Ap gov all vocab

Public policy

Action gig takes in response to an issue

Democracy

Everyone is elected by representatives

Stakehodlers

People who are invested in outcome of situation

Slave trade compromise

Can’t ban slavery for 20 years

Article 5

Amend constition

Philadelphia conventijn

Create constitution

Us v lopez

Commerce clause limited no guns in school

Appropriations

Funds with a purpose

Coalition

Alliance of groups

Committees

Legislative in specific areas

Unanimous consent agreement

Agree on rules of debate for bill in court

Committee of the whole

Talk about things before making a final decisions

Pork barrel lagukstaikn

Congress pass laws for money to help representative get re elected

Apportionment

Seats to each state

Commander in chief

Pres as military

Cabinet

Head exec departments

Ambassadors

Foreign

Solicitar general

Decided what cases giv will appeal from lower coirt

Cmapogan finacne law

Law about how money can be spent in campaigns

Independent expenditures

Money spent not coordinated with campaign

Bcra

No soft money

Citizens United v fev

Created super pacs

General election

Vote president

Caucus

Meeting to discus delegates

Primary election

Vote for candidates

Demographic coalition

A group support party like age

Part conventions

Nominate candidates from delegates

Probations, representation system

Distribute legislative seats

Focus group

Small group studied to see large group

Demographics

Data related to the population

Patriota act

911 monitor

Infringement

Break law passed by legislated

Statute

Law passed

Arbitrary

Random decision

Libel

Written defamation

Defamation

Damage someone’s reputation

Obscenity

Offensive language

Secular

Not religious

Burocrático discretion

Giv officials carry out laws

Civil servants

Use own judgement

Civil service

Hir on qualification merit system

Patrinage

Grant favors for support

Gov corporations

USPS private businesses

Regulatory commissions

Sec enforce rules to protect ppl

Exec aganecies

Spereate, NASA

Cabinet

Pres top adivisors

White House

Advise pres

Exec branch appointments

Pres choose ppl for gov posisitons