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organizing the executive and judicial branch, raising revenue, declaring war, and making all laws necessary for executing these powers
What are the powers which Congress has according to the constitution?
Has the power to ratify treaties and confirm presidential nominations Just in case: Power to confirm President's appointments that require consent and provide advice
What are the extra powers given to the Senate?
Members of House of Representatives : 2 years terms Senators : can be elected for a 6 year term Senators : have no term limit and can be re elected many times
What are the term lengths for the members of the house and senate?
Title for a leader of the House of Representatives is Speaker of the House Other leader titles: majority/minority leaders and majority/minority whips The title for the leader of the Senate is President of the Senate (Vice President is the one in position) Other leader titles: majority/minority leaders and majority/minority whips
What are the titles of the leaders of the House of Representatives and the Senate?
Bill introduction (bill is introduced by a member and assigned to a committee)
Committee action (goes from subcommittee to a full committee)
Rules Committee (sends the bill to the full house) Senate: leaders of both parties schedule a Senate debate
Floor action (The Full house and Full Senate have debates on the bill and a vote is taken)
Conference Committee (only happens when House and Senate pass different versions of the bill)
Bill is sent to the President
President either signs or vetos the bill
After it is signed (or veto is overturned) a bill becomes a law
What is the process of how a bill becomes a law?
Conference Committee (only happens when House and Senate pass different versions of the bill)
What happens when the house and senate pass different versions of the same bill?
In charge of the armed forces, appoints ambassadors, federal judges, heads of departments, and other officers, make treaties, and puts laws in effect power of veto, shaping the congressional agenda, giving diplomatic relations w/ other nations, being commander in chief,
What are the powers of the president?
Has members that are heads of various of departments. The president usually rely on their advice on key issues. Constitution does not mention an executive cabinet.
What is an executive cabinet?
They are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate
How are people appointed to being in the executive cabinet?
Since WW2, presidents have expanded both their economic and war powers
How has presidential power expanded since the country was founded?
Have increased roles in the executive branch Being president and presiding over the Senate
What are the roles of modern vice presidents?
a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives.
What is a bureaucracy?
The primary function within the federal government is providing leadership, maintaining order, providing public services, providing national security, providing economic security, and providing economic assistance.
What is the primary function of the federal government?
the use of governmental authority to control or change some practice in the private sector
What is government regulation?
cabinet departments independent executive agencies government corporations regulatory agencies
What are the four categories of the bureaucracy?
Some examples of political appointees are all federal judges in the judicial branch, specified officers in cabinet-level departments, independent agencies, the military services, the Foreign Service, and uniformed civilian services, as well as U.S. attorneys and U.S. marshals.
What are some examples of political appointees (president nominates) ?
The U.S Postal Service
What is an example of government corporation?
trial courts (district courts)
intermediate appeals courts (circuit courts)
final appeal courts ( supreme courts)
What is the structure of the federal court system?
Consider the records they are given
Look over the evidence
Look at the argument presented to them
Make a decision
What is the process of how the supreme court makes a decision?
9 justices
How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
the right to strike down a law made court a coequal branch of government
What is the concept of judicial review?
Giving supreme court the authority to check the legislative and executive branches
How does the judicial review factor into the concept of checks and balances?
535
How many members of congress are there?
100
How many senators are there?
435
How many House of Representatives are there?
individuals who already hold office
What are incumbents?
Two house legislature
What is a bicameral legislature?
The House of Representatives and the Senate
What two chambers did the U.S. constitution set up?
2 per state
How many sentors does each state have?
determined by population
How is the representation in The House of Representatives determined?
Somebody who presides over the Senate when the VP is not there.They have little power since leaders dominate
What is the president pro tempore?
4 in total
Standing committees
Joining committees
Conference committees
Select committees
What are the name of the committees and how many are there?
George Washington
Who set the tone for only having two terms?
Andrew Jackson
Who founded the first national democratic party? (2 party system)
F.D.R
Who held office for the longest that congress had to make a law?
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