Government Vocab

Judicial review

Allows the judiciary to rule laws & actions of the other branches unconstitutional

oversight

Members of Congress holding hearings & investigations to review the actions of the executive branch

Reconstruction

The period after the Civil War when the southern states were reorganized and readmitted back into the union

Suffrage

the right to vote

Jim Crow laws

a law that separates people based on race

Writ of certiorari

An order issued by the Supreme Court that means the Court is going to accept the case that is being appealed to them

Amicus curiae

A brief submitted to the Supreme Court by an interest group or party not directly involved in the case with the intent to convince the Supreme Court to rule one way or the other

Incorporation

the Supreme Court, through their interpretation of the 14th Amendment, ordering the states not to violate peoples rights found in the Bill of Rights

General assembly

Ohios legislative branch

Legislative Service Commission

An organization that does research for lawmakers, helps lawmakers to write bills, & provides fiscal analysis of bills

Fiscal policy

Congress and the President try to maintain economic stability and economic growth with this policy

Monetary policy

The federal reserve changing the money supply to impact the economy

Referendum

A direct vote by the electorate on a proposal, law, or political issue

Initiative

A proposal to pass new legislation or require other government action