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23 Cards in this Set
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Open Rule
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The provision by the house rules committee that permits floor devate and the addition of amendments to a bill CONGRESS
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Fiscal Policy
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Policies that use spending and taxing to accomplish policy purposes BUREAUCRACY
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Executive agreement
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agreement btw president and another country that has the force of a treaty but does not require the senates' advice and consent PRESIDENCY
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cloture
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rule allowing a supermajority of the members of a legislative body to set a time limit on debate over a given bill
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polarization
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fairly recent phenomenon in which the two major parties have become further apart from one another ideologically, often resulting in gridlock and hyper partisanship
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judicial activism
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judicial philosophy that posits that the court should see beyond the text of the constitution or a statue to consider broader societal implications for its decisions
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Roe vs Wade
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court case that made abortion legal in US
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oversight
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the effort by congress through hearings. investigations, and other techniques to exercise control over the activities of executive agencies
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the number of supreme court justices required to agree to have a case heard by the supreme court
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logrolling
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legislative practice wherein reciprocal agreements are made btw legislators; unites parties that have nothing in common
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amicus curiae
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friend of the court and individual or group who is not party to a lawsuit but seeks to assist the court in reaching a decision by presenting an additional brief
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devolution
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policy of removing a program from one level of govt by deregulating it or passingn it down to a lower level
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pocket veto
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the veto that is effected when congress adjourns during the time a president has to approve a bill and the president takes no action on it
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civil law
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type of law that can include contract violations or contract disputes. these generally involve one citizen vs another citizen
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stare decisis
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literally "let the decision stand" previos decision by a court applies as a precedent in similar cases
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mootness
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criterion used by courts to avoid hearing cases that no longer require resolution
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executive office of the president
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permanent agencies that perform defined mgmt tasks for the president. includes office of mgmt and budge, council of econ advisors, and national securtiy council, and other agencies
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casework
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effort by members of congress to gain trust and support of constituents by providing personal service
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bureaucratic drift
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when bureaucracy gets a life of its own and tends to implement policies how it wants to rather than how the executive branch might like
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criminal law
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branch of law that deals with disputes involving criminals
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"independent agencies"
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NASA and CIA
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clientele agency
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dept or bureau of govt whose mission is to promote, serve, or represent a particular interest
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executive branch (or the president)
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branch of govt under which bureaucracy resides
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