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B.T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts Advanced Placement United States Government and Politics Patricia Woods, Instructor, 2009-2010
is that it is not all about facts. Yes, information about specific government policies, laws, court cases, political tactics, and demographical features of voters can help you to better understand the concepts. However, the course is really all about analyzing concepts that will help you to keep up with government and politics throughout your lifetime no matter how much the particular landscapes may change over the years. These terms will help you understand some of the basic concepts in United States Government and Politics. Please define each of the terms below. The Institutions of National Government: the Congress, the Presidency, and the Federal Courts make up 45% of the AP United States Government and Politics course National Examination. Guidelines
CONGRESS
Minority Leader Gerrymandering Speaker of the House Casework
Franking Privilege Pork Barrel Legislation Logrolling Markup Session War Powers Resolution Filibuster Cloture Oversight Legislative Veto Appropriations Rules Committee Incumbency Ways and Means Committee Joint Committee Conference Committee Caucuses
Easley v. Cromartie Shaw v. Reno Wesberry v. Sanders PRESIDENCY AND BUREAUCRACY Constitutional Powers of the President Executive Orders Roles of the President Executive Privilege Twenty-Second Amendment Twenty-Fifth Amendment Impeachment Process White House Staff National Security Council Office of Management and Budget Budget and Impoundment Control Act Council of Economic Advisors Pocket Veto Cabinet
Bureaucracy Civil Service Hatch Act Pendleton Act Executive Agreement Gridlock
Electoral College Discretionary Authority Iron Triangle Patronage “Red Tape” Spoils System Munn v. Illinois Line-Item Veto Issue Network Clinton v. City of New York Clinton v. Jones Nixon v. Fitzgerald United States v. Nixon
Judicial Activism Judicial Restraint Writ of Certiorari Senatorial Courtesy Solicitor General Plaintiff Criminal Law Civil law Litigants Class Action Suit Precedents Amici Curiae Concurring Opinion by the Supreme Court Dissenting Opinion by the Supreme Court Stare Decisis Writ of Mandamus Strict Constructionist Loose Constructionist Judicial Review “Litmus Test” Marbury v. Madison Defendant Appellate Jurisdiction If you have any questions, please contact me: pwoods@dallasisd.org Have a Good Summer!!!!!! Directory: webpages webpages -> On the Vanity of Earthly Greatness” “Ozymandious” Arthur Guiterman (1871-1943;1936) Author webpages -> Understanding Diversity What is Diversity? webpages -> Sscg: 16 Unit 7: Judicial Branch webpages -> Passing the Georgia eoct in us history Workbook Glossary webpages -> New Political Ideas and Revolutions webpages -> Theodore Parker (Alex Eiffert) webpages -> Brave New World: Key Terms English 9 ~ Mr. Manser webpages -> Change Over Time – Review Sheet Region: Russia webpages -> European history webpages -> Chapter 2 The Planting of English America, 1500–1733 Download 9.96 Kb. Share with your friends:
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