Congress and the President
An executive order issued by President Obama that ordered the Justice Department not to deport children brought to the country illegally by their parents
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
highest court in the US
SCOTUS
Charles Schenck was charged under the Espionage Act for mailing printed circulars critical of the military draft.
Schenck v U.S.
-natural rights (life, liberty, pursuit of happiness)
-social contract theory (tyrannical governments can be overthrown)
Declaration of Independence
-encourages non-violent direct action to combat segregation
-justifies the use of civil disobedience to combat unjust laws
Letter From Birmingham Jail
the amplified megaphone of the office of the president that can be used to exert influence and push a policy agenda
bully pulpit
appointment to political office, usually as a reward for helping get a president elected
political patronage
Otis McDonald challenges Chicago's handgun restriction/incorporates the 2nd Amendment to apply to the states
McDonald v. Chicago
-first draft of Constitution
-too much power to states, not enough to feds
-problems included no executive or judicial branch
Articles of Confederation
hiring people into government jobs on the basis of their qualifications
Merit System
unlimited debate in the Senate
filibuster
a legal norm established in court cases that is then applied to future cases dealing with the same legal questions
This is the clause of Marbury v. Madison
necessary and proper clause/elastic clause, supremacy clause and 10th Am/reserve clause
-factions are a necessary evil for to ban them would infringe on liberty
-the way to control factions is to allow them to proliferate
Fed 10
complex bureaucratic rules and procedures that must be followed to get something done
Red Tape
provides process for naming a new VP if VP has to take over Presidency and clarifies process for determining if a president is disabled and not able to serve
25th Amendment
Employment cycle in which individuals who work for governmental agencies that regulate interests eventually end up working for interest groups or businesses with the same policy concern.
revolving door
Tinker v. Des Moines constitutional clause
1st Am, free speech clause
-separation of powers needed
-checks and balances ensures that no one branch has too much power
Fed 51
A close relationship between an agency, a congressional committee, and an interest group
Iron Triangle
a presidential document that reveals what the president thinks of a new law and how it ought to be enforced
signing statement
a brief submitted by a "friend of the court" to provide information and persuade a judge's decision
amicus curiae
Article of the Constitution in which the Constitutional Clause from Marbury v. Madison is placed.
Article III (Section II)
-Anti-Federalist argument against the passage of the Constitution because:
-The Constitution doesn't provide adequate representation to the people
Brutus I
making sure the firms and companies that are subject to industry regulations are following those standards and provisions
Compliance Monitoring