Matching Pairs AP Gov Board Game ProjectOnline version The goal of this game is to prep you for the AP Gov Exam. In this game you will have fun while studying some killer vocab! Try to match each killer vocab word/phrase with it's definition. You can either play this by yourself to study or with others. The multiplayer version is the same but you should take turns and count your pairs. Whoever has the most pairs at the end is the President! Have fun, and go learn some gov vocab! by William Pennington 1 Red Tape 2 Polarization 3 Supremacy Clause 4 Precedent 5 14th Amendment 6 Logrolling 7 Bully Pulpit 8 Franking Privilege 9 Executive Order 10 Iron Triangle 11 Stare Decisis 12 Incumbent 13 Coattail effect 14 Closed Rule 15 Gerrymandering 16 Litigation 17 Mandate 18 Super Delegates 19 Horse Race 20 Platform 21 Referendum 22 Bicameralism 23 Delegated Power 24 Lame Duck Period 25 Earmarks establishes that the Constitution, federal laws made pursuant to it, and treaties made under its authority, constitute the supreme law of the land directive issued by the President of the United States that manages operations of the federal government and has the force of law The person who currently holds the office is the practice of having two legislative or parliamentary chambers. procedural maneuver that prohibits any amendments to bills up for a vote on the House floor, unless they are recommended by the committee reporting the bill. refers to the cases in which an individual's stance on a given issue, policy, or person is more likely to be strictly defined by their identification with a particular political party a general vote by the electorate on a single political question which has been referred to them for a direct decision. 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 session of Congress in the United States occurs whenever one Congress meets after its successor is elected, but before the successor's term begins. is a general principle of common law systems, according to which the judge is obliged to comply with the decision adopted in a previous judgment an unpledged delegate to the Democratic National Convention who is seated automatically and chooses for themselves for whom they vote an official order or commission to do something. a position that provides an opportunity to speak out and be listened to. This term was coined by United States President Theodore Roosevelt granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States—including former slaves—and guaranteed all citizens “equal protection of the laws.” political journalism of elections that resembles coverage of horse races because of the focus on polling data, public perception instead of candidate policy, and almost exclusive reporting on candidate differences rather than similarities. excessive regulation or rigid conformity to formal rules that is considered redundant or bureaucratic and hinders or prevents action or decision-making allows for members of Congress, and their staff, to send mail to their constituents, or supporters, without having to pay postage the process of taking legal action. to manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favor one party or class. provision inserted into a discretionary spending appropriations bill that directs funds to a specific recipient the practice of exchanging favors, especially in politics by reciprocal voting for each other's proposed legislation. comprises the policy-making relationship among the congressional committees, the bureaucracy, and interest groups a candidate or party's list of positions on a variety of topics the voters care about an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances. the tendency for a popular political party leader to attract votes for other candidates of the same party in an election.
