A.P. Government Uber Vocab List
Chapter 1
government
public goods
politics
political participation
single-issue groups
policymaking system
linkage institutions
policy agenda
political issue
policymaking institutions
public policy
democracy
majority rule
minority rule
representation
pluralist theory
elite and class theory
hyperpluralism
policy gridlock
gross domestic product
individualism
voter apathy
Chapter 2
Natural Law
Strict vs. Loose construction
amendment process/living document
ex post facto
Bill of Attainder
Constitution
Declaration of Independence
natural rights
consent of the governed
limited government
Articles of Confederation
Shay's Rebellion
factions
New Jersey Plan
Virginia plan
Connecticut Compromise
writ of habeus corpus
separation of powers
checks and balances
republic
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
Federalist Papers
Bill of Rights
Equal Rights Amendment
Marbury v. Madison
Judicial Review
Chapter 3
federalism
Unitary governments
intergovernmental relations
supremacy clause
Tenth Amendment
McCulloch v. Maryland
elastic clause
Gibbons v. Ogden
full faith and credit
extradition
privileges and immunities
dual federalism
cooperative federalism
fiscal federalism
categorical grants
project grants
block grants
reserved powers
delegated powers
enumerated powers
implied powers
commerce clause
U.S. v. Lopez
Chapter 12-Congress
incumbents
casework
pork barrel
bicameral legislature
House Rules Committee
filibuster
Speaker of the House
majority leader
whips
minority leader
standing committees
joint committees
conference committees
select committees
legislative oversight
committee chairs
seniority system
caucus
bill
Chapter 18
Entitlements
Poverty line/threshold
Welfare Reform
Social Security Reform
Subsidies and Entitlements
Chapter 19
Health Care and Environmental Policy
HMO's
National Health Insurance
Medicare
Medicaid
Health Care Reform
Chapter 13 - The Presidency
Constitutional requirements for president
Electoral college
Powers and checks (define each one)
Support Staff
Imperial Presidency
War Powers Act
State of the Union address
Impoundment
Executive Order
Twenty Second Amendment
impeachment
Twenty fifth Amendment
cabinet
National Security Council
legislative veto
crisis (in relationship to the crisis manager)
Executive Privilege
Veto Override
Revolving Door
Confirmability
Signing Statements
U.S. v. Nixon
Approval Rating
Council of Economic Advisors
Office of management and budget
veto
pocket veto
presidential coattails
War Powers Resolution 1973
Chapter 20 - Foreign Policy
Foreign Policy
UN
NATO
Interdependency
Balance of trade
economic sanctions
nuclear proliferation
Detente
Globalization
NGO's
MNC's
Chapter 14 - The Budget
expenditures
revenues
tax expenditures
Social Security Act
Medicare
incrementalism
uncontrollable expenditures
entitlements
House Ways and Means Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
budget resolution
reconciliation
authorization bill
appropriations bill
continuing resolutions
Fiscal
Monetary
Keynesian
Supply Side Economics
Monetarism
Deficit
Income Tax
Sixteenth Amendment
Federal debt
Entitlements
Uncontrollable expenditures
Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974
The Bureaucracy
patronage
Pendleton Civil Service Act
civil service
merit principle
Hatch Act
Office of Personnel Management
General Schedule rating
Senior Executive Service
bureaucracy
independent regulatory agency
governmental corporations
independent executive agencies
policy implementation
standard operating procedures
administrative discretion
street-level bureaucrats
regulation
deregulation
command-and-control policy
incentive system
executive orders
iron triangles
Chapter 16-The Courts
Article I courts
Article III courts
Standing to Sue
Class Action Suit
Justiciable disputes
amicus curiae briefs
original jurisdiction
appellate jurisdiction
district courts
courts of appeal
Supreme Court
senatorial courtesy
solicitor general
opinion
stare decisis
original intent
judicial implementation
Marbury v. Madison
judicial review
United States v. Nixon
judicial restraint
political questions
statutory construction
Gideon v. Wainwright
Mapp v. Ohio
Bush v. Gore
Webster v. Reproductive Services
Tinker v. Desmoines
Miranda v. Arizona
Chapter 4 - Civil Liberties
Due Process
