1. APGOPO Review Session #4

2. Tornado outbreak is possibly the deadliest in 37 years

3. How will the Federal Government React? Bully Pulpit/ Policy Agenda National Disaster Area Chief of State FEMA/ Dept. of Health and Human Services Federal Troops Allocation of Funds Governor Talk w/ POTUS State National Guard Disaster Area Police, Fire, EMS Schools Closed

4. Formal What are the Formal Powers Possessed by Each of the Branches?

5. Informal What are the Informal Powers Possessed by Each of the Branches?

6. The Modern Presidency (Formal Powers) Commander in Chief Treaties (w/ Senate) Nominations (w/ Senate) Veto/ Veto Message Pocket Veto/ Grant Pardons Recess Appointments

7. The Modern Presidency (Formal Powers) Take care that the laws are faithfully executed.

8. The Modern Presidency (Informal Powers) The Bully Pulpit Signing Statements Executive Privilege Executive Orders Executive Agreement Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

9. Presidential Persuasion Honeymoon Period FDRs 100 Days Three Audiences D.C. Politicians Party Folks Grassroots Folks

10. Formal Changes The Amendment Process

12. Other Informal Changes Tradition/Precedents Executive Privilege/ Executive Orders/ Executive Agreement Congressional Laws Creation of Bureaucracy SCOTUS Interpretations (Judicial Review) Plessy to Brown

15. Republican Coalition

16. Democratic Coalition

17. Policy Making Institutions Public Policy

18. Linkage Institutions Policy Making Institutions

19. What are the Key Weapons Possessed by Each in the Battle for Control?

20. Ability of the Congress to Say No Veto Budget Proposal Troops into Battle Judicial Review- SCOTUS declares the enhanced rescission authority unconstitutional

21. Ability of the President to Say No Passes Bill Wont Pass Budget Wont approve appt. Judicial Review- SCOTUS declares the enhanced rescission authority unconstitutional

22. Ability of the Federal Courts to Say No Passes Law Executive Order Executive Privilege

23. How did Political Machines come to dominate municipal government? What caused the end of Political Machines?

24. List the Types of Minor Parties?

25. What are the Key Differences Between the House and the Senate?

26. What are the Key Standing Committees in the House and the Senate?

27. To where can the Powers of each Level of Government be traced?

28. Why does Article I establish the Legislative Branch? What developments in the 1930s began to tip the balance of power?

29. Identify and define the Legislation passed by the Congress in the 1970s, in an attempt to regain some of the lost power.

30. Explain the Campaign Finance Laws established in the 1970s. How did the McCain-Feigngold (BCFRA) Reform Campaign financing?

31. List methods that can be used to reduce the cost of lengthy court battles (for the indigent)?

32. Explain what is to be done by each of the following after a Decennial Census

33. Why is Barron v. Baltimore (1833) important?

34. What is Selective Incorporation? What is included in the 14 th Amendment (1968)? List Landmark Incorporation Cases

35. Selective Incorporation Mapp v. Ohio (1961) Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) Miranda v. Arizona (1966) Brown v. BOE Topeka (1954) Baker v. Carr (1962) University of California v. Bakke (1978)

36. Why is McDonald v. Chicago (2010) important?

37. What is the significance of the following Elections? 18001800 18241824 18601860 18961896 19121912 19321932 19681968

38. Explain the Nomination Process

39. Explain the Organization of the Parties After 1968