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| A meeting of members of a particular party for the purposes of organization and strategy. |
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| A nickname reference to a spending Bill that works its way through Congress, continually adding new spending throughout the process. (Like adding Christmas ornaments) |
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| Lawsuit in which a single case is taken as a representative for many other, similar cases. |
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| A vote in the Senate that stops debate on a bill and forces a vote even though other members may want to debate the bill. This is often used to stop a filibuster before it happens. 60 votes invokes cloture. |
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| The ability of a candidate to carry into victory lesser candidates of the same party because they were on the same ballot. Ex: (D)Presidential candidate helps local (D) councilman get elected due to voters usually voting straight ticket; strong coattails. |
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| A term applied to a union of states that would not lose their seperate identities and would retain the right to secede. |
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| The sudden, forcible, and illegal removal of government leaders- usually by the military |
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| The written explanation of the minority opinion in the Supreme court. |
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| The right of a government, on behalf of the public, to take private property without the owner's consent. Usually in the name of public safety, health, or economic necessity. |
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| Refers to the first part of the 1st Amendment that prohibits Congress from establishing a national religion. "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion..." |
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