Legislative Branch
political procedure in which one or more members of a legislative body prolong debate on proposed legislation so as to delay or entirely prevent a decision
What is a Filibuster?
Charging a member of high government with a crime
What is Impeachment?
The right of the lowest court to hear a case first
What is original jurisdiction?
policy-making relationship among the congressional committees, the bureaucracy, and interest groups
What is an Iron Triangle?
More formal House of the Legislature
What is the House of Representatives?
Annual Address by the president to give the current state of the country?
What is the State of the Union Address?
A previously made decision that will serve in the future
What is a precedent?
Interest groups working together?
What are issue networks?
Bringing a bill out of committee and to the floor for consideration
What is a Discharge Petition?
The ability of the president to reject a proposed law by congress
What is a veto?
The right of a court to hear an appeal case
promoting and hiring government employees based on their ability to perform a job, rather than on their political connections
What is merit system?
Appropriation of government spending for localized projects
What is Pork-barrel legislation
The ability of a member of public office to speak out on an issue
What is Bully Pulpit?
the view that judges should decide cases strictly on the basis of the language of the laws
an agency's ability to decide whether or not to take certain courses of action when implementing existing laws.
What is discretionary authority?
The ability of a member of Congress to send mail directly to voters without charge
What is Franking Priviledge?
a proposed law that covers a number of diverse or unrelated topics
What is an Omnibus Bill?
The person who appoints judges to the supreme court
What is the president?
jobs are awarded on the basis of merit and that government employees be selected through competitive exams
What is the Pendleton act?