Congress
2 years
What is the term length for a member of the House ?
responsible for law enforcement
What is the Justice of Department ?
The highest federal court
What is the Supreme Court ?
women's suffrage
What is the 19th Amendment?
a state in which groups or factions are so strong that a government is unable to function
What is hyperpluralism ?
Must be at least 25 years of age, a citizen of the US for 7 years, and a resident of the state you represent
What are the requirements to run for House ?
implements military policies
What is the Department of Defense ?
keeps order in the courtroom
What is a judge ?
voting rights for all races
What is the 15th Amendment ?
focuses on topics that affect the general public like education, the environment, and politics
What is a Public Interest Group ?
prolonged speech that obstructs progress in a legislative assembly
What is a filibuster ?
placed legal restriction on federal employees on the kind of political activity they may participate in
What is the Hatch Act ?
listens to evidence, draws inferences from facts
What is a jury ?
ruling that decriminalized abortion
What is Roe v Wade?
influence policy by raising money, organizing events, and advocating for a party
What is the role of an interest group ?
spokes person for the minority party
What is the Minority Leader ?
set up criteria for hiring, promoting, and firing federal employees
What is the Pendleton Act of 1883 ?
Presidential Nomination
What is a requirement to be a Supreme Court Justice ?
overturned Separate but Equal standard of discrimination in education
What is Brown v Board of Education ?
promotes the economic interest of their members in business, labor, and traded organizations
What is an Economic Interest Group ?
Agriculture, Appropriation, Armed Services, Budget, Education & Labor, Energy & Commerce, Ethics, and Financial Services
What are standing committees in the House ?
comprises the policy-making relationship among the committees, bureaucracy, and interest groups
What is an iron triangle ?
judicial rulings that are suspected of being based on personal opinion rather than existing law
What is Judicial Activism ?
established the exclusionary rule
What is Mapp v Ohio ?
lobbying techniques
rating government officials
building alliances
offer campaign assistance
What are Direct Methods of Influencing Government ?