Exam 3

Question 1

Framers intended _____ to be the strongest branch.

Answer 1

Legislative

Question 2

Framers intended _____ to be the weakest branch.

Answer 2

executive

Question 3

House of Reps elections held every

Answer 3

two years

Question 4

Senate elections held every

Answer 4

six years

Question 5

power shared by congress and president

Answer 5

policy making

Question 6

President CANNOT

Answer 6

declare war

Question 7

Powers of Congress

Answer 7

change federal judiciary officers, change size of the court, alternate jurisdiction of the court; CANNOT overturn Supreme Court decisions

Question 8

Approximate reelection rate in Congress

Answer 8

95%

Question 9

Fenno’s Paradox

Answer 9

We don’t like the group as a whole, but we like the individuals

Question 10

Problems with Fenno’s Paradox

Answer 10

conflict between what’s good for the nation v. your home district

Question 11

Factors of Incumbency Advantage

Answer 11

Name recognition, staff, mail, media, money, seniority

Question 12

Primary job of a Congress member

Answer 12

represent those who elected them

Question 13

Trustee representation

Answer 13

model in which we trust representatives to make decisions for us

Question 14

General Electorate

Answer 14

All voting members in a district

Question 15

Gerrymandering

Answer 15

redrawing districts to favor one party or class

Question 16

primary motivations of elected legislators

Answer 16

reelection, position in the chamber, passing policy

Question 17

Three main influences on congressional decision making

Answer 17

constituency, interest group, party

Question 18

three types of committees in congress

Answer 18

joint committee, standing committee, conference committee

Question 19

Process of bill becoming law

Answer 19

legislator introduces bill, bill is referred to appropriate committee, committee votes on bill, bill goes to floor of house or senate, if passes both houses it goes to president, congress can override veto with 2/3 majority vote

Question 20

Which committee must a bill go through first in the house?

Answer 20

Rules Committee

Question 21

Qualifications to be U.S. President

Answer 21

35 years old, natural born citizen (does not mean born in the U.S.), lived in the U.S. for 14 years

Question 22

Which amendment declared that the VP becomes president in case of death or resignation?

Answer 22

25th amendment

Question 23

What are expressed presidential powers? Examples?

Answer 23

powers given by the constitution; power to pardon, military power, judicial power, commander in chief

Question 24

How many days does the President have to veto a bill?

Answer 24

10

Question 25

Federal court cannot review rulings of what court?

Answer 25

Supreme Court

Question 26

Which party supported abolition of slavery?

Answer 26

Republican

Question 27

Impeachment

Answer 27

process by which a legislative body levels charges against a powerful official

Question 28

Dissenting opinion

Answer 28

the opinion written by a justice who disagrees with the majority opinion

Question 29

Per Curiam

Answer 29

the judgement of a majority in a supreme court ruling that does not have a specific author

Question 30

What is NOT in the first five positions in line of presidential secession?

Answer 30

Secretary of Defense

Question 31

bureaucracy

Answer 31

system of government in which most important decisions are made by state officials rather than elected officials

Question 32

Problems with bureaucracies

Answer 32

conflict, red tape, duplication, imperialism, waste

Question 33

powers shared by president and senate

Answer 33

Nominate SC justices, nominate ambassadors, nominate high officials

Question 34

Judiciary Act of 1789

Answer 34

established that there were six supreme court justices, created attorney general position, established judicial review

Question 35

Hierarchy of federal courts

Answer 35

Supreme Court, Court of Appeals (Circuit), District Court

Question 36

Marbury v. Madison

Answer 36

established judicial review