American Government Stories of a Nation For the AP Course Unit 2

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.