Exam 4 Flashcards
(118 cards)
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Enumerated Powers Definition
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power explicitly stated in the
Constitution
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Implied power Defintion
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(necessary and proper clause)
Not specifically detailed in the
Constitution
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Inherent power Definition
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must be assumed to exist as a direct result of the
country’s existence
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How are bills passed?
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bills must pass in both House & Senate and tax bills must originate in House
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Representation
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demographic, economic, etc.
constituency service (casework)
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Oversight
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of laws being administered by executive branch, investigation of scandals
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constituent
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Invidual voter
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Casework/Constituent service
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nonlegislative activities undertaken by Members of Congress
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confirmation of presidential appointees
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simple majority
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ratification of treaties
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2/3 majority
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Redistricting
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redrawing of congressional district boundaries, all states with two or more House seats redistrict
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Congressional salary
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$174,000, unchanged since 2009
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Speaker of the House salary
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$223,500
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House Majority & Minority Leader salary
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$193,400
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Senate Majority & Minority Leaders salary
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$193,400
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What is Speaker of the House
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elected by all members usually on party-line vote
(thus majority party’s leader serves as Speaker
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Who was the Speaker of the House
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Kevin McCarthy (R-California)
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Who is the speaker of the House
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Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana)
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Current House Majority Leader
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Steve Scalise (R-Louisiana)
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Current House Majority Whip
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Tom Emmer (R-Minnesota)
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Current House Minority Leader
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Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York)
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Current House Minority Whip
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Katherine Clark (D-Massachusetts)
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President of the Senate
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Vice President
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Power of President of the Senate
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cast a vote in the event of tie vote
on action being considered by the full Senate
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President Pro Tempore of the Senate
| definition
serves as ceremonially head of the Senate in the
absence of the Vice President
by tradition, the position goes to the longest serving
Senator of the majority party
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Current President Pro Tempore of the Senate
Patty Murray (D-Washington)
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Current Senate Majority Leader
Chuck Schumer (D-New York)
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Current Senate Majority Whip
Dick Durbin (D-Illinois)
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Current Senate Minority Leader
Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky)
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Current Senate Minority Whip
John Thune (R-South Dakota)
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Standing committee
permanent* House or
Senate committee dealing with legislation
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markup
revision of a bill
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Conference committee
formed to resolve
differences between House & Senate versions of a particular bill
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Rules Committee
stacked with majority
party members hand-picked by the Speaker of the House, Bills passed out of standing committees in the
House
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discharge petition
signed by majority of House
members (218) brings bill directly to floor for vote
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unanimous consent agreements
agreements negotiated by majority & minority
leaders specifying when a bill will be scheduled
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filibuster
Senator utilizing their
right to unlimited debate, may happen without unanimous consent agreement
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Cloture
can stop a filibuster but it requires
a 3/5 majority of the full Senate (60 votes)
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Pork Barrel Politics
projects created so that local representatives can win reelection in their home districts
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Congressional apportionment
allocate seats based on U.S. Census Bureau
population data
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U.S. v. Curtis-Wright Export Corporation
established “Sole Organ” doctrine (president is sole
organ of the nation in foreign affairs)
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Executive Office of the President (EOP)
White House Office, National Security Council, Office of Management and Budget, Office of the Vice President, Office of U.S. Trade Represisentitivie, Council of Economic Advisors
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Cabinet
head of major departments and others president
designates such as Vice-President, National
Security Advisor, Director of OMB
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Kitchen Cabinet
close friends of president who may or may not
serve in government but provide advice
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Qualifications for Office
natural born Citizen, at least 35 years old, lived in the U.S. for at least 14 years, Twenty-Second Amendment establishes two term limit in office
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Electoral College
number of electoral votes per state equal to number
of members of congress from that state, need 270 to win
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United States v. Nixon
limits executive privilege
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Who calls for Impeachment
U.S. House
of Representatives
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Head of State
ceremonial role as symbolic representation of
American people
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Chief Executive (Administrator)
leader of executive branch of govt.
