Molly Hamilton Final Exam Crossword
Across
- 4. an event that shifts the aggregate demand curve
- 9. an attempt for the minority of senators to "talk a bill to death", or stall to prevent Senate action on a measure so the bill might have to either drop the bill or change it in some way acceptable to the minority.
- 12. written to express the majority viewpoint in a Supreme Court case
- 13. A formal process in which an official is accused of unlawful activity, the outcome of which, depending on the country, may include the removal of that official from office as well as criminal or civil punishment.
- 14. A schedule or curve that shows the total quantity of goods and services demanded at different price levels
- 18. a written pronouncement issued by the President of the United States upon the signing of a bill into law.
- 19. An association of Congressional members created to advance a political ideology or regional ethnic, or economic interest
- 21. the people who are represented by elected officials
- 22. Senate maneuver that allows a Senator to stop or delay consideration of a bill or presidential appointment
- 23. the practice of setting boundaries of electoral districts to favor specific political interests within legislative bodies, often resulting in districts with convoluted, winding boundaries rather than compact areas.
- 24. a committee appointed from both houses of a bicameral legislature in order to reach a compromise on their differences concerning a particular issue.
- 25. The amount by which the aggregate expenditures schedule must shift downward to decrease the nominal GDP to its full employment non-inflationary level
Down
- 1. Household purchases of final goods and services, except for new residences, which count as investment
- 2. written by a Supreme Court Justice who voted with the majority, but for different reasons
- 3. when the President uses public opinion to persuade the Congress to follow his programs.
- 5. the total deficit from the first presidency down to the present. gross domestic product. the total of all goods and services produced in the economy during a given year.
- 6. The dispensing of government jobs to persons who belong to the winning political party.
- 7. in which a member of the House or Senate follows his or her own conscience when deciding issue positions.
- 8. A schedule or curve showing the total amount spent for final goods and services at different levels of GDP
- 10. refusal of a President to spend money that has been appropriated by Congress
- 11. Rules Committee rule that bans amendments to a bill
- 15. written by a Supreme Court Justice (or Justices) who express a minority viewpoint in a case
- 16. A government in which one party controls the white house and another party controls one or both houses of congress.
- 17. when two members of Congress agree to vote for each other's bill
- 20. The view that an elected representative should represent the opinions of his or her constituents.