AP GOV Monster Vocab

Natural rights

Popular sovereignty

Republicanism

Social contract

Declaration of Independence

Philadelphia Convention

Participatory democracy

Pluralist democracy

Elite democracy

Shays’s Rebellion

Great (Connecticut) Compromise

Electoral College

Three-Fifths Compromise

Importation (slavery) compromise

Separation of powers

Checks and balances

Federalism

Exclusive powers

Implied powers

Concurrent powers

Categorical grants

Block grants

Mandates (unfunded)

Revenue Sharing

Commerce clause

Enumerated powers

Implied powers

Necessary and proper clause

Checks and balances

Bicameralism

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Senate Majority Leader

Filibuster

Cloture

Holds

Unanimous Consent

Rules Committee

Committee of the Whole

Discharge petitions

Discretionary spending

Mandatory spending

Entitlement Programs

Budget Deficit

Pork barrel legislation

Logrolling

Oversight

Constituency

Partisanship

Bipartisan

Gridlock

Lame Duck

Gerrymandering

Reapportionment

Redistricting

Divided government

Trustee

Delegate

Politico

Veto (including pocket veto)

Commander in Chief

Executive order

Executive Agreement

Signing statements

Nomination and confirmation

Treaty negotiation and ratification

22nd Amendment

Bully pulpit

Judicial review

Precedent/stare decisis

Judicial activism

Judicial restraint

Patronage

Civil liberties

Civil rights

Bill of Rights

Judicial review

Selective incorporation

Establishment clause

Free exercise clause

Symbolic speech

Defamatory Speech (Libel and Slander)

“Clear and present danger”

Due process clause

Miranda Rights

Patriot Act

Exclusionary rule

Equal protection clause

National Organization for Women

Civil Rights Act 1964

Voting Rights Act 1965

Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972

“Separate but equal”

Individualism

Free Enterprise

Rule of Law

Limited Government

Equality of Opportunity

Political ideology

Demographics

Political culture

Political socialization

Scientific polling

Party platform

Liberal ideology

Conservative ideology

Fiscal Policy

Monetary Policy

Keynesianism

Supply-Side Theory

Suffrage/Franchise

Rational choice theory

Retrospective voting

Prospective voting

Party-line voting

Political efficacy

Midterm election

Demographics

Linkage institution

Political party

Interest group

Party Coalition

Critical election

Political realignment

Proportional electoral system

Winner-take-all electoral system

Iron triangles/Issue Networks

Free rider problem

Single issue groups

Participatory democracy

Pluralist democracy

Elite democracy

Primaries (open v. closed)

Caucuses

Party convention

General election

Electoral College

Incumbency advantage

Federal Election Commission

Federal Elections Campaign Act

McCain-Feingold

Citizens United v. FEC (2010)

PACs

SuperPACs

Independent expenditures

Media

Social media

Watchdog

Gatekeeper

Horse race journalism

“Fake news”