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Article 2 of the Constitution lists the…

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Requirements for President

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Not a people person, but the people wanted him

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Washington

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Not interested or involved in politics

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Apolitical

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  • States that Presidential power comes from constitutional powers
  • Limited by the constitution
  • Article 2 restricted power
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Constitutional Theory

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Qualifications for Constitutional Theory

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  • natural born citizen, 35 y/o, 14 year US resident
  • socio economical status
  • 2 parties
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Theory that follows constitutional presidency, but has more of a direct tie with the people. More leeway
Ex. Teddy Roosevelt, fire side chats

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Stewardship theory

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Theory that is shown when president’s power is expanded and he does what he wants, but it’s for the people. We question where the power comes from
Ex. Emancipation proclamation

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Prerogative theory

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It takes ___ amount of votes to win the electoral college

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270

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In order to be a presidential candidate, you must be nominated by your

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party

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Founding fathers were afraid of the

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masses. they did not trust the people

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The process of narrowing the field of candidates before the presidential election

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Primary elections

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High approval rating at the beginning of a term that declines over time

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the honeymoon period

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the succession order is found in the

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25th amendment

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Roles of the president

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  • head of state
  • chief executive
  • commander in chief
  • chief diplomat
  • chief legislator
  • chief of party
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head of government, figure head

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head of state

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executes the law, signs bills into law

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chief executive

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head of military

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commander in chief

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makes executive agreements (less formal than treaties and might not stand after president is not in office anymore)
also makes treaties, which need senate approval

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chief diplomat

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veto power, propose new laws, turns his agenda into legislation, gives state of the union

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chief legislator

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endorses a certain party

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chief of party

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rule issued by the president that is just as effective as law

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executive order

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withhold information or refuse to appear in front of a committee

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executive privilege

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Since watergate, there has been limits on ______

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executive privilege

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_______ establishes and modifies administrative practices

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executive order

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This gives the house sole power to impeach
Article 1, section 2
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Roles of the vice president
- strengthening the ticket - supporting the president always - acts as president if the president is absent
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Article 1 lists roles and responsibilities of
Congress
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____ has 2 year terms, _____ has 6 year terms
House of Reps, Senate
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_____ spend time in DC and the area they serve, also talks to citizens to find out what the people want
Representatives
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In order for a bill to be vetoed,
H of R and the senate both have to pass the bill on to the president, then he can veto
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Bicameralism introduced the idea of
checks and balances
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____ usually passes more bills
House of Reps
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For a bill to become a law...
Bill introduced to House and senate, referred to committee then sub committee, committee reports, rules are established by house and senate, house debates, senate debates, conferences address differences, bill is sent to president
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ensures that representations change with the changing of population
reapportionment
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states with larger population control a greater percentage of seats
apportionment
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occurs after US census, redraws lines based upon population
redistricting
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selling district boundaries
gerrymandering
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House characteristics
- membership based on pop. - 2 year terms - impeach federal officials - 435 members - power of the purse (controls funding of programs) - more partisan
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Senate characteristics
- equal membership - 100 members - 6 year terms - convict by 2/3 vote for impeachment - more moderate. rep diverse constituents
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an arrangement between 2 reps to support one another's bill in advance
logrolling
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when our rep follows his or her conscience
trustee TRUST your heart, TRUST the rep
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reps mirror their constituents' desires
instructional delegate
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combination of trustee and instructional delegate
politico style
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speaking to the constituents to help the people understand
public education function
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coming up with remedies to fix issues
conflict resolution function
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reps from congress, bureaucracy, and interest groups get together to create a solution
iron triangle
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Clauses of power granted to federal government by the constitution. Art 1, sec 8 and 17.
enumerated powers
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What are some enumerated powers?
raising federal taxes | establish post offices
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_____ has a special relationship with the executive branch
Senate
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President makes the treaties, ____ approves them
Senate
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elasticity clause, expanded national government power
necessary and proper clause
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pursuit of ____ is the greatest motivator
reelection
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what percentage of incumbents are reelected?
over 90%
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the appropriation of government spending for localized projects secured solely or primarily to bring money to a representative's district.
pork barreling
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Why are voting records important?
we want to see what the person is voting for and if we agree with them
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their name is on the ballot and you might not know any other names on the ballot.
name recognition
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free postage to send brochures to constituents
franking privileges
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senate gets __staff members
30
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H of R gets _ staff members
15
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Committees are sometimes called
little legislators
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Bills occur in
committees
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imperative for policymaking. Meet every time congress is in session. Instrumental to the function of our government
standing committees (policy and constituency)
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temporary committees. Once they create a piece of legislation, they adjourn
select committees
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committee membership is based upon
seniority
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happens in a circular fashion
public policy
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Government provides...
- safety - security - promotion of health and wellness
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Rationales for govt intervention...
- political reasons - moral, ethical reasons - economic or market failure
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a precursor to making policy
agenda setting
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gate keeper
media
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identifying a problem
problem recognition
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how we can address the problem identified
policy formulations
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deciding on a plan to go with
policy adoption
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coordination between people at the state and local level and government
policy implementation
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continue to assess and research to see if we are meeting the original objectives
policy evaluation
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economic principle that assumes individuals always make logical decisions that are in their best interest
rational choice theory

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