Study Guide For Exam 3

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Administrative Adjudication

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A quasijudicial process in which a bureaucratic agency settes disputes between two parties in a manner similar to the way courts resolve disputes.

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Amicus Curiae

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"Friend of the court", a third party to a lawsuit who files a legal brief for the purpose of raising additionnal pints of view in an attempt to influence a courts decision.

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Appellate Courts

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courts that generally review only findings of law made by lower courts

State Level

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Criminal vs. Civil Law

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criminal law- codes of behavior related to the protection of property and individial safety. Civil law- codes and behavior relaated to busines and contractual relationships between groups and individuals

Criminal- gov decides
civil- conduct bwtn 2 people

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EPA Accountablitiy

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Environment Protection Agency

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Equal Time Rule

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the rule that requires broadcasts stations to sell compaign air time equally to all candidates if they choose to sell it to any.

both sides get equal time asked for.

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Executive Agreement

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formal government agreement entered into by the excutive branch that does not require the advice and consent of the US senate.

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Executive Order

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a rule or regulation issued by the president that has the effect of law. Alle exeucutive orders much be published in the Federal Register

"dont ask dont tell"

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Government Corporations

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business (such as US postal service) established by congress that performs functions that could be provided by private businesses.

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Hatch Act

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law enacted in 1939 to prohibit civil servents from taking activists roles in partisan compaigns. this act prohibited federal employees from making political contributions, working for a particular party, or compaigning for a particular candidate.

cant compain for themselves.. act war ammended *so u can*

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Implementation

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the process by which a law or policy is put into operation by the bureaucracy.

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Independent Executive Agency

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government unit that closelt resembles a Cabinet department but has a narrower area of responsibility (such as the central Intelgence agency) and is not part of any cabinet department.

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Independent Regulatry Commission

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an agency created by confrress that is generally concerned with specific aspect of the economy

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Iron Triangle Vs. Issue Network

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- iron triangles- the relatively stable relationships and patterns of interaction that occur among an agency, interest group, and congressional committees or subcommittees. Issure Network- the loose and informal relationshps that exists among a large number of actors who work in broad policy areas.

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Judicial Review

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power of the courts to review acts of other branches of governament and the states.

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Judiciary Act, 1789

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established the basic three-tiered structure of the federal courtss in any particular case.

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Jurisdiction

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Authority vested in a particular court to hear and decide the issures of any particualar case.

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Marbury vs. Madison

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supreme court case first asserted the power of judicial review in finding that the congressional stature extending the courts original jurisdiction was unconstitutional.

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Media Effects

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the influence of news sources on public opinion.

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Muckraking

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A form of newspaper publishing, in vogue in the early twentieth century, concerned with reforming gov and business conduct.

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Pardon

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an executive grant providing restoration of all rights and prvileges of citizenship to a specific individual charged or convicted of crime.

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Patronage

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job, grants, or other special favors that are given as rewards to friends and political allies for their support.

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Pendleton Act

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Reform measure that created the Civil Service Commission to administer a partial merit system.

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Push Poll

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a poll taken for the purpose of providing info on an opponent that would lead respondents to vote against that candidate.

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Rule of Four

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at least 4 justices of the Supreme court must vote to consider a case before it can be heard.

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Sampling Error

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a measure of the accuract of a public opinion poll.

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Spoils System

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the firing of pblic office holders of a defeated political party and their replacements with loyalists of the newly elected party.

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Stare Decisis

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- in court rulings, a reliance on past decisions of precedents to formulate decisions in new cases.

standing decision not changing mind

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Straw Poll

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Unscientific survey used to gauge public opnion on varietty of issues and policies.

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War Powers Act

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passed by congress in 1973, the pres is limited in the deployment of troops overseas to a sixtyday period in peacetime unless congress explcitly gives its approval for a longer period.

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Writ or Ceriorari

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a request for the court to order up the records from a lower court to review the case.

request in writing to review

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Yellow Journalism

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a form of newspaper publishing in vogue in the late-ninetheenth century that featured pictures, comics, colors and sensationalized, oversimplifie news coverage.