Unit 5 AP Gov Vocab

4. when Congress adjourns 10 day within submitting a bill
5. program added to the Social Security system that provides health insurance
8. excess of federal expenditures over federal revenues.
9. what a law starts out as
11. individuals who already hold office
13. a hierarchical authority structure that uses task specialization, operates on the merit principle, and behaves with impersonality.
15. jobs and promotions are awarded for political reasons rather than for merit or competence.
16. resolution requiring POTUS to consult w Congress prior to using military force
17. federal projects, grants and contracts available to state and local governments
19. financial resources of the government

1. presidential "arrest"
2. most important committee to be on, reviews bills
3. policy document allocating burdens (taxes) and benefits (expenditures).
6. group of presidential advisers
7. used to stall discussion in the senate
10. Prohibiting government employees from active participation in partisan politics while on duty.
11. shares of individual wages and corporate revenues collected by the government
12. hiring and promotion based on the merit principle and the desire to create a nonpartisan government service.
14. presidential power of denying a bill
18. use of governmental authority to control or change some practice in the private sector.