Seinfeld: Drawing a district boundary in some bizarre shape to make it easy for the candidate of one party to win elections in that district
What is Gerrymandering
100
The coherent set of values and beliefs about the purpose and scope of government held by groups and individuals. Differs from Political culture because it focuses more on policy making itself rather than conventions of government
What is Political Ideology
100
Gatekeeper, Scorekeeper, Watchdog.
What are Roles of the Media
100
Made up of Reps and Senators appointed to resolve differences in the senate and the house versions of the same legislation
What is a Conference Committee
100
Federal grants that can be used only for specific purposes of state and local spending. They come with strings attached, such as nondiscrimination provisions.
What are Categorical Grants
200
Lloyd Wright: benefit allowing members of Congress to mail letters and other materials postage-free
What is franking privelage
200
A distinctive and patterned way of thinking about how political and economic life ought to be carried out
What is Political Culture
200
If a person is attacked on a broadcast, that person has the freedom to retort over that same station
What is Right of Reply rule
200
Settles housekeeping and procedural matters that affect both houses
What is Concurrent Resolution
200
Federal grants that are more open ended and give the delegation process to the states
What are Block Grants
300
Dunphy: A prolonged speech or series of speeches made to delay action in a legislative assembly.
What is a Fillibuster
300
A citizen's capacity to understand and influence political events
What is Political Efficacy
300
If a broadcaster endorses a candidate, the opposing candidate has a right to reply
What is Political editorializing rule
300
Petition that, if signed by majority of the House of Representatives' members, will pry a bill from committee and bring it to the floor for consideration.
What is a Discharge Petition
300
federal sharing of a fixed percentage of its revenue with the states
What is Revenue Sharing
400
Rockwell: A standard of right or proper conduct
What is a norm
400
Persons with a disproportionate share of political power
Who are the Political Elite
400
Federal Communications Commission policy that required holders of radio and television licenses to ensure that different viewpoints were presented about controversial issues or persons; largely repealed in 1987
What is the Fairness Doctrine
400
16 senators must sign a petition to break a filibuster thereby calling for a vote. Three fifths of the senate must vote for the cloture for it to be passed
What is a Cloture Rule
400
Terms set by the national government that states must meet if they are to receive certain federal funds.
What is Conditions of Aid
500
Sprouse: The terms of charters are to be interpreted very narrowly. A municipality may only exercise the powers explicitly given to it.
What is Dillon's Rule
500
A party organization that recruits its members by the use of tangible incentives-money, political jobs, an opportunity to get favors from the government etc.
What is the Political Machine
500
A press that is suspicious of officialdom and eager to break an embarrassing story that will win honor prestige and money for the author.
What is the Adversarial Press
500
Involves the members standing and being counted
What is Division Vote
500
Terms set by the national government that states must meet whether or not they accept federal grants