Governemnt Exam #8

— —: The president negates a law passed by — - can be overridden.

Presidential veto : congress

— —: A presidential directive which has the force of a — on federal agencies.

Executive orders : law

Executive orders don’t need — approval but they can be struck down in federal courts.

Congressional

Though only — can declare war, modern presidents have used military force repeatedly.

Congress

Congress does have the ability and authority to potentially — the — from office.

remove the president

The — of — decides by majority vote if the president should be put on trial (—).

House of Reps : impeachment

The — conducts the trial for impeachment and then votes on the president’s case - — - — required for removal.

senate : two-thirds

— presidents have faced impeachment: Andrew —, Bill —, and Donald —.

three : Johnson Clinton Trump

— —: organizations that actively seek to influence public policy toward their —.

Interest groups : view

—: attempts to — government policy makers- meetings, donations, etc.

Lobbying : influence

— —: primarily organized to — policies to make profits, jobs, worker rights, etc.

Economic groups : lobby

More than — of all groups formally registered to lobby Congress are — organization/corps.

more than half : business organizations/corps

— groups/unions seek to promote policies that benefit —- example: Minimum wage.

labor groups/unions : workers

— —: organized interests formed by people drawn together to — a social cause.

citizens groups : promote

— —: causes such as environmental protection, prayer in school, feeding the poor, etc.

purpose incentive

— — include the National Rifle Association and the American Civil Liberties Union.

partisan groups

Congressional — have about — percent probability of winning reelection.

incumbents : 90

Only about — of the 435 House of Reps seats are competitive enough for — party to win.

60 : either

—: The people residing within the — area represented by an elected official

constituents : geographic

— —: when congress members use their — to preform services for their constituents.

service strategy : staff

—: every 10 years, the 435 seats in the House are — by state population.

Reapportionment : reallocated

House districts must be drawn in each — to be as close to equal — per district as possible.

state : population

—: when a state legislature redraws a voting district so that it favors — political party.

gerrymandering : their

Only in the states of —, —, and — is — left to an independent commission.

Arizona, California, and Iowa : redistricting

— —: Congressional election that occur midway through a — term.

midterm elections : president’s

In — of the last 25 elections, the presidents party has — House seats in Congress.

22 : lost

— and — theory: As the president loses popularity during their term, so does their —.

surge and decline theory : party

— compromise a — of the House of representatives and more than — of the senate.

lawyers : fourth : half

In recent years, representatives have become more —, increasing — — in Congress.

partisan : party unity

With growing partisanship, there are fewer —, leading to legislative —.

compromises : legislative deadlock

Because of —, only — in — Americans approve of the job that Congress is doing.

deadlock : one in five

In the House, the leader is called the — of the House, and in the Senate, it is the — —.

Speaker : Majority Leader

—: The process of — between countries for the purpose of alliances or disputes.

diplomacy : negotiation

The lead U.S. diplomatic agency is the — of state, led by the — of State.

Department of state : secretary of state

The Secretary of State is considered to be second in importance only to the — — in diplomacy.

U.S. President

The president also appoints nearly 200 — to lead the overseas —.

ambassadors : embassies

The — — is the top organization for ongoing international diplomacy between nations.

United Nations