An election in which a pary's voters choose state party organization's delegates to their party's national connection or express a preference for their party's presidential nomination.
What is presidential primary?
100
A directive rule or regulation given by the president that has the effect of law.
What is executive order?
100
12 month period used by the government and business for book keeping.
What is a fiscal year?
100
When money to pay taxes is witheld from your pay check.
What are payroll taxes?
100
When an ambassador is not subject to the laws of the state to which they are accredited.
What is diplomatic immunity?
200
A meeting at which a party's delegates vote to pick their presidential and vice-presidential candidates.
What is a national convention?
200
The power to give executive orders, durrived from constituion and acts of congress.
What is ordinance power?
200
Often the larger agencies of government that are separate from the administrative agencies, for exampe NASA, GSA, and the EPA.
What are Independent Agencies?
200
A tax laid on the manufacture, sale and consumption of goods and/or the performance of services.
What are excise taxes?
200
The policy of making America and its allies so militarily strong so that their very strength will discourage, or prevent any attack.
What is the detemence policy?
300
The political party's formal statement of basic principles, stands on major issues and objectives.
What is a platform?
300
A pact between the president and the head of a foreign state, that does not require senate approval.
What is an executive agreement?
300
An agency set up to reguloate the economy, but is largely beyond the reach of direct presidencial power.
What are the independent regulatory commissions?
300
Benefits the federal government requires to be paid out to those who meet the eligibility requirements.
What are entitlements?
300
A treaty in which the U.S. and other countries involved have agreed to take collective action to meet aggression in a particular part of the world.
What is the national security alliance?
400
A speech given at a party's convention to set the tone for the convention and the campaign to come.
What is a keynote address?
400
The power of the president to veto specific dollar amounts in spending bills.
What is a line-item veto?
400
These are within the executive branch of government but are created to do business like activities, for example the Bank of the United States.
What are government coorporations?
400
Spending where the president and congress can decide how much to spend on particular areas.
What is controlable spending?
400
Economic and military aid to other countries.
What is foreign aid?
500
The proposal to do away with the electoral college and allow the people to vote directly for president and vice-president.
What is a direct popular election?
500
The action made by the President to show displeasement towards another country by asking for the recall of that nation's ambassadors.
What is persona non grata?
500
These are lists of people who have past tests and can be employed by the government for certain jobs.
What are registries?
500
A type of legislation calling for emergency spending to keep programs running.
What is continuing resolution?
500
15 member panel which bears the UN's major responsibility for keeping international peace.