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Commander-in-Chief
civilian control of military
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Chief Diplomat
diplomatic recognition of other countries, negotiate treaties, executive agreements
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Chief Legislator
annual State of the Union message to Congress, lobbying Congress to pass legislation, veto power
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Line Item Veto
Partial Veto
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Veto
Congress has opportunity to override veto with 2/3 vote
by both chambers
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Amendment providing for direct election by voters of the us Senate
17th
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Current size of house of representatives
435
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Overide a presidential veto
2/3 majority in both chambers
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Advanatges favoring incubent members
Name recognition, greater media coverage, goodwill from casework and pork barrel projects
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Not a presidential power
appropiation of funds
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Gerald Ford
Only president to not be elected president or VP
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Order of succesion
President, VP, Speaker of the House, Senate president pro tempore, Cabinet secretaries in order of department creation
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Why was the War Powers act created
To override a Nixon veto
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Who selects a president in no canidate wins majority
House
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States allocating electoral college votes by district
Nebraska and Maine
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Amendment that provides a means to fill a vacancy in VP office
25th
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Medicare helps who
Elderly
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Medicaid helps who
Poor People
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Name for the level of income needed to maintan a decent standard of living
Poverty line
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Poverty is most likey in what type of household
female lead household with children
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Larget social welfare program
Social security
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National debt
$32 trillion
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Imbalance in federal spending
deficit
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Monetary responsibility
| who
Federal Reserve Board
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Aid to Europe after WW2
Marshall plan
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Who carried out 9/11
AL Qaeda
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Countries serving on UNSC
| number
15
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President that normalized relations with China
Nixon
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President concerned over "millitary-industrial complex"
Eisenhower
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George W. Bush's Axis of Evil
Iran, Iraq, North Korea
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Issues in US-China relations
Trade imbalances, human rights, status of Taiwan
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Bully Pulpit
a public office that provides its occupant opportunity to speak out on any issue
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22nd Amendment
2 Term Limit
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State of the Union message
Yearly report to congress ensuring that laws are
“faithfully executed”
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When was the affordable care act passed
March 2010
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Entitlement programs
Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid
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COLA
cost of living adjustments
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Fiscal policy
govt. spending, taxing, & borrowing
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taxing, spending, and
borrowing powers
Congress
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Who is the President required to submit budget
recommendation to
Congress and Treasury
Dept. manages the national debt
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Keynesian economics
theory holds that govt. should use fiscal policy to achieve economic stability
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Who was Keynesian economics adopted by
FDR
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Where did Keynesian economics come from
John Maynard Keyes’ book “The General Theory
of Employment, Interest and Money”
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Percent of Manditory spending
70%
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Mandatory Spending
Entitlement programs, Indexing of benefits, Interest on public debt
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Who sets the Monetary Policy
Federal Reserve Board
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Monetary Policy
regulate econ. by influencing money supply
& interest rates
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social insurance programs
recipient has made financial
contributions into the program
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public assistance programs
recipient has not directly
contributed to the program
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Progressive Taxation
higher income groups pay a larger percentage
of income in taxes (federal income tax)
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Regressive Taxation
lower income groups pay a larger percentage of
income in taxes (sales tax, property tax)
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Percent of Discretionary Spending
30%
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Discretionary Spending
Programs govt. chooses to fund but is not
obligated to as result of prior law
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non-mandatory spending
defense (about half of discretionary spending), space program, education, law enforcement, energy, infrastructure
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means-test program
curtail/eliminate benefits for wealthy seniors
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The Market
metaphor for the economy
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Wall Street
metaphor for financial sector of
the economy
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Main Street
metaphor for small business sector
of the economy
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Authorization for the Use of Military Force
(AUMF) j
joint resolution passed by congress after
9/11 attacks
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isolationism
avoiding foreign “entanglements” and focusing on internal development
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protectionism
the theory or practice of shielding a country's domestic industries from foreign competition by taxing imports
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soft power
economic,
political, social, diplomatic, technological resources
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hard power
military resources
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U.S. policy of “containment”
keep communism from spreading beyond USSR
and Eastern Europe, Marshall Plan, NATO
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Engagement policies
Monroe Doctrine, Manifest Destiny, American Exceptionalism
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internationalism
U.S. interests best served by engaging with foreign
countries
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NATO
military alliance of U.S., Canada, & Western Europe
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UN Security Council
5 permanent members (U.S., U.K., France, Russia, China), 10 non-permanent members serving two year terms
