AP Gov 2: Articles of Confederation & Principles of American Government

Advice

________ and consent: Senates right to suggest appointees and necessary approval to appoint most presidential appointments.

Congress

________ can overcome a presidents veto with a 2 /3 override, when each house (Senate and HOR) has to vote on the bill separately with a 2 /3 majority.

Judicial review

________: federal courts can deem an act of the legislature unconstitutional when deciding on a case.

stakeholders

________: people or groups that will be affected by the policies exert influence through lobbying and special interest groups.

Pocket veto

________: refusal to sign the bill at the end of a legislative session, effectively kills the bill.

Articles of Confederation

The ________: the document that laid out the first form of government for the early U.S. was ratified in 1781.

Impeachment

________: an accusation of wrongdoing of the President, voted on by the House of Representatives.

Veto

________: president's rejection of a bill is an example of a check on the legislature.

The Articles of Confederation

the document that laid out the first form of government for the early U.S. was ratified in 1781

stakeholders

people or groups that will be affected by the policies exert influence through lobbying and special interest groups

the court system

U.S. Supreme Court, lower appeals courts, trial courts

judicial review

federal courts can deem an act of the legislature unconstitutional when deciding on a case

veto

president's rejection of a bill is an example of a check on the legislature

pocket veto

refusal to sign the bill at the end of a legislative session, effectively kills the bill

advice and consent

Senates right to suggest appointees and necessary approval to appoint most presidential appointments

impeachment

an accusation of wrongdoing of the President, voted on by the House of Representatives

separation of powers

distinct responsibilities and limits of each branch to keep any one branch from becoming too powerful

checks and balances

limiting powers each branch can use on the others

veto

president rejects a bill

pocket veto

president refusing to sign a bill at the end of a legislative session, killing the bill

two-thirds override

each house of Congress separately votes in favor of a vetoed bill by a supermajority of two-thirds can make a vetoed bill into law

advice and consent

the Senate's formal approval on presidential appointments

impeachment

an accusation, an indictment of wrongdoing

judicial review

federal courts can deem an act of the legislature unconstitutional when deciding on a case

reserved powers

powers given to the states

Articles of Confederation

the document that laid out the first form of government for the early United States and was ratified in 1781

Shay's Rebellion

an an uprising of farmers in Massachusetts that protested against the government after they lost their farms and could not pay the high state taxes, turning point in the public's opinion towards the Articles of Confederation