Media
Allows reporters to protect their sources.
What is a shield law?
powers that are given to an institution of government directly in the Constitution, such as Congress's power to tax
What are expressed powers?
A system of government where power is shared between the national government and that states in which states have some protected powers
What is federalism?
term of office for president
What is 4 years?
When everyone in a society decides and votes for all the laws.
What is direct democracy?
release of secret information
What is a leak?
What is 435?
Location in the Constitution that describes the ways in which it can be amended.
What is Article V?
When a president does not sign a bill within 10 days when Congress is not in session.
What is a pocket veto?
Only a small group of people has the power to rule.
What is an oligarchy?
the media use this term to refer to an early leader in a campaign
What is a front-runner?
An officeholder who is running for re-election
What is an incumbent?
the name of the first constitution in the United States
What are the Articles of Confederation?
Power that are naturally held by the government of a sovereign nation, such as war.
What are inherent powers?
one-person rule
What is an autocracy?
another term for government censorship
What is prior restraint?
also known as the "lower house"
What is the House of Representatives?
The process by which the Bill of Rights have come to apply to the states.
What is incorporation?
What is the 22nd Amendment?
Democracy in which all power stems from one central government.
What is a unitary system?
discouraged one-sided coverage
What is the fairness doctrine?
People hires by interest groups to speak to and persuade members of Congress
What are lobbyists?
The reason why federal laws prevail over conflicting state laws.
What is the Supremacy Clause?
The time during which a president who has lost an election or has ended a second term is still in office before the new president serves.
What is a lame duck period?
a republican form of government
What is representative democracy?