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Bureaucratic adjudication
________- when the federal bureaucracy settles disputes between parties that arise over the implementation of federal laws or determines which individuals or groups are covered under a regulation program.
Senior Executive Service
________ are individuals who stick around longer and use their authority to get work done.
Gerald Ford
________ became the Vice President in 1973 after Agnew resigned.
Partisan gerrymandering
________ helps one party and puts the other at a great disadvantage by increasing the representation of one party in that district.
Iron triangle
________- coordinated and mutually beneficial activities of the bureaucracy, Congress, and interest groups to achieve shared policy goals.
Hamilton
________ argued that the judiciary would not be involved in politics, only with upholding the law.
Cameras
What are not allowed in teh court, but there is an official sketch and audio recording? Answer with a single words or term.
Bureaucratic discretion
________- the power to decide how a law is implemented and to decide what Congress meant when it passed a law.
Legislation
________ shapes behavior by setting goals, priorities, and structure.
Public opinion
________ can expand or constrain a president's power.
Bipartisanship
________- agreement between the parties to work together in Congress to pass legislation.
Incumbency
________- being already in office as opposed to running for the first time.
Constituency
________- a body of voters in a given area who elect a representative or senator.
Norms
What are unwritten expectation on how members are supposed to act? Answer with a single words or term.
Congress
________ has the power to declare war.
Budget surplus
What is when the government takes more money than it spends? Answer with a single words or term.
Apportionment
________- the process of determining the number of representatives for each state using census data.
Political role
________ reminds everyone that Congress is a pilicitized body, therefore its members must balance their own opinion with what the people want.
Adams administration
The ________ tried to mess with Jefferson by appointing judges right before Jefferson was about to take office.
Modern communication
________ allows the president to connect with the people even more.
legislative branch
What is made up by Congress? Answer with a single words or term.
policy agenda
What is the set of issues on which policymakers focus their attention on? Answer with a single words or term.
Bureaucrat
________- an official employed within a government bureaucracy.
Political patronage
________- filling of administrative positions as a reward for support, rather than solely on merit.
Trustees
________ make decisions using their knowledge and judgment.
