Untitled Flashcards Set

- Know the composition of and powers of each house - Understand the terms of each house - Describe the budgetary process. Who all is involved? How does it work? What are the committees involved? - What is pork barrel spending? - What is logrolling? - What is an earmark? - How are bureaucracies created? - What is the power of oversight? - What is discretionary spending? - What is mandatory spending? - What are entitlement programs? - What is supplemental spending? - Describe the process of impeachment. - Describe the significance of the position of the Speaker of the House. - What is a political action committee? - What is a majority leader? - What is a minority leader? - What is a whip? - What is a standing committee? - What is a joint committee? - What is a conference committee? - What is a select committee? - Be able to discuss Federalist 51. - Court Cases - Know all background information, details, ruling (holding), rationales, and precedents set by the decision. - Marbury v. Madison - Shaw v. Reno - Baker v. Carr - Review Amendments - How does a bill become law? Know details of and process in both houses.Know all terms associated - unanimous consent agreements, cloture, filibuster, etc. - What can a president do to a bill? - Describe the roles of a member of Congress. What is the delegate role? Trustee role? Political role? - What does the term incumbency mean? - What is a divided government? - What is gridlock? - What is a lame duck period?\ - What is gerrymandering? Describe its various forms. - How is the process of redistricting completed? - Be able to describe, in depth, the different roles of the president. How does a president go about carrying out those roles? - What are the checks and balances between the executive branch and the legislative branch? - What are some of the struggles or impacts regarding the assembly of the members of the cabinet? - What does it mean to “go public”? - What is a bully pulpit? - What is executive privilege? - What are executive agreements? Signing statements? Executive orders? - Describe the War Powers Resolution. - Describe the Executive Office of the President. Wh - Know the composition of and powers of each house - Understand the terms of each house - Describe the budgetary process. Who all is involved? How does it work? What are the committees involved? - What is pork barrel spending? - What is logrolling? - What is an earmark? - How are bureaucracies created? - What is the power of oversight? - What is discretionary spending? - What is mandatory spending? - What are entitlement programs? - What is supplemental spending? - Describe the process of impeachment. - Describe the significance of the position of the Speaker of the House. - What is a political action committee? - What is a majority leader? - What is a minority leader? - What is a whip? - What is a standing committee? - What is a joint committee? - What is a conference committee? - What is a select committee? - Be able to discuss Federalist 51. - Court Cases - Know all background information, details, ruling (holding), rationales, and precedents set by the decision. - Marbury v. Madison - Shaw v. Reno - Baker v. Carr - Review Amendments - How does a bill become law? Know details of and process in both houses.Know all terms associated - unanimous consent agreements, cloture, filibuster, etc. - What can a president do to a bill? - Describe the roles of a member of Congress. What is the delegate role? Trustee role? Political role? - What does the term incumbency mean? - What is a divided government? - What is gridlock? - What is a lame duck period?\ - What is gerrymandering? Describe its various forms. - How is the process of redistricting completed? - Be able to describe, in depth, the different roles of the president. How does a president go about carrying out those roles? - What are the checks and balances between the executive branch and the legislative branch? - What are some of the struggles or impacts regarding the assembly of the members of the cabinet? - What does it mean to “go public”? - What is a bully pulpit? - What is executive privilege? - What are executive agreements? Signing statements? Executive orders? - Describe the War Powers Resolution. - Describe the Executive Office of the President. Who are members of this staff? Why are they chosen? Who is involved in the White House Office? - What is the tactic of bargaining and persuasion? - What is original jurisdiction? - What is appellate jurisdiction? - Describe the structure of the court system? What are the different levels? How many courts are in each level? - Where do most court cases take place? - What are the different types of court cases? - What is the significance of Federalist 78? What fear did it seek to ease? o are members of this staff? Why are they chosen? Who is involved in the White House Office? - What is the tactic of bargaining and persuasion? - What is original jurisdiction? - What is appellate jurisdiction? - Describe the structure of the court system? What are the different levels? How many courts are in each level? - Where do most court cases take place? - What are the different types of court cases? - What is the significance of Federalist 78? What fear did it seek to ease?