AP Gov Vocab Quizes

Political Efficiency

Belief you have a say in what the government does

Judicial Review

The power of a court to refuse to enforce a law that in the courts opinion conflicts with the constitution

Primary Election

selection of party candidates for office through ballots of qualified voters in state election

Incombent

A person who is already in office and is running for re-election

Republicanism

Citizens elect leaders for a limited period of time and the leaders job is to make and create laws in the public interest

Federalism

power is distributed between a central government and subdivisional government

Executive order

a rule or regulation issued by the president without the cooperation of congress that carries the force of law on the federal government level only

seperation of powers

constitutional division of duties among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches

checks & balances

constitutional grant of powers that enables each of the three banches of government to stop some acts of the others and therefore ensure that no branch can dominate

limited governments

the powers and actions of government should not be too broad or absolute

constituent

the people a member of elected office directly represent while serving in political office (Not on the Sep. 1st. Quiz)