Gov Exam 2: 20 must know words + will be on exam
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38 Terms
17th Amendment
Made senators directly elected by the people rather than appointed by state legislator
Cemetery Voting
Votes are casted in the names of registered voters who have, in fact, passed away
Gerrymandering
Voting districts redrawn in a way to favor one party during elections
Gag Rule
Forbid even discussing slavery to maintain decorum
Caning of Charles Summer
pro-slavery member Brooks attacked anti-slavery senator Sumner on the head using a cane
Political Machine
an organization that kept control of almost all elections by trading favors for votes
Pre-civil war era
when the u.s. government struggled to balance power between the federal government and individual states
Post-civil was era
when the u.s. worked to fix a broken nation, freed millions of enslaved people
Raise the debt ceiling
increasing the legal limit on the total amount of money the u.s. government is allowed to borrow to pay its bills
Impoundment
when the president refuses to spend money that Congress has officially approved
Line-item Veto
Signing Statements
Executive Privilege
Honeymoon Period
Rider
Poison Pill
Bureaucracy
Power of the Purse
The president needs congress to appropriate money to
fund programs
Legislative Supremacy
Getting Rolled
Trustee Model
What are the three types of Gerrymandering?
Racial gerrymandering, incumbent gerrymandering, partisan gerrymandering
What is Racial Gerrymandering
What is Incumbent Gerrymandering?
What is Partisan Gerrymandering?
Who was Henry Clay?
Known as the "Great Compromiser", he helped shape u.s. laws and kept the country united during arguments over slavery
Who was Sam Rayburn?
was the second most important speaker of the house, helped build modern America, and led during major world crises
Who was Newt Gingrich?
What are the powers of the Vice President?
What role does the Vice President play?
What are way congress can check the president?
Impoundment, power of the purse, and override a veto
Impoundment
Power of the Purse
Override a veto
How is congress becoming dysfunctional?
How is the house and senate different?
How does Impeachment work?
Explain how Bill Clinton got impeached