Economic Policy
Deliberate use of taxing and spending policies to improve the countries economic prospects
What is fiscal policy
difficult to achieve when political parties are deeply divided
What is bipartisanship
Money that congress has allocated to be spent
What is appropriation
Authority of a court to hear an appeal from a lower court
What is appellate jurisdiction
departments, agencies, bureaus and commissions in the executive branch of government
What is bureaucracy
Allowed the federal Government to impose an income tax on American citizens
What is the sixteenth ammendment
the result when the Federal government is unable to balance the budget and it's expenditures exceed its revenue
What is deficit spending
congressional committee that deals with federal spending
What is appropriations committee
written by a supreme court justice who voted with the majority, but for different reasons
What is concurring opinion
president rule or regulation that has the force of law
What is executive order
The country that owns the greatest percentage of American debt
What is China
Takes up more than 2/3 of the federal budget
What are entitlements
Senate motion to end a filibuster that requires a 3/5 vote
What is a Cloture
Court order that forbids a party from performing a certain action
what is an injuction
an agreement between the president and another head of state that, unlike a treaty, does not require senate consent
What is Executive agreement
Handles much of the day to day management of monetary policy
What is the Federal Reserve System
Not required to qualify for social security
What is means testing
When two members of congress agree to vote for each other's bill
What is logrolling ?
Issued by the Supreme court to a lower court to send up the records of a case so that it can be reviewed by the high court
What is Writ of certiorari
Refusal of a president to spend money that has been appropriated by congress
What is impoundment
Decade Social Security was created
What is the 1930's
provided to citizens and business by the federal government to promote a certain goal (keep crop prices high)
What are subsidies
Laws that automatically expire after a certain time
What are sunset laws
Court order directing a party to perform a certain action
What is writ of mandamus
Tradition in which the president consults with the senators within a state in which an appointment is to be made
What is Senatorial Courtesy