AP Unit 2 Vocabulary
Across
- 3. when a President rejects a bill passed by Congress
- 7. a Supreme Court decision that acts as the basis for later cases
- 8. giving a bureaucratic job to a political ally/supporter
- 9. wasteful Congressional spending
- 12. philosophy that the courts should take an active role in solving problems
- 13. Congress' relationship to the bureaucracy
- 14. Latin for "let the decision stand"
- 15. tactic that allows a Senator to prevent a bill from coming to a vote
- 18. model of representation based on a representative using their best judgement to vote
- 20. the group of advisors and bureaucratic leaders who advise the President
- 21. With the majority, but for different reasons
Down
- 1. departments, agencies, bureaus, commissions
- 2. allows members of Congress to send free mail
- 4. Idea that the courts should interpret, not make laws
- 5. redrawing congressional district boundaries to benefit a particular group/party
- 6. model of representation based on a combination of the representative's experience and will of the constituents
- 10. House committee that sets the legislative calendar and the process for debate on bills
- 11. written by a Supreme Court justice
- 16. spending lines in the Budget for a specific project
- 17. a Senate action to end debate and move to a vote
- 19. these people rally their party members to vote a certain way on the House floor