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39 Cards in this Set
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The president used an Apportionment for a bill. |
Apportionment- The action of apportioning |
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The government Deficit is excepted to reach and all time low this year due to the amount of money that has been spent. |
Deficit-The amount of money by which the government spends more than the money it receives |
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Prisoner often seek release by filing for a Writ of habeas corpus. |
Writ of habeas corpus- A court order that requires a person known as a prisoner to be brought before a judge to decide whether they are being held legally or should be released. |
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A smaller voting district used Gerrymander to take away votes from a candidate. |
Gerrymandering- To divide an area into political units to give special advantages to one group. To give one political party an electoral majority in a lager number of districts. |
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The legislator tried to Filibuster a bill by giving a speech stating all the issues. |
Filibuster- A tactic used in the U.S. Senate to block or delay action on a bill or other measure. |
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By forcing an Cloture vote Republicans could block votes. |
Cloture- A method of closing a debate and causing an immediate vote to be taken |
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Enough members remained to give the Quorum and the vote was carried. |
Quorum- The minimum number of voting members that must be present at a meeting for a meeting to be regularly constituted. |
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The Pocket Veto was brought forth the president stating there is a period of ten days that a bill can be signed. |
Pocket Veto- An automatic veto of a bill that occurs if the president or the governor fails to sign it within ten days. |
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The president made an Executive Order that forces a law. |
Executive Order- An order having the force of law issued by the president of the U.S. to the army or other parts of the executive branch. |
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The government used Pardon as their decision to allow the prisoner to be free. |
Pardon- A government decision to allow a person who has been charged with a crime to be free of that conviction. |
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The Commute to change the women's sentence was given to the woman after her crime. |
Commute- To change a prison sentences to a less severe one. |
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The government used a system known as Bureaucracy to make decisions. |
Bureaucracy- A system of government in which most of the decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives. |
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The government used Civil Services to take care of the programs and business. |
Civil Service- the branch of a government that takes care of the business of running the government and its programs but that does not include the legislature, the military, or the courts |
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Two political parties used Bipartisan to reach an agreement. |
Bipartisan- Involving the agreement or cooperation of two political parties that oppose each other's policies. |
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Federal Income Tax will deducted from your pay. |
Income tax- A tax on the net income of an individual or a business. |
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Progressive Tax takes a higher percent of money from individuals with more wealth than it does from individuals who may not have much. |
Progressive Tax- Takes a lager percentage from high income earners than it does from low income individuals. |
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People with lower incomes are affected more by Regressive Tax than people with higher incomes. |
Regressive Tax- Takes a lager percentage of income from low income earners than from high income earners. |
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The employer has to take a Payroll Tax out of the company money when he goes to pay his employees.
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Payroll Tax- A tax that is based on the wage or salary of the employee. It is what the employer withholds and pays to their employees.
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Government spending has increased Federal Debt in the United States.
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Federal Debt- The money that the federal government owes to a company or business
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Mandatory Spending is controlled by laws and is referred to a budget.
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Mandatory Spending- Is spending that is mandated by law. Refers to a budgeted amount of money that is set aside for certain programs.
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After all of the programs are paid for the President and Congress use the rest of the money for Discretionary Spending. |
Discretionary Spending- Refers to spending set on a yearly basis by decision of Congress.
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People use name calling as Propaganda against their opponents.
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Propaganda- Ideas or statements that are often false that are spread to help or harm a political leader.
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The voters were Bias against the president who was running this year.
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Bias- Prejudice or against someone or something is consider unfair.
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People try to maintain Objectivity in their judgment towards something or someone.
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Objectivity- The ability to make decisions based on facts rather than on your own personal feelings or beliefs.
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As the voters left a Exit Poll was taken to determine the outcome of the election.
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Exit Poll- A poll that is taken of a small percentage of voters as they leave the polls to determine the outcome of an election.
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The Special Interest Group seek to influence legislation.
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Special Interest Group- A group seeking to influence the government to select certain policies or measures.
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A group of candidates formed a Political Action Committee in order to raise money to campaign.
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Political Action Committee- A group formed to raise and contribute money to the campaigns of candidates.
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Ordinary people in a society form a Grass Root as an organization.
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Grass Roots- Common or ordinary people contrasted with the leadership or elite of a political party.
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The citizens voted in favor of Lobbying the government to lower the price of gas.
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Lobbying- The act of attempting to influence government leaders or businesses to create legislation or activity that will help a particular organization.
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The president used a Political Spectrum to determine the political positions.
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Political Spectrum- A system of classifying different political positions upon one or more geometric axes.
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The Two Party System consist of two major parties in which is a huge part when it comes to the votes.
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Two Party System- a political system consisting of two major parties and in which one or the other party can win a majority in the legislature.
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Third Party is known to be an independent group who differs from the other two parties.
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Third Party- A political party formed as a dissenting or independent group from members of one or the two major parties.
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The government used Hard Money to fund, and to keep it going rather than a one time thing.
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Hard Money- Government or an organization that funds, and is repetitive rather than a one time grant.
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The president donated Soft Money to help out political parties.
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Soft Money- Money donated to political parties to support general political activities rather than a particular candidate.
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A Caucus was held to select the representatives, and who would be the best person for the job.
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Caucus- A meeting of party leaders to select candidates.
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The members of the party use Direct Primary to select a nominee.
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Direct Primary- A primary in which members of a party nominate its candidates by direct vote.
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In a Closed Primary a Democratic voter receives a Democratic ballot, while a Republican voter receives a Republican ballot.
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Closed Primary- A primary in which only members of a particular party may vote.
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People who vote in an Open Primary may cast votes on a ballot of any party.
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Open Primary- A primary in which any registered voter may participate.
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The candidate who ran received a Plurality because of the excess amount of votes.
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Plurality- The excess of votes received by the leading candidate, in an election in which there are three or more candidates.
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