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Apportionment The amount to be raised being fixed in advance annually and then apportioned among the departments. |
The process by which seats in a legislative body are distributed among administrative divisions entitled to representation.
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Deficit Because the company is experiencing a financial deficit, it will not distribute holiday bonuses this year. |
The amount by which something, especially a sum of money, is too small.
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Writ of habeas corpus If you ever find yourself in jail and it is taking to long you can try using the writ of habeas corpus to get brought before the judge. |
Court order to a person (prison warden) or agency (institution) holding someone in custody to deliver the imprisoned individual to the court issuing the order.
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Gerrymandering Its restrictions have been so gerrymandered that only 36 countries are required to limit their pollution. |
Practice intended to establish a political advantage for a particular party or group by manipulating district boundaries.
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Filibuster John will filibuster, talking the gun bill to death. |
An action such as a prolonged speech that obstructs progress in a legislative assembly while not technically contravening the required procedures.
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Cloture Although the senator knew he could lose the vote, he demanded cloture of the debate so the votes could be cast. |
The act of ending a debate or discussion with a request for a vote
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Quorum Three members, two of whom must be ministers, form a quorum. |
The minimum number of members of an assembly or society that must be present at any of its meetings to make the proceedings of that meeting valid.
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Pocket Veto Not wanting to offend certain constituencies, the President solved the problem of the bill the congress passed by the use of a pocket veto. |
An indirect veto of a legislative bill by the president or a governor by retaining the bill unsigned until it is too late for it to be dealt with during the legislative session.
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Executive Order A rule or order issued by the president to an executive branch of the government and having the force of law. |
Executive orders have the full force of law when based on the authority derived from statute or the Constitution itself.
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Pardon The king pardoned her and in every way showed respect for her. |
The action of forgiving or being forgiven for an error or offense
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Commute The prisoner wanted to commute his sentence. |
Reduce (a judicial sentence, especially a sentence of death) to one less severe.
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Bureaucracy An example of a bureaucracy is the Department of Motor Vehicles. |
A system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives.
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Civil Service It is important to get to know the employees working in civil service for your area if you're trying to start a new business. |
the permanent professional branches of a government's administration, excluding military and judicial branches and elected politicians.
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Bipartisan A law supported by both Republicans and Democrats is an example of a bipartisan law. |
Of or involving the agreement or cooperation of two political parties that usually oppose each other's policies.
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Income tax Because Florida does not levy income tax, it relies on revenue generated from sales and property tax to fund the state. |
Tax levied by a government directly on income, especially an annual tax on personal income.
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Progressive tax If you start to make too much money in your business, you may get hit with a higher progressive tax. |
A tax in which the tax rate increases as the taxable amount increases.
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Regressive tax Some times there is a regressive tax that will take more from the poorer people than the richer people but I am not sure why. |
Tax imposed in such a manner that the tax rate decreases as the amount subject to taxation increases
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Payroll tax When someone hires a bunch of workers they must take a payroll tax out of the money they will pay to their workers. |
taxes imposed on employers or employees, and are usually calculated as a percentage of the salaries that employers pay their staff.
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Federal tax Federal income tax is a tax on a range of certain kinds of income. |
A federal income tax is a tax levied by the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on the annual earnings of individuals, corporations, trusts and other legal entities.
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Mandatory spending Some businesses have a mandatory spending that they must put out and at times they will be forced to buy things. |
Spending on certain programs that are required by existing law.
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Discretionary Spending Discretionary spending is government spending implemented through an appropriations bill. |
Money spent by consumers on non-essential purchases such as vacations or luxury items.
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Propaganda Hitler was infamous for his use of propaganda. |
Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.
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Bias His natural bias was to respect things as they were. |
prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.
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Objectivity The very notion of objectivity and truth therefore disappears. |
lack of bias, judgment, or prejudice.
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Exit poll There was an exit poll when I left the voting booth. |
a poll of people leaving a polling place, asking how they voted.
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Special Interest Group Washington is plagued by special interest groups that narrowly concentrate on a single issue without looking at a politician's overall voting record. |
A group of people or an organization seeking or receiving special advantages, typically through political lobbying.
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Political Action Committee Trump must have had a very wealthy political action committee behind him in order to have won that election. |
an organization that raises money privately to influence elections or legislation, especially at the federal level.
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Grass Roots We can't get government reform without grass-roots support. |
The common or ordinary people, especially as contrasted with the leadership or elite of a political party, social organization, etc.
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Lobbying The neighborhood association voted in favor of lobbying the local government to lower the price of local trash removal, |
seek to influence (a politician or public official) on an issue.
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Political Spectrum He has support from across the whole political spectrum. |
a system of classifying different political positions upon one or more geometric axes that symbolize independent political dimensions.
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Two party system Is the two-party system the only way to run a government? |
political system consisting chiefly of two major parties, more or less equal in strength.
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Third party You may want to bring in a third party to the negotiations if you think that will help smooth things along. |
a political party organized as an alternative to the major parties in a two-party system.
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Hard money Corporate and union hard-money gifts are banned. |
funding by a government or organization that is repetitive, rather than a one-time grant.
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Soft Money The campaign was hoping to use soft money to increase votes |
When cash is contributed to a political party with no limits attached to the amount that can be received.
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Caucus The caucus, which is the natural corollary of the detachment, determines by majority the vote of the whole of the members of the party, independence of action being allowed on minor questions only. |
a meeting at which local members of a political party register their preference among candidates running for office or select delegates to attend a convention.
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Direct Primary In 1908 a direct primarylaw was passed providing for party primaries |
A preliminary election in which a party's candidates for public office are nominated by direct vote of the people.
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Closed Primary The Republicans would not let the Democrats vote in their closed primary. |
serves to encourage party unity and prevent members of other parties from infiltrating and voting to nominate weak candidates.
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Open Primary All voters can take part in an open primary and may cast votes on a ballot of any party. |
a primary election in which voters are not required to declare party affiliation.
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Plurality In order to win a plurality, a candidate must receive a greater number of votes than anyone running against him. |
the number of votes cast for a candidate who receives more than any other but does not receive an absolute majority.
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