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Government Test 2
The Presidency, Bureacracy, Texas Executive Branch
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| On the Constitution, qualifications for the president include? | 35 years old, A resident of the US for a least 14 years, and a natural-born citizen of the US |
| The 22nd Amendment limits the president to? | 2 terms |
| How long are the president's terms? | 4 years |
| Most Delegates to the 1787 Constitutional Convention assumed that the president was elected how? | by the legislature |
| Who impeaches? | House |
| Who convicts? | Senate |
| If the President and Vice-President dies who is next? | the Speaker of the House |
| The 25th Amendment assures what? | There will always be a Vice President |
| What does Executive Agreement mean? | It is a formal government agreement entered into by the president that does not require the advice and consent of the US Senate. |
| The Line Item veto was passed by Congress in__ and ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in __. | 1996; 1998 |
| The Cabinet was established by? | Washington a traditionalist |
| In the 21st Century the trend towards more presidential policy making began with what president? | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| 20th Century has lead to a more powerful president beginning with the __. | Great Depression |
| The President's popularity is __ at the __ of their term. | Higher; Beginning |
| What is the key to amassing great power for a president? | Persuasion |
| What is the key to persuasion? | Popularity |
| An executive order of a president has the power to do what? | Create policy, help to clarify legislate intent, and has the effect to the law. |
| What are the responsibilities of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)? | Prepares the president's annual budget proposal, reviews the budget and programs of the executive departments, supplies economic forecasts, and conducts detailed analyses of proposed bills and agency rules. |
| The Executive Office of the President (EOP) houses the __, __, __, and __. | NSC, OMB, The Council of Economic Advisersm and the White House Staff |
| When and why was the EOP created? | 1939 to help the president oversee the executive branch bureacracy |
| The White House Staff employee's boss is who? | The President |
| The six keys to the bureaucracy are? | 1. A chain of command in which authority flows from top to bottom. 2. A division of labor whereby work is apportioned among specialized workers to increase productivity. 3. Clear lines of authority among workers and their superiors. 4. A goal orientation |
| How many people are in the Federal Bureaucracy? | 1.8 million members |
| What is the Spoils System? | The firing of public office holders of a defeated political party and their replacement with loyalists of the newly elected party. |
| The Spoils System was replaced with what? | the Merit System |
| What act established the Merit System? | The Pendleton Act of 1883 |
| What are some of the reasons why government can't be run like a business? | Government promotes common good whereas businesses promotes profit. |
| What does an Independent Regulatory Commission do? | Regulates a specific aspect of the economy |
| What amendment gave Congress the right to income tax? | 16th |
| Cabinet Department consists of what percent of the federal work force? | 60% |
| Government Corporations are? | businesses established by Congress that perform functions that could be provided by private businesses |
| The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is what? | Independent Executive Agencies |
| How agencies execute congressional wishes is called what? | Judicial Implementation |
| Rule-making results in what? | Regulation |
| Rule-making involves administrated __. | Discretion |
| Administrative Adjudication | A quasi-judicial process in which a bureaucratic agency settles disputes between two parties in a manner similar to the way courts resove disputes |
| In order to save policy and provide direction to the bureaucracy the president can issue an? | Executive Order |
| congress as a whole plays an important role in checking power of the bureaucracy: | Abolish Departments; Investigate behavior of a federal bureaucracy; Create departments and agencies; Confirm presidential appointments; Hold investigated hearings; Evaluate programs; moniter policy implementation |
| Congress's power = | Oversight |
| President's main power = | Appointment |
| What is the power of the judiciary? | Review and/or injunction |
| The House appropriation committee acts as? | Budget cutter |
| How long is the Governor's term? | 4 years |
| Is the Texas Governor a unified or a plural executive? | Plural |
| The Texas Governor has __ appointment power. | Restricted |
| Texas is a __. | Board and Commission system |
| The weakness of the modern governor is what? | The reaction to reconstruction |
| Senatorial Courtesy | A process by which a governor, when selecting any appointee, defers to the state senator in whose district the nominee resides. Federal and State Level |
| What are the same key legislature powers the Texas Governor has? | Special Session and Line Item Veto |
| Who controls revenue in Texas? | Comptroller |
| Who is the chief council in Texas? | Attorney General |
| The Railroad Commission: | 1. regulate or controls oil and gas industry 2. most commission comes from oil 3. demonstratesthe problem with revolving industry door 4. capture agency |
| What does Texas's secretary of state do? | Maintains state records |
| Is the secretary of state elected or appointed? | Appointed; only an appointed by governor |
| In government regulatory industry of captured agency concisely makes decisions favorable to? | privatizing that regulates |
| Texas is right for what? | Iron Triangle |
| The Revolving Door contributes to the problem of what? | Captured Agency |
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