Political Science 10
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- "Friend of the court"; amici may file briefs or even appear to argue their interests orally before the court.
- Amicus Curiae
- Established the basic three-tiered structure of the federal court system.
- Judiciary Act of 1789
- Major administrative unit with responsibility for a broad area of government operations. Departmental status usually indicates a permanent national interest in a particular governmental function, such as defense, commerce, or agriculture.
- departments
- Rules or regulations issued by the president that have the effect of law. All executive orders must be published in the Fediral Register.
- executive order
- Business established by Congress to perform functions that can be provided by private business.
- government corporations
- The 1993 act to prohibit civil servants from taking activist roles in partisan campaigns. This act prohibited federal employees from making political contributions, working for a particular party, or campaigning for a particular condidate.
- Hatch Act
- Governmental units that closely resemble a Cabinet department bt have narrower areas of responsibilty( such as CIA) and are not part of any Cabinet department.
- independent executive agencies
- An agency created by congress that is generally with a specific aspect of the economy.
- independent regulatory commission
- Jobs, rants, or other special favors that are given as rewards to friends and political allies for theor support.
- patronage
- Reform meassure that created the Civil Service Commission to administer a partial merit system. The act classified the federal service by grades, to which appoinments were made based on the results of a competitive examination. It made it illegal for fede
- Pendleton Act
- Rules that govern the operation of a particular government program that have the force of law.
- regulations
- Power of the courts to review acts of other branches of government and the states.
- Judical review