretaries are appointed by the president and approved by the senate

categorical grants- in- aid

funds given by congress to states and localities, earmarked by law for specific categories such as education or crime prevention

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