This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.
Chapter 13
partisan polarization- a vote in which the majority of Democratic legislators opposes a majority of Republican legislators |
bicameral legislature- a lawmaking body made up of two chambers or parts |
filibuster- an attempt to defeat a bill in the senate by talking indefinitely, thus preventing the senate from taking action on the bill |
attitudinal view- |
closed rule |
cloture rule |
Committee on Committees |
concurrent resolution |
congressional caucus |
conservative coalition |
discharge petition |
House Rules Committee |
joint Resolution |
marginal districts- |
markup |
Millionaire's Club |
multiple referral |
organizational view |
Parliament |
party caucus |
party vote |
party whip |
representational view |
restrictive rule |
riders |
safe districts |
seniority |
sequential referral |
simple resolution |
Steering Committee |
Christmas tree bill |
conference committees |
division vote |
double tracking |
franking privelege |
joint committees |
majority leader |
minority leader |
open rule |
pork barrel legislature |
private bill |
public bill |
quorum call |
roll call vote |
select committees |
standing committees |
teller vote |
voice vote |
Chapter 14
ad hoc structure |
Article 2 |
bully pulpit |
cabinet |
circular structure |
delegate |
direct democracy |
divided government |
electoral college |
Executive Office of the President |
Executive privelege |
gridlock |
honeymoon |
impeachment |
impoundment of funds |
"in and outers" |
independent agencies |
lame duck |
legislative veto |
line-item veto |
Office of Management and Budget |
perks |
pocket veto |
prime minister |
pyramid structure |
representative democracy |
signing statement |
Tribune of the People |
trustee |
25th ammendment |
unified government |
veto message |
White House Office |
Chapter 15
annual authorizations |
appropriation |
authorization legislation |
bureacracy |
bureaucratic imperialism |
Chadha |
Civil Service Reform Act |
committee clearance |
competititive service |
Department of Homeland Security |
discretionary authority |
excepted service |
government by proxy |
iron triangle |
issue networks |
laissez-faire |
legislative veto |
name-request job |
National Performance Review |
patronage |
Pendleton Act |
red tape |
schedule C |
Senior Executive Service |
trust funds |
Whistle Blower Protection Act |
Chapter 16
activist approach |
amicus curiae |
appellate jurisdiction |
bloc voting |
civil law |
class action suit |
concurring opinion |
constitutional court |
criminal law |
diversity case |
Dred Scott v. Sandford |
fee shifting |
Friday conference |
Gang of Fourteen |
In forma pauperis |
judicial restraint |
judicial review |
litmus test |
per curiam opinion |
plaintiff |
political question |
remedy |
senatorial courtesy |
solicitor general |
sovereign immunity |
standing |
stare decisis |
writ of certiorari |
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