Elections
A candidate that is already in office.
What is an incumbent?
Initiates all revenue bills
What is the House of Representatives?
Name a selective incorporation case we have studied
What is McDonald; Tinker; or Gideon?
The 10th amendment established these for the states.
What are reserved powers?
The term for ending a filibuster
What is cloture?
This election has low voter turnout, but determines the party control of Congress.
What are midterm elections?
Number of senators needed to remove the president from office
What is 60?
The clause and amendment that makes selective incorporation possible
What is the due process clause of the 14th Amendment?
First it is approved by 2/3 of Congress and then 3/4 of states.
What is a Constitutional Amendment?
Funding for a local project that gets added as an amendment to a bill
What is pork barrel spending?
When a voter makes their choice based on the past performance of a candidate.
What is retrospective voting?
A way that the president can circumvent Congress and create a policy
What is an executive order?
Creating a majority minority district cannot be the only motivation for drawing a district
What is Shaw v Reno?
Name the 5 rights in the 1st amendment
What are the freedom of speech; religion; press; assembly; petition
When the federal government gives states a grant with few strings attached and a lot of discretion.
What is a block grant?
The term for party coalitions shifting and realigning
What is a critical election?
President must notify Congress within 48 hours of deploying troops
What is the War Powers Act?
SuperPACS emerged after the ruling in this case
What is Citizens United?
Eliminated poll taxes
What is the 24th Amendment?
When an interest group writes a brief to the court hoping to sway the ruling
What is amicus curiae?
This type of congressional election maintains the two party system
Which is Single Member Plurality Districts?
When a President leaves a bill unsigned after Congress has adjourned
What is a pocket veto?
Nixon's use of prior restraint was found unconstitutional
What is US v New York Times?
Three amendments in the bill of rights that create the penumbra of privacy
1st; 3rd; 4th; 9th
Economic Policy that encourages deficit spending
What is Keynesian?