New Vocabulary

Bicameral

Advice & Consent

Caucus

Power of the Purse

Amendment 17

Germane

Cloture Rule

Filibuster

Standing Committees

Pork-Barrel Spending

Rider

Majority/Minority leaders

Whip

Speaker of the House

Delegate voting model

Trustee Voting Model

Politico voting model

Gerrymandering

Gridlock

“Lame Duck” president

Executive Order

Executive Privilege

Commander in Chief

Veto

Cabinet

Inherent Powers

Chief of Staff

Joint Chiefs of Staff

War Powers Act

Amendment 22

Bully Pulpit

State of the Union Address

Appellate Jurisdiction

Original Jurisdiction

Certiorari

Judicial Review

Precedent

Binding Precedent

Persuasive Precedent

Majority Opinion

Concurring Opinion

Dissenting Opinion

Strict Constructionist

Liberal Constructionist

Judicial Activism

Judicial Restraint

Nuclear Option

Senatorial Courtesy

Standing

Bureaucracy

Compliance Monitoring

Iron Triangles

Patronage

Spoils System

Merit System

Delegated Discretionary Authority

Independent Regulatory Agencies

Administrative Procedures Act

Code of Federal Regulations

Appropriations

Congressional Oversight

Office of Information & Regulatory Affairs

Legislative Veto

Whistleblower Protection Act