Prevents you from being a witness against yourself and prevents double jeopardy.
What is the 5th amendment
100
Large complex organization composed of appointed officials/government agencies and institutions that implement laws and programs
What is bureaucracy
100
The citizens eligible to vote
What is the electorate
100
Protects from unreasonable search & seizure.
What is the 4th amendment
100
stable relationships and patterns of interaction that occur among agencies, interest groups, and congressional committees or subcommittees.
What is an iron triange
200
No cruel & unusual punishment
What is the 8th amendment
200
Involved firing office holders of a defeated party and replacing them with supporters of the newly elected political party
What is the Spoils System
200
Election in which voters decide which of the candidates within a party will represent the party in the general election.
What is a primary election
200
Separates the ticket of president and vice president
What is the 12th amendment
200
The loose and informal relationships that exist among a large number of actors who work in broad policy areas.
What is an issue network
300
You do not have to quarter soldiers in your home.
What is the 3rd amendment
300
Governmental units that closely resemble a Cabinet department but have narrower areas of responsibility and perform services rather than regulatory funcitons
What is an independent executive agency
300
The tendency of states to choose an early date on the nomination calendar.
What is front-loading
300
The right to vote shall not be denied based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
What is the 15th amendment
300
Rule or regulation issued by the president that has the effect of law. It must be published in the "Federal Register."
What is an executive order
400
Right to a speedy trial, right to counsel
What is th 6th amendment
400
1939 act to prohibit civil servants from taking activist roles in partisan cmapaigns.
What is the Hatch Act
400
Election in which voters decide which candidates will actually fill elective public offices.
What is the general election
400
Sets the office of president at 2 terms (or a total of 10 years).
What is the 22nd amendment
400
Reform measure that established the principle of federal employment on the basis of open, competitive exams and created the Civil Service Commission.
What is Pendleton Act
500
Powers not delegated to the U.S. are reserved to the States
What is the 10th amendment
500
A system of employment based on qualifications, test scores, and ability, rather than party loyalty.
What is the merit system
500
A voter's evaluation of a candidate based on past performance on a particular issue.
What is retrospective judgment
500
We can thank this amendment for giving us the income tax.
What is the 16th amendment
500
The process by which a law or policy is put into operation