Bicameral legislature Attitudinal model Presidential power Closed rule Class action Enumerated powers Open rule Common law Implied powers Cloture Concurring opinion Federalist 70-72 Conference committee Dissenting opinion Delegate Judicial activism Notice and comment procedure Trustee Judicial review Standard operating procedures Filibuster Legal model Turkey farm Gerrymandering Mootness Neutral competence Incumbency advantage Ripeness Historical development of the bureaucracy Joint committee Standing Iron triangle Leadership in Congress Stare decisis Civil law Markup Precedent Sources of law Plurality rule Statutory law Original jurisdiction Pork barrel Strategic (or rational choice or environmental) model Marbury v. Madison Proportional representation Writ of certiorari Appellate court Restricted (modified) rule Majority-minority districts Functions of the courts Single-member district Casework Impact of the courts Speaker of the House Franking privilege Factors fostering compliance with the courts Select committee The electoral connection Limitations on the courts Standing committee Fenno paradox Organizational culture Split (or multiple) referral Subconstituencies Federal jurisdiction Unanimous consent agreement Parties in Congress Forum shopping Divided government Traceability Structure of the federal courts Executive agreement Agenda-setting in Congress Deciding to decide on the SCOTUS Executive order Rules committee Rule of four Going public Hastert rule Cue theory Impeachment Legislative process Solicitor general Line-item veto Veto override Blue slip Pocket veto Nuclear option Senatorial courtesy Signing statement Head of state Amicus curiae Special prosecutor Head of government OMB Spoils system Recess appointment Cabinet-level department Unified government The president and the parties Earmarks (Pork barrel spending) Veto bargaining “Court packing” Surge and Decline Bureaucratic capture Imperial presidency Rules for redistricting Bureaucratic drift Unitary executive Presidential pork Congressional oversight Executive privilege Polarization Government corporation Presidential approval Coordination problem Independent agency Institutional presidency Reed’s rules Caucus Strict Construction Living Constitution Criminal law Civil law Methods of judicial selectionRatio decidendi Obiter dicta Per curiam Delegation “Take care” clause Parliamentary democracy Mixed presidential