Exam 3: American Government

Proffesor Tucker Exam 3 POLS 1101

This speaker of the house established Reeds’ Rules which gave the majority party an advantage in setting policy agenda

Thomas Brackett

What is a cloture?

The process by which three-fifths of the senate can break a filibuster.

The conference commiittee is a temporary committee used to reconcile bills passed in both the House and the Senate

True

What are apportionments?

process where seats in the House of Reps are divided among the 50 states.

The Delegate model of representation is where representatives feel compelled to act on the whishes of their constituents.

True

Define Pork-barrel politics

Federal spending intended to benefit a particular district or constituents.

What is the role of the president pro tempore?

the senator who acts in the absence of the actual president of the senate

Name the four types of committees

Standing, joint, conference, select

Raly around the flag effect produces a spike in presidential popularity which normally occurs during crises.

True

In 1971, the senate passed rule 22. What is rule 22?

This allowed the senate to hold a cloture vote to end debate on the floor.

This voting pattern proposed by Angus Campell a higher voter turnout during presidential races than midterms

surge and decline theory

This congressional organization, primarily African Americans, grew out of a democratic select committee formed in 1969

Congressional Black Caucus

This senate loophole that kept the senate officially in session while functionally in recess

Pro forma

The first session of the first U.S. Congress laid the framework for today’s federal judicial system using this law.

Judiciary Act of 1789

The solicitor general under President Obama held special sway over the 5 justice majority ruling on same-sex marriage

Donald B Verrili

This supreme court case overturned several key legislative proposals passed under Roosevelt

Schechter Pultry corp. v. United States

Advocates of judicial activism believe judges should limit their interpretation to the intention of the law’s framers

False

The 11th amendment overturned this case.

Chisholm v. Georgia

When deciding on the considerations of granting a Writ of Ceritorari, this principle is applied

The courts rule 10

The supreme court procedures once a case is on the docket is briefs, oral arguments, conference, and opinions

True

A petitioner who is not a direct litigant in a case but provides analysis on how the court rules files a -------brief

Amicus curae

Writ of certiorari is the principle by which courts rely on past decisions & their precedents when deciding on new cases

False

With this law Congress made the U.S. district courts the sole general-jurisdiction trial courts of the federal judiciary

Judicial Code of 1911

Name the solicitor general who was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Elena Kagan

The acronym RICO stands for_______?

Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.

Name the 4 Supreme court procedures

Briefs, oral arguments, conference and opinions

Petitioners' asking SCOTUS for a lower court to send it's record of a case for review, files a

writ of certiorari.

The Supreme Court choose cases, but 4 of the 9 Justices must agree to hear the case.

Rule of four

This was the first African American to serve as a Supreme Court Justice.

Thurgood Marshall

Supreme Court judges that defend individual rights and liberties beyond the Constitution

Judicial Activism

The circuit courts are often referred to as the

intermediate appellate courts.

For decisions about cert, ____________, (Considerations Governing Review on Writ of Certiorari) takes precedence.

Courts rule 10

When appointing a Supreme Court judge, the president consults with that state’s senators

Senatorial courtesy

Under this system of government, legislative and executive responsibilities are separated

Mayor-council

This political culture expects the government to provide goods and services, and public officials to be compensated.

Individualistic

Dillon's Rule argued that state actions trump those of the local government.

True

What are the 3 primary functions of the state legislature?

perform lawmaking by researching, writing, and passing legislation

When the state legislature represents the will of those who elected him or her to office, this is known as

delegate legislature

This form of government, voters elect council members, & the council appoints an administrator to oversee the operation.

Council-administrator system

In states with a lifetime ban on term limits, like Mississippi, members can serve only once, and then never again.

False

The ________________ is where state governors meet to discuss potential changes to federal guidelines.

The National Governors Association

This amendment established sovereign immunity for states, by not allowing citizens to sue other states in federal court.

11th Amendment

What are the 3 veto powers held by the governor of a state?

line item, amendatory and reduction veto