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Unit 2 - APUSG

Lessons 5-7 of AP US Government

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Judicial Restraint idea that the Court should seldom use the power of judicial review and whenever possible defer to the judgment of the legislative and executive branches (strict interpretation)
Judicial Activism idea that justices should be willing to overturn laws when necessary, sometimes creating bold new policy
Bureaucracies use ______ to interpret and implement policies created by Congress. discretionary power
Iron Triangles connections between Congress, bureaucracies, and interest groups
Bureaucratic Drift the difference between a bureaucracy's enactment of a law and the legislature's intent
Appropriations Committee where most of the work is done for budgeting
The ______ impeaches, while the ________ chooses to confirm. 1. House of Representatives 2. Senate
______ & _________ committees are permanent. standing & joint
The ______ has more rules when making a bill. House of Representatives
Filibuster when members of the Senate prolong debate on proposed legislation so as to delay or entirely prevent a decision
Amicus Curiae briefs that try to influence the precedential effect of the Court’s ruling
Stare Decisis Supreme Court may avoid creating a new precedent by allowing a previous decision to stand
Baker v. Carr & Shaw v. Reno connection 14th Amendment: Equal Protection
Appellate Jurisdiction the authority to review the decision of a lower court to overturn or revise that decision
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) the executive branch office that assists the president in setting national spending priorities
Pork Barrel Spending legislation that directs specific funds to projects within districts or states
Logrolling trading of votes on legislation by members of Congress to get their earmarks passed into legislation
Incumbency an official already in office running for reelection
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