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Unit 2 Flashcards

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Stewardship Theory

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President does whatever the Constitution doesn’t explicitly prohibit

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Executive order

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Presidential orders with the force of law

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Pocket veto

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Congress adjourns and president doesn’t sign a bill

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Contractual theory

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The president only does what the constitution clearly allows

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Groupthink

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Members of a group reinforce group beliefs for fear of exclusion

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Watergate

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scandal of nixons presidency

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Pigeonhole

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Power of chair to withhold final report

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Cloture

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Vote to end filibuster

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Speaker of house

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Leader of the house selected by majority vote

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Habeas Corpus

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Government must legally justify holding someone

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Majority leader

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In congress, party with majority’s leader

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Appellate system

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Circuit court of appeals

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Civil law

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Violation of personal contract

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Judicial review

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Courts have final authority on Constitution

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Majority opinion

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Legal reasoning behind a decision of USSC

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Activist Judiciary

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Judges are willing to interpret the law to achieve a perceived social good

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Judicial restraint

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Judges don’t read new meaning into laws

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Constructionist

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Interpret constitution strictly

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Certiorari

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Order to move case to USSC

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Stare Decisis

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Uphold/overturn lower court decision

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Spoil System

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President appoints his own cabinet

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Adversial system

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English common law, judge/jury system

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Plessy v Ferguson

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USSC decision, separate is =

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Cabinet

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Formal: advisors approved by Senate

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Merit System
Advisors vetted for ability
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Delegate Model
Give voters what they want
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Trustee Model
Give voters what they need
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Criminal Law
Violation of social contract
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Filibuster
Legislative terrorism
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Minority leader
Leader of the minority party in congress
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Imperial Presidency
Presidency > checks and balances
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Kitchen Cabinet
Informal, Presidents first wife, family, friends, most influence on president
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Brown v Board
USSC decision, separate is never =
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Conference Committee
Resolve disputes between bill versions from 2 houses
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Standing committee
Permanent committee, 20 in house, 16 in senate
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Rules committee
Set rules and calendar, speaker has loudest voice
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Judiciary act is 1789
Federal appellate system
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Warren Court
14th Amendment and civil rights
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Independent Agency
Smaller than departments, heads report directly to the president
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Regulatory commission
Regulate key parts of the economy
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Oversight
Power of congress to hold president responsible
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Political question
Judges defer to elected branches
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Original intent
Judges only do what framers intend
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Whips
"Bad cops" of congress, keep their party in line
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Lame duck
1 term president
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100 days
FDR's greatest legislative days, president measured by 1st 100 days since
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Momentum
Perception that bc a candidate won they're more likely to win again
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Primary elections
Elections to decide candidates for president
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New Hampshire primary
First primary
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Iowa Caucus
Trump came out with momentum, first caucus
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Super Tuesday
First Tuesday of March, multistate primaries
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Rule of 11
In primary election, winning biggest 11 states wins election
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Rule of 4
4/9 justices must agree to hear a case
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The Brethren
USSC
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Mandate
Larger public support for president if larger victory
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Iron Triangle
The relationship between interest groups, the congress, and the Bureaucracy
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Precedent
Case law
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Honeymoon
President is popular after election so congress does what he wants

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