Final Flashcards

(41 cards)

1
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Primary variable joining interest group

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Higher education, higher income

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2
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American Federation of labor

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Labor group

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3
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Salidiary benefits of interest groups

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Friendships, discounts, contacts

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4
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New politics

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public interest

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5
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Amicus curae

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Interest group

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6
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Grassroots lobbying campaign

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Read under interest groups mobilizing members and family to rite support

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7
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Interest groups can mobilize public opinion by

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Holding rallies or putting out ads

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8
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People are spores can give an unlimited amount of money through

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PACs

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9
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Which is not offered by legal constituents

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Legal advice

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10
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Congressional organization is influenced by all of the following except

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Presidential directive

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Bill

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When something can become a law

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12
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Who controls the floor debate

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The rules committee

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13
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Cloture

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How many senators you need to end a filibuster 3/5

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14
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Filibuster

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Allows members speak continuously

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15
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Conference committee

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Temporary committee from both houses to compromise on legislation

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16
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The veto

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Can be overridden by two thirds vote in both houses

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17
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Oversight

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Efforts of Congress supervising what executive branch is Doing

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What is true about presidential impeachment

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Partisan exercise and inherent powers of the president

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Q

North Korea invaded South Korea

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Truman sent troops in Korea without declaration of war

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What is the signing statement

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The president announces the signing statement

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The civil service act of 1883

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To attempt to pattern hiring

22
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The first regulatory agency

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Interstate commerce commission by Congress in 1887

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What was the first regulatory agencies

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Independent regulatory commissions

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What is oversight in Congress

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Can hold agencies accountable for their actions based on an investigation

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What is not congressional oversight
Members of Congress can work part time for a non government agency
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What is the ultimate appellate court
The Supreme Court
27
How do you describe due process
And people have an equal opportunity to be treated arbitrarily to government officials/courts
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How many court cases are federal cases
1% of all cases
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What is true about federal courts
They can intact society but judicial interpretation of the Constitution
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Senatorial courtesy
Senators of the presidents party approving of the judicial nominees from their home state
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Person, party, or interest group
Amicus curae brief
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Officially express proposal goal by a sanction
Public-policy
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What was the centerpiece of bushes economic policy
Tax cuts
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Want to public opinion polls think of welfare
Welfare is unfair and undeserving
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Medicare and Medicaid
Medicaid is noncontributory and Medicare is contributory
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COLA
Cost-of-living adjustment, rate of inflation
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Best example of shadow welfare
Workplace medical insurance
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What is the shadow welfare state
Medical care benefits distributed by private companies and subsidized by the government
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United States and the world affairs prior to the 20th century
Very limited
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How much does the US spend on military
One third of the entire world's military expenditure
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Security Council
There are five permanent spots those countries who won World War II and the other members rotate (10)