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- 2. order A power enacted by the U.S. president allowing that office to pass a rule or regulation as law.
- 6. A system for selecting convention delegates used in about a dozen states in which voters must attend an open meeting to express their presidential preferences
- 7. When a congressional committee holds a hearing to determine how well an agency is performing
- 10. A strategy unique to the Senate whereby opponents of a piece of legislation use their right to unlimited debate to prevent the Senate from ever voting on a bill. Sixty members present and voting can halt this
- 13. The belief that people should be self-reliant, free from state control, and responsible for their own success or failure
- 14. A body of representatives from each of the states in the U.S. who formally cast votes to elect the next president of the U.S.
- 17. post facto Post Facto law A law applied to an act committed before the law was enacted.
- 18. The constitutional power of the president to send a bill back to Congress with reasons for rejecting it. A two-thirds vote in each house can override this
- 19. Those already holding office. They usually win in congressional elections
- 20. A group of presidential advisers not mentioned in the Constitution, although every president has had one. Today it is composed of 14 secretaries, the attorney general, and others designated by the president
- 21. of Law The idea that everyone, including government officials, is subject to well-defined and established laws that are not arbitrary
- 22. Contract An agreement between the people, who give up some freedom, in exchange for protection from the government
- 23. The science of population changes.
- 25. the House An office mandated by the Constitution. This person is chosen in practice by the majority party, has both formal and informal powers, and is second in line to succeed to the presidency should that office become vacant
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- 1. and balances Key parts of the Constitution that require each branch of the federal government to acquire the consent of the other two branches in order to act
- 3. Powers Authority that is given only to the national or state governments
- 4. A policy document allocating burdens (taxes) and benefits (expenditures)
- 5. A group that tries to influence the government for the benefit (or interest) of its own members
- 8. The right to vote
- 9. Powers Powers that are necessary to carry out an expressed power in the Constitution, such as the power of Congress to establish a national bank
- 11. leader The principal leader of the minority party in the House of Representatives or in the Senate
- 12. A political system that organizes a government into two or more levels that hold independent powers
- 15. committees Congressional committees formed when the Senate and the House pass a particular bill in different forms. Party leadership appoints members from each house to iron out the differences and bring back a single bill.
- 16. When members of Congress trade votes for favors in order to get bills they support passed
- 24. barrel: Federal projects, grants, and contracts available to state and local governments, businesses, colleges, and other institutions in a congressional districts