_______ is a power of the President to send a bill back to Congress with reasons for rejecting it
What is veto
100
The idea that hiring should be based on entrance exam and promotion rating to produce administration by people with talent and skill.
What is merit principle
100
________ is the requirement that the plaintiffs have a serious interest in the case.
What is standing to sue
100
This term explains how similar cases have been decided in the past.
What is precedent
100
_______ is a document allocating burdens (taxes) and benefits (expenditures) – a plan.
What is budget
200
______ is a power of the President taking place when Congress adjourns within 10 days of submitting a bill to the president, who simply lets it die by neither signing nor vetoing it.
What is pocket veto
200
One of the key inducements used by political machines. A job or contract is given for political reasons, rather than merit or competence.
What is patronage
200
________ allow a small number of people to sue on behalf of all other people in the situation
What is class action suits
200
A judicial philosophy in which judges play minimal policymaking roles.
What is judicial restraint
200
______ is all of the money borrowed by the government over many years and still owed.
What is federal debt
300
A law passed in 1973 that requires presidents to consult with Congress whenever possible prior to using military force and to withdraw forces after 60 days unless Congress approves of an extension or declares war.
What is War Powers Resolution
300
A government organization that, like business corporations, provides a service that could be provided by the private sector and charges for their service.
What is government corporation
300
______ are legal briefs submitted by a “friend of the court” for the purpose of raising additional points of view and presenting new information
What is amicus curae briefs
300
A judicial philosophy in which judges make bold decisions even charting new constitutional ground.
What is judicial activism
300
A 1933 law passed during the Great Depression that was intended to provide a minimal level of sustenance to older Americans and save them from poverty.
What is Social Security Act
400
This occurs when voters cast their ballots for congressional candidates of the president’s party because they support the president
What is Presidential coattails
400
_____ describes the relationship between bureaucratic agencies, interest groups, and congressional committees or subcommittees
What is iron triangles
400
Jurisdiction of courts that hear cases brought on appeal from lower courts; these courts only review legal issues, not the facts of a case.
What is appellate jurisdiction
400
_________ are referred to as the plaintiff and the defendant in a case.
what are litigants
400
______ is a program added to the Social Security system in 1965 that provides hospitalization insurance for the elderly and permits older Americans to purchase inexpensive coverage for doctor fees and health expenses.
What is Medicare
500
According to Max Weber, a hierarchical authority structure that uses task specialization, operates on the merit principle, and behaves impersonally.
What is Bureaucracy
500
____passed in 1883, it created a federal civil service so that hiring and promotion would be based on merit, rather than patronage.
What is Pendleton Civil Service Act
500
A _____________ is a statement of legal reasoning behind a judicial decision
What is opinion
500
If four justices agree to grant review of a case, it can be scheduled for oral argument or decided on the basis of the written record already on file with the Court
What is rule of four
500
_______ are policies for which Congress has obligated itself to pay (examples are Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid). If people qualify, they receive the benefits.