AP Gov: Final Flashcards

Bully Pulpit

informal power of president only - helps sway public opinion

Bureaucracy

under the president - includes his cabinet and their subordinate workers

concurrent powers

states and the federal government work together - powers that the two houses of Congress share

Congressional Powers

pass laws, declare wars, tax, spend, oversight of executive branch - main thing is Article 1 section 8

equal protection clause

14th Amendment - strikes down segregation in Brown v Board

Executive power

enforce laws, veto legislation, executive orders, commander in chief of military, executive privilege

expansion of civil rights

Supreme Court with Brown v. Board. Civil Rights Act 1964, Voting RIghts Act of 1965, 19th Amendment, 13-15th, 26th Amendment

federal grants

categorical vs block - unfunded vs funded mandates