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poli sci exam #3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| judicial appointment | nominate judges to the federal courts and justices to the supreme court |
| casework (constituency&service) | assists people in dealing with bureaucracy |
| cabinet | members head the executive departments, have their own views and may not be loyal, are the people the president trusts most |
| executive office of the president (EOP) | designed to serve the presidents interest and exert control over executive branch (OMB, NSC, council of economic advisors) |
| chief of staff | person who oversees the operations of all white house staff & controls access the the president-close relationship with the president |
| line of cession to who holds office after the president | vp-speaker of the house-senior leader of the senate |
| vice president | to be chosed to balance ticket: now has significant roles |
| first lady | range of roles, traditional and political- only person to have direct acess to the president |
| presidential style | image projected by the president that represents how he would like to be perceived at home and abroad( how they diffrentiate themselves from other presidents) |
| public approval | -essential for reflection -influence of legislature -combat media and legislative criticism |
| double expectations gap | gap between presidential promises and powers of the office |
| head of state | the apolitical, unifying role of the president as a symbolic representation of the whole country |
| head of government | -political role of the presient as leader of a political party and chief arbiter who gets what resources -must please party, broker deals work to pass legislation -must please party, broker deals, work to pass |
| judicial appointment | nominate judges to the federal courts and justices to the supreme court |
| casework (constituency&service) | assists people in dealing with bureaucracy |
| cabinet | members head the executive departments, have their own views and may not be loyal, are the people the president trusts most |
| executive office of the president (EOP) | designed to serve the presidents interest and exert control over executive branch (OMB, NSC, council of economic advisors) |
| chief of staff | person who oversees the operations of all white house staff & controls access the the president-close relationship with the president |
| line of cession to who holds office after the president | vp-speaker of the house-senior leader of the senate |
| vice president | to be chosed to balance ticket: now has significant roles |
| first lady | range of roles, traditional and political- only person to have direct acess to the president |
| presidential style | image projected by the president that represents how he would like to be perceived at home and abroad( how they diffrentiate themselves from other presidents) |
| public approval | -essential for reflection -influence of legislature -combat media and legislative criticism |
| double expectations gap | gap between presidential promises and powers of the office |
| head of state | the apolitical, unifying role of the president as a symbolic representation of the whole country |
| head of government | -political role of the presient as leader of a political party and chief arbiter who gets what resources -must please party, broker deals, work to pass |
| chief administrator | head of federal agencies and pesponsible for the implementation of national policy; appoints cabinet members |
| commander in chief | top officer of the countrys military establishment and civilian head of american military forces |
| chief foreign policy maker | negotiates treaties, makes executive agreements with other countries |
| how many cabinets and agiencies do we have? | -15 cabinet department ->500 federal agencies |
| state of the union address | speech given by the president to a join session of congress and to the nation announcing the presidents agenda |
| presidential veto | authority to reject a bill passed by congress, can only be done by 2/3 vote in each house, veto threat often brings congressional compromise |
| executive order | classificaton of the congressional policy issued by the president and having the full force of law -responsible for major policy shift |
| role of law in democratic society | provide security resolve conflict provide predictability reflect and enforce conformity to societies value distribute benefits and rewards |
| common law | law created by courts based on precedent |
| stare decicis | "to stand by things decided" laws passed on by tradition |
| codes & statues | law created by legislatures |
| substantive law | law whose actual content of "substance" define what we can an cannot legally do |
| procedural law | what process can be used in courts or when it can be applied |
| criminal law | prohibit specific behaviors that the government determined are not conductive the public peace EX. _____vs Texas |
| civil laws | regulate actions between individuals |
| development of judicial review | hamilton and federalist no. 78 -prediction maurbury vs madison -expansion of the power of the supreme court |
| original jurisdiction | -us disrict courts -state trial courts |
| appellate jurisdiction | -us court of appeals -state intermediate appellate court -state supreme court |
| courts with both original and appellate | us supreme court |
| us court of appeals | -arranged in 12 circuits -no new evidence -no new eye witnesses -panel of 2 judges, no jury -lower court must have made an error of law |
| state selection of judges | method varies by state -appointed -nonpartisian election -partisian election |
| federal election of judges | nominated by the president |
| us supreme court | -nine judges -judges serve during good behavior -can be impeached -was not as prestigious when country started |
| choosing which cases to hear | -petition the supreme court -plantif files a writ of cert -only 2% of petitions filed ever make it to court |
| going public | presidents strategy of appealing to the public on an issue, expecting that public pressure will be brought to bear on other political actors |
| shared powers and conflicting policy goals | -different constituencies and politics -use of legislative liaison |
| partisanship and divided government | -better success when the presidents political party controls congress -hyperpartisianship and part pollination can have drastic negative effects (gridlock) |
| cycle effect | the predictable rise and fall of a presidents popularity a different stages of a term in office |
| divided government | political rule split between two parties:one controlling the white house and other controlling one both houses of congress |
| executive agreement | agreement with another country that creates foreign policy without the need for senate approval |
| honeymoon period | the time following an election when a president popularity is high nd congressional relations are likely to be produced |
| National Security Council | organization within the executive office of the president that provides forgone policy advice to the president |
| pardoning power | presidents authority to release or excuse a person from the legal penalties of a crime |
| power to persuade | a presidents ability to convince congress, other politiccal actors, ab=nd the public to cooperate with the administrations agenda |
| solicitor general | justice department officer who argues the governments case befre the supreme court |
| allocative representation | congressional work to secure projects, services, and funds for the represented district |
| bicameral legislature | legislature with two chambers |
| cloture | a vote to end senate filibuster; requires a three fifths majority or 60 votes |
| coattail effect | the added votes received by congressional candidates of a winning presidential party |
| congressional oversight | a committees investigation of the executive and government agencies to ensure they are acting as congress intends |
| constituency | te voters in a state or district |
| garrymandering | redistricting to benefit a particular group |
| house rule committee | the committee tha determines how and when debate on a bill will take place |
| incumbency advantage | the electorial edge afforded to those already in office |
| midterm loss | the tendency for the presidential part to lose congressional seats in off year elections |
| national lawmaking | the creation of policy to address the problems the needs of the entire nation |
| pocket veto | presidential authority to kill a bio submitted within ten days of the end of a legislative session by not signing it |
| policy entrepreneurship | practice of legistatures becoming experts and taking leadership roles in specific policy areas |
| policy representation | congressional work to advance the issue and idealogical references and constituents |
| porkbarrel projects | public work projects and grants for specific districts paid for by general revenues (taxes) |
| roll call voting | publicly recorded votes on bills and amendments on the floor of the house or senate |
| veto override | reversal of a presidential veto by a 2/3 vote in both houses of congress |
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