Interest Groups and Lobbying
This is a formal association or organization that influences the government and the creation of public policy
What is an Interest Group
This specific power of congress is explicitly stated in the constitution
What is an Enumerated power
To vote in the United States you must be this
What is a U.S. Citizen
Organizations made up of non-elected officals who carry out government policies and programs is known as this
What is the Bureaucracy
The justices of the supreme court serve terms that are this long
What is lifetime
A member of an interest group known as this is who represents the group to the government
Because our legislative branch has to chamber it is known as this.
What is a Bicameral Legislature
The voting age was lowered from this number to 18 in 1971 when the 26th amendemnt was passed
What is 21
These are issued when a government agancy is not able to provide the service that is needed
What is a Government Contract
The United States has this type of court sytem which allows courts at both the state and national levels
What is the Dual Court System
This type of interest group wishes to promote collective goods that would benefit all citizens
What is a Public Interest Group
The deliberate dividing of district boundaries to give an advantage to one party is called this.
What is Gerrymadering
Poll taxes, literacy test, and the grandfather clause were all used to feep african americans from voting and are examples of this
What is Disenfranchisement
These departments are executive offices that assit in helping the president directly
What are Cabinet Departments
This latin phrase means that todays court decisions are mostly based on rulings from the past
Whats is stare decisis
This act required lobbyist's and interest groups to register with the federal government
What is the 1995 Lobbying disclosure Act
These members of congress are elected to 6 year terms
What is a senator
This act makes states maintain accurate voter registration rolls and record, as well as notifying voters when they've been removed
What is the Help America Vote Act
Congress is able to use this office to oversee the federal bureaucracy
What is the Government Accountability Office
Court cases decided by the Supreme Court establish this, meaning that all future cases across the nation are now subject to this decision
What is precedent
When an interest group collects funds from donors for candidates who support their causes its called this
What is a PAC
This position appoints members of the house to committees as well as creates and disbands committeees
What is the Speaker of the House
This age demographic is least likely to vote in elections
What is 18-25 year olds
NASA is an example of this type of bureaucratic agency that is independent of any specific department
What is an Independent executive agencies & regulatory agencies
This latin phrase is a request to the Supreme Court to allow a lower court to send up its record of a case
What is a writ of certiorari