AP US Gov Basic Terms

Concurrent Powers

• Powers exclusive to state governments.
• Powers only held by the federal government.
• Powers that are not shared by any government.
• Powers shared by federal and state governments.

Amend

• To finalize a document without edits.
• To make changes or modifications.
• To ignore a request for changes.
• To approve something without changes.

Infringe

• To promote and advocate for rights or laws.
• To violate or encroach upon rights or laws.
• To ignore and dismiss rights or laws.
• To support and uphold rights or laws.

Conglomerates

• Small local businesses.

• Large corporations with multiple business interests.

• Focus solely on one industry.

• Non-profit organizations.

Predecessors

• Entities or individuals that came before another in a sequence.
• Objects that are unrelated to a sequence.
• Entities that follow another in a sequence.
• Individuals who are successors in a hierarchy.

Curtailed

• Reduced or limited in extent.
• Enhanced or improved.
• Increased in size.
• Expanded in scope.

Appropriated

• Designated to a particular area

• For general use

• Limited resource

• Reduced spending

Enumerated Powers

• The powers specifically granted to Congress by the Constitution.
• Powers granted to the President by the Constitution.
• Powers that are implied but not explicitly stated in the Constitution.
• Powers reserved for the states under the Tenth Amendment.

Revenue

• Expense
• Money

• Profit
• Loss

Fiscal Year

• Calendar Year

• Budget Year