GOV. - Test #2 Review

pork

Brings money (and jobs) to the district of a member of Congress

whip

This person's job is to get party members to fall in line for votes on bills.

impeachment outcome

Johnson, Clinton, and Trump (twice) were impeached but not removed from office. Why?

no

Do Americans like congress and their job performance outcomes?

How does a bill become a law (first 6 steps)

Introduction, committee referral, subcommittee, full committee, rules, house vote

Incumbents

Which have a huge reelection advantage?

executive privilege

Allowed Trump to refuse to release recordings of his phone call with the Ukrainian president

reason for Biden's VP (Kamala Harris) choice

to balance the ticket

How to you impeach a president?

majority in the House and 2/3 of the Senate

inherent

Which kind of powers did Lincoln claim when he ordered a blockade of southern ports?

Is the modern presidency more or less powerful than the Founding Fathers probably intended?

more

War Powers Resolution of 1973

A bill that limited the president's power to start and continue wars

Bill Clinton issued the most executive orders. What do these orders do

go around Congress to institute policy change

Spoils

Which system gave jobs to those who were loyal to election winners?

Men

Are there more women or men working for the federal government?

Under the Hatch Act of 1939, can someone who works for the federal government run for the US Senate?

No

Which branch implements laws?

Bureaucracy

EPA

an independent executive agency

US Postal Service

a government corporation

Why did FDR set up so many new government agencies?

to create jobs and do regulation

The Supreme Court has original jurisdiction in which kinds of cases?

all of them

judicial activism

Judges using their power broadly is an example of what?

senatorial courtesy

Allows senators from the same state as a judicial nominee to block that nominee's nomination

How do you change the decision of the Supreme Court if you do not like it?

get a constitutional amendment added

judiciary

The system of courts that interprets and applies the law in the name of the state

jurisdiction

The types of cases a court is allowed to hear, either original or appellate

stare decisis

Also means let it stand, when the Supreme Court uses past cases to guide their thinking on current cases

implementation

Putting policy into practice

modern

The _______ presidency started because of the Great Depression

bully pulpit

This is the same as going public, such as when a president talks to the public to influence their opinion

epa

When this agency sets limits on pollution, it is doing regulation

whip

This person counts votes, makes sure there are enough votes to pass a bill, and prepares summaries of bills for members of his party

appeal

The review and revision of a lower court decision

filibuster

The reconciliation process can help limit these, by limiting debate over budget bills to only 24 hours

two

The 22nd Amendment limits a president to ____ terms in office?

speaker

The most powerful person in the House, who makes sure bills she likes get passed

writ

A ____ of certiorari is a request from the Supreme Court for the records from the decision a lower court made about a case

impeachment

This isn't the same as removing a president through his Senate trial, but it is the first necessary step to do so

discretion

When bureaucrats use their best judgment to implement laws passed by Congress

committee

A conference _________ resolves differences in the House version and the Senate version of a bill passed on the same subject or to solve the same problem

district

These courts are where federal trials are conducted

incumbents

About 90% of these people are successful when seeking reelection

judicial review

Marbury v Madison is such an important court case, because it set the precedent for the Supreme Court being able to do this

apportionment

When states are given seats in the House of Representatives based on how many people live in their state

brief

An amicus ______ comes from an interest group to the Supreme Court

watergate

This major scandal was investigated by a joint committee in Congress

pendelton

The ________ Act of 1883 put into place the civil service system we have today, where you have to take an open, competitive exam if you want a government job

judges

The Senate confirms these people so they can take the bench

washington

This president set the precedent that the president would be the nation's chief diplomat

fcc

An independent regulatory commission that makes rules about an area of commerce