Final Flashcards
(41 cards)
Primary variable joining interest group
Higher education, higher income
American Federation of labor
Labor group
Salidiary benefits of interest groups
Friendships, discounts, contacts
New politics
public interest
Amicus curae
Interest group
Grassroots lobbying campaign
Read under interest groups mobilizing members and family to rite support
Interest groups can mobilize public opinion by
Holding rallies or putting out ads
People are spores can give an unlimited amount of money through
PACs
Which is not offered by legal constituents
Legal advice
Congressional organization is influenced by all of the following except
Presidential directive
Bill
When something can become a law
Who controls the floor debate
The rules committee
Cloture
How many senators you need to end a filibuster 3/5
Filibuster
Allows members speak continuously
Conference committee
Temporary committee from both houses to compromise on legislation
The veto
Can be overridden by two thirds vote in both houses
Oversight
Efforts of Congress supervising what executive branch is Doing
What is true about presidential impeachment
Partisan exercise and inherent powers of the president
North Korea invaded South Korea
Truman sent troops in Korea without declaration of war
What is the signing statement
The president announces the signing statement
The civil service act of 1883
To attempt to pattern hiring
The first regulatory agency
Interstate commerce commission by Congress in 1887
What was the first regulatory agencies
Independent regulatory commissions
What is oversight in Congress
Can hold agencies accountable for their actions based on an investigation