Incorporation
Bill of Rights
Nationalization
Privacy
Establishment clause
Lemon v. Kurtzman
Everson v. Board
Engle V. Vitale
Abbington v. Schempp
Epperson v. Arkansas
Zelman v. Simmons-Harris
Free Exercise Clause
Freedom of Speech
Clear and Present danger
Gitlow v. New York
Gideon v. Wainwright
Symbolic Speech
Freedom of Press
Shield Laws
Access
executive privilege
defamation
obscenity
student press
regulation of public airwaves
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
Freedom of Assembly and Petition Association (political versus personal)
Chapter 5-Civil Rights Vocabulary
Equality Civil Rights Act of 1964
Equal Protection under the law
Title iX of Education Act of 1972
Reed v. Reed
Roe v. Wade
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Dred Scott
Reconstruction Amendments
Jim Crow
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Affirmative Action
Bilingualism
Immigration Reform
Reverse Discrimination
Rational Basis Test
Suspect Classifications
Strict Scrutiny
U.C. Regents V. Bakke
Quasi-suspect or heightened scrutiny
Fundamental rights test
right to die
right to marry
right to procreate
voting barriers
literacy test
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Equal Pay Act of 1963
American with Disabilities Act
Due Process
Patriot Act I and II
Evidence Qualifications
Rights of the Accused
Exclusionary Rule
Miranda v. Arizona
Mapp v. Ohio
The Media-chapter 7
High-tech politics
mass media
media event
press conferences
investigative journalism
print media
broadcast media
chains
narrowcasting
beats
trial balloons
sound bites
talking head
policy agenda
policy entrepreneurs
infotainment
gatekeeper
watchdog
horse-race journalism
spin
Chapter 11
Alexis De Tocqueville
interest group
pluralist theory
elite theory
hyperpluralist theory
subgovermnents
collective good
free-rider problem
Olson's law of large groups
lobbying
electioneering
political action committee
amicus curiae briefs
public interest lobbies
traditional interest groups
nontraditional interest groups
single issue groups
public interest groups
ideological groups
governmental groups
litigation
campaign contributions
report cards
material benefits
purposive benefits
solidarity benefits
cohesiveness
disclosure
1946 Federal Regulation of lobbying act
incumbency advantage (how interest groups help)
petition the government
Chapter 8
party competition
political party
linkage institutions
party image
rational-choice theory
party identification
ticket-splitting
party machines
patronage
closed primaries
open primaries
blanket primaries
national convention
national committee
national chairperson
coalition
party eras
critical election
party realignment
New Deal coalition
party dealignment
party neutrality
third parties
winner-take-all system
proportional representation
coalition government
responsible party model
candidate-centered politics
divided government
loyal opposition
direct election
quota system
Chapter 9-Elections
nomination
campaign strategy
national party convention
caucus
presidential primaries
McGovern-Fraser Commission
superdelegates
frontloading
national primaries
regional primaries
party platform
direct mail
Lee Atwater
Slash and Burn
Karl Roe
pollsters
attack strategies
campaign finance reform
McCain-Feingold campaign reform act of 2002
Bush v. Gore
campaign consultant
internet campaigning
disproportionate news
Federal Election Campaign Act
Federal Election Commission
soft money
political action committees PAC's
selective perception
Buckley v. Valeo 1976
Chapter 10 Electionsand Voting
Primary (open, closed, blanket)
voter apathy
legitimacy
referendum
initiative petition
suffrage
political efficacy
civic duty
voter registration
Motor Voter Registration Act
Mandate theory of elections
policy voting
electoral college
retrospective voting
incumbency advantage
permanent congress
safe seats
war chest
single member district system
Iowa caucuses
New Hampshire primary
balancing the ticket
selectorate
plurality
faithless electors
swing states
AP US Gov. is broken down into the following categories:
- Constitutional Underpinnings of United States Government
- Political Beliefs and Behaviors
- Political Parties, Intrest Groups and Mass Media
- Institutions of National Government
- Public Policy
- Civil Rights and Civil Liberties