Unit 2- Bureaucracy Flashcards
(42 cards)
Delegate Representation
Vote directly on what their constituents are asking for.
Trustee Representation
Vote for what they think their constituents want.
What is the role of a constituent?
They present to their representatives an issue they need to solve within the are the representative lives in.
What is a bill?
A bill is a proposed law to the legislative branch.
Roles of leadership in the House
To help the people of the united states, has more control over the legislative process
Roles of leadership in the Senate
To help people of the state, has less power in congress due to size, but has more careful, thought out processing
How many years in a term for House? Senate?
For house- 2 years
For senate- 6 years
What are the advantages that incumbents have in elections?
1) They get to offer their constituents many individual services (casework)
2) Can send mail to their constituents free of charge
3) Have a higher chance of getting re-elected
Substantive representation
Their own background and interests might differ from who they represent but they get to get further in the poles. They’re held to that constituency if they don’t represent properly.
Descriptive representation
A representative that has the same background as the majority constituents. A black African American women representing a majority black woman group.
What is pork barreling?
Things that representatives do for their constituents they dont have to do but might raise their chances in getting re-elected.
What is a conference committee?
Composed of both members of the house and the senate. To help reconcile differences between the bill. Once the differences are talked about the bill is sent to the president for signing.
How can congress override a veto?
2/3 votes from the senate and the house.
-67 from senate
-number over 225
What is representation in the U.S HOR based on?
Based on the population of the state, larger states more rep, smaller states less rep.
What factors are related to who gets elected?
1) Incumbency advantage
2) Campaigning
3) Connections with other politicians
4) Who runs for congress (parties have no control)
5) redistricting process
What is redistricting?
Happens every year, redraws election districts to represent population shifts.
Unorthodox lawmaking
) A set of legislative procedures that deviate from the regular order
1) To move bills along more quickly
2) It allows parties to push the president’s agenda
3) Also allows opposite parties to battle the other parties agenda
(More power from party leaders and less power from the members)
What are the different roles the president plays?
1) Commander in chief
2) Chief executive
4) Chief of state
Executive Order
Rule of regulation issued by the president that has the effect and formal status of legislation. Must state constitutional basis for their issue.
Executive Privilege
The claim that confidential communications between a president and close advisors should not be revealed with consent of the president.
What articles of the constitution made congress and executive branch
Article I- Congress
Article II- Executive Branch
Who approves treaties and presidential appointments?
The senate
Why does the president give the state of the union address?
An opportunity to set the legislative agenda (primary initiator), principal source for public awareness and national issues.
What are the number of vetoes a president issues dependent on?
Depending on what the party is, opposite party would veto more
