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| The court ruled that giving money to a political campaign was a form of free speech and threw out some stringent federal regulations on fund-raising and election spending. |
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| It means having a specific position on one particular issue that must be met in order for the person/bill/whatever to be even considered. |
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| official power to make legal decisions and judgments. |
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| theory or philosophy of law. |
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| the Constitution created a weak Chief Executive; but the President has access to great potential power, energetic presidents seize upon that potential power in ability to execute laws and exploit public opinion. |
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| formal accusation of wrong doing against a public official. |
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| annual message delivered to Congress by president. |
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| The coattail effect is the tendency for a popular political party leader to attract votes for other candidates of the same party in an election. |
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