| A | B |
|---|
| closed | Primary in which only members of that political party may vote |
| moderates | voters in the middle of the political spectrum |
| 19th | amendment that gave women the right to vote |
| ideology | another term for different beliefs |
| 26th | Amendment that lowered the voting age to 18 |
| platform | statement of the party's principles, beliefs and positions of key issues |
| political socialization | process in which inidviduals learn their political beliefs |
| House of Representatives | Elect the president if no one wins the needed electoral votes |
| Criticisms of presidential primaries | too long; too much emphasis on early primaries |
| purposes of keynote speech | excite delegates; |
| Suffrage | The right to vote |
| 270 | of electoral votes needed to win the presidency |
| Third | party other then republican or democrat |
| 538 | of voting members in the house and senate |
| Political culture | Shared basic beliefs and valuesabout a nation and its government create this |
| Family | Have the biggest influence on political culture |
| Libarty and freedom | these two values make up our political culture |
| electoral collage | Officaially elect our president |
| senate | who confirms the presidents |
| Executive agreement | made between a president and other heads of states with n senate approval |
| 60 days | How long can a president use the military without congerssional |
| Enforce laws | Most important durt of the president |
| 25th | Amendment that limited hom long the president can sever |
| FDA | President that the above amendment was written for |
| amnesty | General pardon offered to a group of law violators |
| Sec. Of State | First cabinet officer to succeed the presidency |
| Head Of State | Role in which the president is representative of all the people |
| Cabinet | Their role is to give abvice to the president |
| head of state | President is ceremonial head of teh government in this role |
| 4 years | length of a presidential term |
| override | action that is required to overthrow a presidential |
| Bi-Cameral | means two-house legislature |
| redistrcting | Setting up congressional disticts after reapportionment |
| Speaker of the house | presiding officer of the house o f the representatives |
| vice-president | president of the senate |
| Pocket Veto | Congress adjourns and the persident does not veto teh bill |
| 4 | number of repesentatives form Kansas |
| Federal | Courts that derive their power form the consitution |
| Litigants | People angaged in lawsuits |
| opinion | Explanation of a superme court's decision |
| Supreme Court | courts of last resort in all questions of federal law |
| Legislative courts | courts that help congress exercise its power accordiong to the artical one of the consitution |
| States | courts that derive their power form state |
| appellate | Court of appeals has what type of jurisdiction |
| petit | Trial jury |
| jury duty | May be called for this if you have a driver's license of have a registered to vote |
| concurrent | both state and federal jurisdiction |
| US Tax Court | this court has backruptcy jurisdiction |
| US Court of international trade | this court deals with tariffs |
| Petit Jury | case goes here after grand jury indictment |
| Marbury v. Madison | court case that estblished judicial review |
| Dred scott v. Sandford | court case that tied state rights to slavery issues |
| Thurgood Marshall | first african american justice |
| Sandra Day O'Conner | first women justice |
| Law Clerks | They assist justices in their day-to0day work |
| Grand jury | Hands down the indictment |
| Writ of centori | an order form the courts to send up records |
| Percuram Opinion | Brief unsigned statement of the courts decision |
| Voting Bloc | coalition of justices |
| Swing | Another name for a deciding votes |
| Precedent | when a ruling becomes "this" for future decisions |
| Concurring | written by a justice when they agree with the majority opinion but for others reasons |
