PSCI 2306 Exam 2 UNT Questions with
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advice and consent
Terms in the Constitution describing the U.S. Senate's power to review and approve treaties
and presidential appointments.
agenda setting
Determining which public-policy questions will be debated or considered.
Alexander Hamilton
1789-1795; First Secretary of the Treasury. He advocated creation of a national bank,
assumption of state debts by the federal government, and a tariff system to pay off the
national debt.
Amendment V
due process, double jeopardy, self-incrimination and private property
Amendment X
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the
states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.
Amendment XIII
abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime
Amendment XIV
Requires states to provide to its citizens equal protection of the law
Amendment XVI
,the amendment made income tax constitutional
Article I
Legislative Branch
Article II
Executive Branch
bicameral
A legislature consisting of two parts, or houses
Bill of Rights
Added AFTER the Constitutional Convention; created to gain support of anti-Federalists;
guaranteed rights of individuals
Block grants
Federal grants given more or less automatically to states or communities to support broad
programs in areas such as community development and social services
bureaucracy
a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials
rather than by elected representatives
categorical grants
Federal grants for specific purposes, such as building an airport
caucus
A meeting of local party members to choose party officials or candidates for public office and
to decide the platform.
, closed rule
A procedural rule in the House of Representatives that prohibits any amendments to bills or
provides that only members of the committee reporting the bill may offer amendments.
Coat tails
popular candidates that carry less popular ones into office
Commerce Clause
The clause in the Constitution (Article I, Section 8, Clause 1) that gives Congress the power
to regulate all business activities that cross state lines or affect more than one state or other
nations.
Compound Republic
power divided between national and state government power from people (US)
Conference Committee
particular bill passed by each in different form.
A special joint committee appointed to reconcile differences when bills pass the two
chambers of Congress in different forms.
Cooperative Federalism
A system of government in which powers and policy assignments are shared between states
and the national government. They may also share costs, administration, and even blame for
programs that work poorly.
De facto
actual or effective, esp. when without legal authority; in fact
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advice and consent
Terms in the Constitution describing the U.S. Senate's power to review and approve treaties
and presidential appointments.
agenda setting
Determining which public-policy questions will be debated or considered.
Alexander Hamilton
1789-1795; First Secretary of the Treasury. He advocated creation of a national bank,
assumption of state debts by the federal government, and a tariff system to pay off the
national debt.
Amendment V
due process, double jeopardy, self-incrimination and private property
Amendment X
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the
states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.
Amendment XIII
abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime
Amendment XIV
Requires states to provide to its citizens equal protection of the law
Amendment XVI
,the amendment made income tax constitutional
Article I
Legislative Branch
Article II
Executive Branch
bicameral
A legislature consisting of two parts, or houses
Bill of Rights
Added AFTER the Constitutional Convention; created to gain support of anti-Federalists;
guaranteed rights of individuals
Block grants
Federal grants given more or less automatically to states or communities to support broad
programs in areas such as community development and social services
bureaucracy
a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials
rather than by elected representatives
categorical grants
Federal grants for specific purposes, such as building an airport
caucus
A meeting of local party members to choose party officials or candidates for public office and
to decide the platform.
, closed rule
A procedural rule in the House of Representatives that prohibits any amendments to bills or
provides that only members of the committee reporting the bill may offer amendments.
Coat tails
popular candidates that carry less popular ones into office
Commerce Clause
The clause in the Constitution (Article I, Section 8, Clause 1) that gives Congress the power
to regulate all business activities that cross state lines or affect more than one state or other
nations.
Compound Republic
power divided between national and state government power from people (US)
Conference Committee
particular bill passed by each in different form.
A special joint committee appointed to reconcile differences when bills pass the two
chambers of Congress in different forms.
Cooperative Federalism
A system of government in which powers and policy assignments are shared between states
and the national government. They may also share costs, administration, and even blame for
programs that work poorly.
De facto
actual or effective, esp. when without legal authority; in fact
