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court that makes decisions that forge new ground such as Roe v Wade or Brown v Board of Education and establish precedent that often result in some form of legislative action
power of the Senate regarding presidential appts
&"friend of the court";; briefs that may be sent to support the position of one side or the other
led by Jefferson, one of the 1st pol parties urging the rejection of the constitution. members: farmers, common people
the determination of legislative district boundaries as a result of population changes measured every 10 yrs by census
case that estab. principle of one man, one vote
2 house legislature
1st 10 amendments
2 political parties working together to reach a common goal
form of fiscal federalism where fed aid is given to the states with few strings attached
ability to use the office of the pres. to promote a particular program and/or to influence Congress to accept legislative proposals
large admin agencies reflecting a hierarchical authority, job specialization, and rules and regulations that drive them
include project and formula grants and aim at assisting the states in areas such as health, income security and edu
party regulars meeting in small groups asking questions, discussing qualifications regarding the candidate, and voting on whether to endorse a particular candidate. the Iowa caucus has taken on almost as much importance as the new Hampshire primary because of its timing
official count of the pop of a district, state, or nation, which includes recording of stats such as age, sex, occupation, and property ownership
a key aspect of the const. protecting the balance of power among the 3 branches of gov. the concept was 1st promoted by james Madison in the federalist papers
those rights of the people that are protected by the bill of rights
act that prohibited the use of any registration requirement that resulted in discrimination and paved the way for the involvement of the fed gov. to enforce the law
the process in which it takes 60 senators to cut off a filibuster, and that is aimed at protecting minority interests.
Art I Section 8, giving congress the authority to regulate interstate commerce and commerce with foreign countries
power shared by the state and fed gov. such as the power to tax
additional opinion in a court decision written by a member of the majority
approach to gov that decentralizes power, giving more power to the individual states than to the central gov
committee consisting of senators and reps that meets to resolve defenses in legislation
set up by the congress, this office evaluates the cost of legislative proposals
power used by congress to gather info useful for the formation of legislation, review the operations and budgets of executive departments and independent reg agencies
offered at the Constitutional Convention at Philadelphia, it was adopted by the delegates and created a bicameral legislature, where one house is represented by population, and the other house is represented by the states
emergency spending legislation that prevents the shutdown of any department because its budget has not been enacted
underdog

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