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House committee that handles tax bills
What is the Ways and Means Committee?
What is the process in order to get an amendment added to the Constitution? How many amendments are there? What is the last one?
2/3 congress vote ¾ states ratify 27 Congressional pay
Location of Powers that are denied to Congress AND provide an example.
What is Article I Section 9?
Define the difference between the following powers: Expressed, Implied, Inherent, Institutional? Where are they located in the Constitution?
Expressed-Article I Sect 8, Implied-Article I, Sect 8, clause 18 Inherent-not in the Const. Institutional- Checks/Balances?
DAILY DOUBLE What are the four types of congressional committees AND which types are permanent committees?
What standing, select, conference, joint AND what is a standing committee?
What are the 2 constitutional roles of the VP?
1.Vote in case of a tie in the Senate 2.Take the office of President if President is unable to do so?
What are the 3 major policymaking bodies that assist the President (located in Executive Branch- bureaucracy)?
What are OMB, NSC, and CEA?
Briefly explain the difference between Entitlements and Discretionary spending. Provide an example of each
Entitlements: Social Security, Medicare, Welfare, Pensions Discretionary Spending: Education, Transportation, etc.
What are 2 provisions of the War Powers Act AND which president vetoed it?
What are: 1.Notify congress w/n 48 hours of sending troops 2.W/D after 60 days unless extended 3. Consult congress-if troops engaged in combat President Nixon
Which are two non-constitutional roles of the President? What are two constitutional roles of the President?
Non= Head of political party, chief economist Const = chief legislator, comm. In chief, chief diplomat, chief executive, chief of state, chief jurist
Concerns disputes between private parties. (Term?)
What is Civil Law?
Argues cases before the Supreme Court on behalf of the US Govt.
Who is the Solicitor General?
What are the 4 types of laws we have in America?
What are: 1.Statutory 2. Common 3. Criminal 4. Civil ?
What are the 4 types of jurisdiction that a court may have?
What are: 1.Exclusive 2. Concurrent 3. Original 4. Appellate
DAILY DOUBLE Name the 4 court cases we studied regarding gerrymandering AND what is the constitutional issue?
Who are: Baker v. Carr Wesberry v. Sanders Shaw v. Reno Miller v. Johnson
Name 3 of the 5 bureaucratic pathologies- Provide an example for 2 of them
What are: 1.Red tape 2.Waste 3.Conflict-agencies 4.Duplication 5.Unnecessary complexity/growth
Made is so the majority of the bureaucratic positions are filled based on merit?
What is the Pendleton Civil Service Act?
What piece of legislation banned discrimination in voting?
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
Identify and briefly explain 3 reasons for policy to fail within the bureuacracy?
1.Program Design 2.Lack of Clarity 3.Lack of Resources 4.Lack of Authority 5.Administrative Routine 6.Administrators’ Disposition 7.Fragmentation
Provide one legal and one organizational constraints on the Bureaucracy!
Legal: Freedom of Information Act (1966), Hatch Act, Affirmative Action hiring policies Organizational: Red Tape, Size makes bold action difficult, Lack of monetary incentives= no bold action taken
What banned soft money contributions to political parties?
What is the McCain- Feingold Act or BCRA?
An iron-triangle consists of…?
Bureaucratic agency, an interest group, and a congressional committee
Which states do not have winner take all with the electoral system AND explain how they allocate electoral votes?
What are Maine and Nebraska
What are the 3 interstate obligations that each state has with all of the others
1.Full Faith and Credit Clause 2.Privileges & Immunities 3.Extradition
What are the four basic strategies that interest groups use to try to shape policy?
What are: 1.Lobbying 2.Electioneering 3.Litigation 4.Appealing to the public