exam 2

Question 1

Bicarmeral

Answer 1

2 branches; house of reps & senate

Question 2

17th Amendment

Answer 2

1913, direct elections for senators

Question 3

Delegate

Answer 3

Closely follow their constituents (House)

Question 4

Trustee

Answer 4

act based on their judgements when they disagree with constituents (Senate)

Question 5

Congressional Districts; when do house districts change?

Answer 5

every 10 years

Question 6

Great Compromise

Answer 6

House represents people, Senate represents state

Question 7

Franking Privilege

Answer 7

Mail to constituents for freeP

Question 8

Pork Barrel Legislation

Answer 8

Bring Legislative projects to the district

Question 9

Incumbent Advantages

Answer 9

Name Recognition, ore media coverage, fund-raising advantages

Question 10

Age for Representative

Answer 10

25, 2 years

Question 11

Age for Senator

Answer 11

30, 6 years

Question 12

Joint Committees

Answer 12

members from both senate and house to cooperate

Question 13

select committees

Answer 13

temporarily created in either senate/house to focus on specific issue

Question 14

Conference Committee

Answer 14

settle differences between house/senate bills

Question 15

CRS

Answer 15

Congressional Research Service

Question 16

GAO

Answer 16

Government Accountability Office

Question 17

CBO

Answer 17

Congressional Budget Office

Question 18

Rules Committee

Answer 18

In house, dictates how much time is allocated to debate (open/closed rules)

Question 19

Presidential Veto

Answer 19

Can be overriden by 2/3rds majority of each congress chamber

Question 20

Pocket Veto

Answer 20

when bill is presented to the president, Congress adjourns for 10 days, then bill is vetoed

Question 21

Interest Groups

Answer 21

educate the public, mobilize
constituents, and make campaign donations

Question 22

Expressed President Military powers

Answer 22

Head of Intelligence Agencies, Commander in Chief

Question 23

Expressed President Diplomatic Powers

Answer 23

Receive Ambassadors, recognize countries, force treaties

Question 24

Expressed President Judicial Powers

Answer 24

Amnesty, Pardon, Reprieves

Question 25

Expressed President Legislative Powers

Answer 25

State of the Union, Veto

Question 26

Executive Privilege

Answer 26

President and advisor comms confidential

Question 27

Executive Order

Answer 27

rule/regulation, has effect of legislation

Question 28

King Caucus

Answer 28

Ended by the 1830s National Conventions and strengthened presidential powers

Question 29

Vice President

Answer 29

Electoral Asset - importance in elections

Question 30

Going Public

Answer 30

Presidents mobilize the public to support policies

Question 31

Federalist

Answer 31

Remove the president from direct popular control, calibrate leeway and popular control with 4 yr term

Question 32

Unity

Answer 32

Favored by federalists so that presidents would be decisive and act quickly

Question 33

War Powers Resolution

Answer 33

1973, curb the growth of presidential power

Question 34

FEC

Answer 34

Federal Election Committee

Question 35

Means-tested Program

Answer 35

Welfare, food stamps

Question 36

Civil Service System

Answer 36

Bureaucrats are selected based on merit using this sytem

Question 37

Bureauocracy goal

Answer 37

implement and translate laws into routine19

Question 38

19th Century Bureauocracy

Answer 38

Politicized, given to political supporters, cronies

Question 39

20th century bureauocracy

Answer 39

Professionalism, used Civil Service System

Question 40

Administrative Adjudication

Answer 40

he application of rules and precedents to specific cases to settle disputes

Question 41

goal of clientele agency

Answer 41

promote, serve, represent a n interest

Question 42

Fiscal policy

Answer 42

spend/tax

Question 43

monetary policy

Answer 43

regulate money supply