Flashcards
unit five vocabulary
Flashcards do conjunto (15)
- 1ConstituencyThe people and interests that an elected official represents
- 2Standing committeesthe permanent congressional committees that handle legislation.
- 3Speaker of the Housethe leader of the majority party who serves as the presiding officer of the House of Representatives
- 4FilibusterA lengthy speech designed to delay or kill the vote on a bill; used only in the Senate
- 5Divided governmentOne party controls the White House and another party controls one or both houses of Congress
- 6GridlockThe inability of the government to act because rival parties control different parts of government
- 7TrusteeAfter listening to constituents, elected representatives vote based on their own opinions
- 8DelegateA representative who votes according to the preferences of his or her constituency
- 9PartisanDevoted to or biased in support of a party, group, or cause
- 10Executive ordersFormal orders issued by the president to direct action by the federal bureaucracy.
- 11Judicial reviewAllows the court to determine the constitutionality of laws
- 12PrecedentAn example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
- 13Judicial activismThe Court should play an active role in determining national policies
- 14Judicial restrainta theory of judicial interpretation that encourages judges to limit the exercise of their own power
- 15Independent Executive AgenciesGovernment agencies not accounted for by cabinet departments, commissions, or corporations. Ex. NASA