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What are the differences between Great Britain’s parliamentary system and the United
State’s congressional system?

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Congress: 2 branches, have to get elected through primaries

Parliament: have to convince party officer to let you on ballot,selects president

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How were senators originally selected?

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state legislatures

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Enumerated powers

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powers given by the constituion

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Implied Powers

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powers not expressly stated in the constitution but are reasonably suggested,

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Purpose of fillibuster

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stalling time to stop a piece of legislation from being passed

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How to stop a filibuster?

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Use cloture rule which means that 60 senators stop filibuster

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Typical Characteristics of people in House and Senete

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Male, white, middle aged, lawyer

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Safe district

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Canidates win by 55% or more

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Marginal Distirct

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canicates win by LESS THAN 55%

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Why have congressional seats become less marginal?

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Incumbents have more of a chance to get back into the seats with they’re advantages

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Representational representation

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members vote to please constitutionants

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Organizational Vote

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Voted based on party

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Attitudinal vote

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Vote based on ideology

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Leadership positions and responsibility in House

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Speaker of house, Majority and Minority leaders and Committee Assignments

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Leadership positions and responsibilty in Senete

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President -protempore, Majority and minority leaders, party whips and policy committee

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Where is most of the work done in Congress

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In committees

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Different kinds of committees

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standing, select, joint, conference

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Original Purpose of General Accounting Office?

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to investigate agencies

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Ways and Means Comittee

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Responsible for taxes

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What types of bills are likely to pass through congress quickly?

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Easy to understand and ones that people care about

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Who can introduce bill into congress?

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members of congress

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Revenue and Appropriations bill

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Revenue: taxes
Appropriations: sending

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Where do Revenue and Appropriations bill come from?

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House

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Marking up a bill

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time to revise the bills and make and changes

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Difference between sequential and multiple bills
Multiple - more than one committee can see at a time | Seq: goes in order
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Rider
something added to a important bill so it can "ride" through Congress and get passed
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Requirements for both houses to veto president veto
BOTH houses have to vote 2/3 to reject it
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Outcome of most bills?
Did in committee phase
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Judaical Reivew
The power of courts to be able to declare laws unconstitutional.
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What court cases does Judaical Review relate to
Mar bury v Madison
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Difference between strict Constitution and activist interpretation of constituion
Strict is more likely to stick to the Constitutions, more conservative. Activist is going out of the lines, more liberal
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WHat was the court mainly interstead in during Civil war, Civil war-1930, New Deal era and post WW2
...
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FDR Court Packing plan
Wanted young judges, fresh ones
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What size does Supreme Court have to be
Up to congress
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Legislative Courts
Courts created by Congress for specialized purposes whose judges do not enjoy the protection of Article III of the Constitution
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Constitutional Courts
...
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Concurring
Shared
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Orginal
1st court
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Appelette
Second level decides if case goes to Supreme Court
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Factors involved in getting nominated to bigger court
Ideology, race, gender,
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What senete comitee holds nomination hearings?
Senate judiciary committee
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senatorial courtesy
Senetors ads asked of their opinion of nominee
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Blue slip
paper where senator is asked to record his or her views about the judge nominee
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what president had largest number of minority appointments to court
Obama
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Purpose of amicus curiae brief
legal briefs submitted by a “friend of the court” for the purpose of raising additional points of the view and presenting info that isn't in the briefs or other files.
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Litmus Test
examination of political ideology of nominated judge
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writ of certiorari
Paper that says that court will hear ur case
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What happens if someone can't afford to get their case heard?
in forma parpus
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How can interest groups get involved w cases?
they can pursuade senetors to vote a certain way
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rule of 4
4 judges out of 9 must approve to see case
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class action law suits
case brought by someone to help ll others who were affected b the same issue
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what role does US Solidator general play
they approve every case in supreme court
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what role does US Solidator general play
they approve every case in supreme court
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President pro temperate
Mainly in charge
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Difference between strict and activist interpretation of consitution
Strict: more conservative, thinks it should Activist:
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Does a rider speed up or slow down the process?
speed up
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Standing Comitee
permanit
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Select Committee
for purpose
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Joint Comitee
both parties have reps in it
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Conference Comitee
to resolve
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is strict or activist courts more likely to change public policy
activist
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Leglistative courts
more chance of getting fired, for certain purposes
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Majority
what most decide on
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concurring
voted with majority but have different reasons to do so
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dissenting
don't agree
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per curiam
unanious

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