Unit 2 Flashcards
(26 cards)
- What is an advantage bureaucrats in federal government have over the President regarding policy making. 2.12
tthey have more knowlaodge about teh subjects
- Where do revenue bills originate? 2.2
The house of representatives
- Checks on the Presidency. 2.5
checks and balances; the legislative branch can pverrite a veto , amnd can impeach the president
- Functions of the Supreme Court in Article III of the Constitution. 2.8
highestt court , judical review, can declare wether or not somethimg is constitutional
- What would be the best predictor of the Department of Education’s annual budget? 2.13
the number of students in the school
- Know about the bully pulpit. 2.7
authority that gives somebody the ablilty to speak out ans be heard,, presidents use influence to sway public
- Understand how the President’s longest lasting influence lies in life tenured judicial appointments. 2.5
ex. a president appoints judge and that judge gets to keep job for life, even after presidentrrs term, influencing furture.
The chairs of congressional committees tend to be .,,. of the body’s majority party.
senior members
- What serves as checks on the power of the Federal Courts? 2.11
laws and consituton admendments
- Understand and be able to diagram Congressional leadership. 2.2
check email bru
- Compare and contrast the H.O.R. and the Senate. 2.1
hor sentate
-25 years old -30 years old
citizen for 7 citizen for 9
individual district rep states
/ congressal district
- Why is the committee system more important in the House than in the Senate? 2.2
the house is so large that ,more work can be done in commities
- Who usually redraws Congressional district boundaries every ten years? 2.3
sates legislatures
The supreme Court is free to choose the cases it hears,,,
with only a few limitations.
[15. When a lower court decision is appealed to the Supreme Court, which of the following is most likely to occur? 2.8
the supreme court will decline to hear ythe case or the lower court desision stands
- Describe a divided government. 2.3
on party controls the whole house (executive branch) and another controls one or both houses of the congress (legisluative )
know that there is unlimited debate in the Senate but not in the …
House.
- What do the voting patterns of members of Congress correlate most strongly with? 2.3
their political party
Know that the… generally has tried to avoid deciding conflicts between Congress and the President.
Court
- What presidential appointments does the Senate not have to confirm? 2.5
vice president
- Know Reno v. Shaw (1993). 2.3
north carolinia drew unfair voting to ensure election of black person . court rules that creating districts based of race is unconstitutional and violates equal protection clause
- Know the stages of the policy-making process. 2.4
agenda setting –> policy forming –>policy adaptationn –> policy implemenatation –> policy evaluation
A President may persuade members of Congress to vote for a …by making a direct appeal to the public through media.
bill
- How could the President try to limit the impact of a Supreme Court decision? 2.8
refusing to enforce decision, issue am executive order, or working with congress to pass legislature
