One way for citizens to keep a watch on what Congress is doing is by reading _____, the official source of information on everything that has happened in Congress.
What is The Congressional Record
100
. Most American law is based on
What is the English legal system.
100
In the United States, the mass media are dominated by
What is television
100
. The Cabinet is
What is an advisory group selected by the president to aid in making decisions
100
. Rewarding faithful party workers with government employment is called
What is patronage
200
An attempt in the Senate to prevent the passage of a bill through the use of unlimited debate is known
What is a filibuster
200
The foremost power holder in the House of Representatives is the
What is Speaker of the House
200
is a rule issued by the president that has the effect of law
What is executive order
200
agreements between the president and a head of government in another country that do not have to be approved by the Senate
What is Executive agreements
200
A brief memorable comment that easily can be fit into news broadcasts is called
What is a sound bite
300
Spoken presentations by attorneys to the appellate court laying out the reasons why the court should rule in his or her client's favor are known as
What is oral arguments
300
The authority of a court to hear and decide a particular class of cases is known as
What is jurisdiction
300
. The _____ system uses a merit system to hire government employees
What is civil service
300
The person who brings to public attention gross governmental inefficiency or illegal action is called a
What is "whistleblower"
300
A lawmaker who uses different pragmatic views of representation is using a(n)___style of representation.
What is politico
400
The protections of the _____ Amendment are intended to keep the flow of news as free as possible, because it is an essential part of the democratic process.
What is First
400
This Act says that all federal agencies that are run by committees must conduct their business regularly in public session.
What is "Government in the Sunshine Act"
400
When a lawmaker tracks down a missing social security check, he/she is said to be acting as a(n)
What is caseworker
400
______ says that the Supreme Court should actively check the other branches of government when they exceed their authority.
What is Judicial activism
400
an alliance that may contain scholars, interest groups, executive agency staff, and legislative staff members.
What is Issue networks
500
Usually appellate courts look at questions of
What is Law
500
is required by the Constitution and gives a broad view of what the president wishes the legislature to accomplish during the session.
What is The State of the Union message
500
Within a bureaucracy the units of organization are divided according to the
What is specialization and expertise of the employees
500
_____ was the first Hispanic justice appointed to the U. S. Supreme Court.
What is Sonia Sotomayor
500
a member's request for a special appropriation that is attached to a bill to gain votes.