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| Presidents ability to veto legislation |
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| Which body is most representative? |
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| incumbent advantage, likely re-elected 95% get re-elected comes from advertisements, media, franking, and name recognition |
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| House: most representative body but viewed as white, wealthier, male |
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| Reapportionment and redistricting (define, how often) |
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Reapp- redistribution of House seats based on population
Redistricting- redrawing congressional district lines within states every ten years by state legislatures |
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expressed/ enumerated powers
ex: Power to declare war, implied powers |
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| Who holds the power in House and Senate? |
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House- speaker followed by majority leader (parties strategy) , then majority whip (go between sides)
Senate: Majority leader |
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| Impact of elastic clause: |
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| Broadens the power of congress |
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| Characteristics of Legislature: |
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limited power by constitution, separated into branches as well as two houses
checks and balances, federalism |
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| How many people does each legislator represent? |
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| reciprocal practice of trading votes |
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| appropriations fro projects in home districts (type of legislation) |
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to make laws
fiscal policy- taxing/ spending, regulate military, administrate post offices, create/ establish courts, borrow money, punish acts on high seas |
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| 95% of house members are re-elected due to media, name recognition, campaign, contributions and franking |
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| permanent committees wih defined jurisdiction |
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| Joint committees (defined) |
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composed of members from both house and senate
ex: conference committee |
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| Line of succession for President (1st, 2nd and 3rd) |
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| 1: Vice President 2: Speaker of the House 3: President Pro Tempore of the senate |
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| Congressional Leadership (roles) |
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House- Speaker holds the most power
Majority leader (strategy) Majority whip (go between sides)
Senate: Majority leader holds power |
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| Vote required to pass law; Override presidential veto: |
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Simple majority vote through legislation
2/3 votes |
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| Executive Agreements ( defined, and for how long) |
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agreements between heads of state and last as long as the administration is in office
NOT Constitutional power |
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OMB- Office of management and budget (statutory power held by president)
Homeland security |
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| Constitutional powers of the president (roles and what happens) |
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Expressed Powers- Example: commander in chief
Inherent Powers- Example: Jefferson made Louisiana Purchase
Executive orders are NOT constitutional powers!!! |
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| Congressional powers granted to the President: |
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(Statutory)
Responsibility toward the preparation of the budget |
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| Presidential expansion of government: |
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Implies presidents powers have expanded over time
Emergency powers granted by supreme court
Greatest expansion during FDR/ New Deal |
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House votes for the trial
Senate holds the trial
It's happened twice, both times senate didn't convict |
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| Which branch can establish federal courts |
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| Initial conception of the Judicial Branch: |
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| quite weak with little authority |
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| Establish doctrine of judicial review |
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12 based on geographical regions
-circuit courts, appellate jurisdiction |
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Let the decisions stand
means that the court is relying on precedent |
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| What are the statutes and who writes them? |
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Statutes laws
legislators write them/ congress writes them |
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| What are courts of last resorts? |
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| The supreme courts/ highest state courts us |
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| Type of court system in the US: |
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dual court system
federal court/ state court systems
(94 district courts) Original jurisdiction over federal crimes |
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| 3- Tier federal court system: |
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district courts
courts of appeal/ circuit courts
US supreme courts |
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| Ideological position of Supreme Court |
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| Who's decision have the force of law? |
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3- SUPREME COURT JUSTICES
STATES SUPREME COURT JUSTICES
COURTS OF APPEAL JUSTICES |
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| Supreme court- How many justices and what are they called? Who did Obama appoint? |
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9 justices 1 chief justices, other 8 associate justices
Kagan and Sotomayer |
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| How many justices of the supreme court it takes to hear a case for appeal |
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| How are federal court judges selected? |
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| Appointed and confirmed by the senate by president |
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Judicial philosophies
A: ex. most activist Warren courts (named after chief justice)
Activism- actively reviews constitution is seem as a living document
R: Original intent
Strictly constructed
viewed as intent of founders and don't go beyond it |
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