AP Gov Final Review - Part 2

The Branches

100

What are the three branches of government in the United States?

Judicial, Legislative and Executive

200

This allows the president to bypass the Senate's treaty approval check.

Executive Agreement

300

This is the presiding officer of the senate IF the vice president isn't available

President Pro Tempore

400

These are permanent panels that look through all bills sent to them for their respective area of expertise

Standing Committees

500

This is what the lower courts use in order to acknowledge the precedent from important Supreme Court decisions

Stare Decisis

Court Cases

100

This court case forced states to provide counsel for those that couldn't afford it

Gideon v. Wainwright

200

This court case made it illegal for schools to restrict free speech for students as long as it wasn't infringing on other students right to an education

Tinker v. Des Moines

300

This court case made it illegal for public schools to have prayer as a part of the school day

Engel v. Vitale

400

This case made it illegal for cities or states to ban guns (in this case, handguns).

McDonald v. Chicago

500

This case made it illegal for redistricting to be done based on race

Shaw v. Reno

Bureaucracy and Budgets

100

This is the process of giving someone a job based on their loyalty to the party

Patronage

200

This amendment allows the federal government to tax income

16th Amendment

300

This made it illegal for politicians to use donated money for anything but campaigns

The Hatch Act

400

These are the parts of a budget that can change from year to year and aren't required to be paid.

Discretionary Programs

500

This is the belief that last year's budget will be about the same as the year before but with a little extra

Incrementalism

Political Behaviors and Beliefs

100

This term describes the phenomena in which women tend to be more liberal and vote more than men

Gender Gap

200

This is the belief that voting and participation in government matters

Political Efficacy

300

What are three factors that influence how likely you are to vote?

Age, Education, Gender, Race

400

These are elections to choose a candidate in which only members of the registered party can vote

Closed Primary

500

This banned the use of soft money in elections and increased the limits on contribution to candidates

McCain-Feingold Act (Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act)

Amendments

100

This is the term for the first ten amendments

Bill of Rights

200

This amendment restricts the President to running for only two terms

22nd Amendment

300

This amendment provided 18 year olds with the right to vote

26th Amendment

400

This amendment changed the way Senators were chosen for the Senate

17th Amendment

500

This amendment outlines the right to an attorney and a speedy, public trial

6th Amendment