Vocab.
Vocab. II
Vocab III
Vocab. IV
Vocab. V
100
The powers held by the national government because it is the national government of a sovereign state in the world community.
What is implied powers
100
Provision attached to an important bill.
What is rider
100
A pact between the President and a foreign state that does not require Senate approval.
What is an executive agreement
100
The total population of those eligible to vote.
What is the electorate.
100
The list of cases to be heard in a court.
What is a docket
200
The powers that are "reasonably suggested" by the expressed powers, but are not specifically written in the Constitution.
What are implied powers
200
Majority of the full membership of either house.
What is a quorum
200
Postpones the execution of a sentence, but in itself does not change the sentence.
What is reprieve
200
The Constitution provides for this by establishing three distinct branches of government: legislative, executive, and judicial.
What is separation of powers.
200
These people must case their state's formal votes for president.
What are presidential electors.
300
The power to interpret laws, determine their meaning, and settle disputes within society.
What is judicial power
300
The term regularly used to describe those people who have no specific major party affiliation.
What is an independent.
300
Lessens a sentence.
What is commutation
300
This system helps keep one branch of government from dominating the actions of the others.
What is checks and balances
300
The formal statement of political party's basic principles.
What is the platform
400
The body of fundamental laws setting out the principles, structures, and processes of government.
What is a constitution
400
The practice of voting for candidates of more than one party in any one election.
What is split-ticket voting
400
The right of people to gather together to express their views on public matters is known as the right to _____.
What is assemble.
400
A court in which a case is first head has this.
What is original jurisdiction
400
The speech given by an important party member at the first session of he nation convention.
What is the keynote address
500
Often described as a centralized government; all powers geld by the government belong to a single, central agency.
What is unitary government
500
People who do not believe their actions can affect politics lack a sense of this.
What is political efficacy
500
Government action seeking to curb ideas before they are expressed is called.
What is prior restraint
500
Involve noncriminal matters, such as disputes over the terms of contracts or claims of patent infringement.
What are civil cases
500
Seats in the House of Rep. are _____ among the States according to their populations.
What is apportioned
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