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18 Cards in this Set
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Executive privilege |
The right to kept executive communications confidential, especially if they relate to national security |
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Delegate |
An offical who is expected to represent the views of his or her constituents even when personally holding different views; one interpretation of the role legislature |
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Checks and balances |
Constitutional grant of powers that enables each or the three branches of government to Check some acts of the others and therefore ensure that no branch can dominant |
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Separation of powers |
Constitutional division of powers on the legislature, executive, and judicial branches with the legislative branch making law and executive applying and enforcing them |
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Executive agreement |
A formal agreement between the United States president and the leaders of other nations that does not require senate approval |
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Trustee |
A official who is expected to vote independently based on his or her judgement of the circumstances; one interpretation of the role of the legislature |
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Express powers |
Powers the constitution specifically granted to one kf the branches of national government |
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Impoundment |
Presidential refusal to allow an agency to spend funds that Congress authorized an appropriated |
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Poll tax |
Tax required to vote; prohibited for national elections by the 24th amendment and ruled unconstitutional for all elections |
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Judicial review |
The power of court to refuse to enforce a law or government regulation thT in the opinion of judges conflicts with the US construction |
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Adversary system |
The judicial system in which the court of law is a neutral arena wear to parties argue there |
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Divided government |
Governance divided between the parties, as when one holds the presidency and the other controls one or both houses of Congress |
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Writ of mandamus |
Court order directing an official to perform an official duty |
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Equal protection clause |
Clause in the 14th amendment that forbids any state to deny to any person within its jurisdiction that you could protection of the laws |
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Party identification |
And informative and subjective affiliation with the political party that most people acquiring |
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National supremacy |
Constitutional doctrine that whenever conflict occurs between the actions of the national government and those of a state or local government that actions of the federal government will prevail |
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Literacy test |
Literacy requirements some states impose as a condition of voting generally used to disqualify black voters in the south now illegal |
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Due process clause |
Clause in the Fifth Amendment limiting the power of the national government similar Claus in the Fourteenth Amendment prohibits the States government from depriving any person from life, liberty, or property |
