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poli sci
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a bicameral legislature | 2 chambers of legislature (house + senate) |
| What is a unicameral legislature | 1 chamber of legislature (usually called the senate) |
| What's pork barreling | the use of government funds for projects designed to please voters or legislators and win votes |
| What are the 3 most common eligibility requirements for elected offices? | age, residency, and citizenship. |
| What is one argument opposing term limits for legislators? | they can lead to the loss of experienced, well liked politicians |
| How do state legislatures' chambers compare: House vs. Senate in terms of size | there are more house members than senate |
| What are the principal functions of a state legislature? | The principal functions include lawmaking, oversight of the executive branch, redistricting, impeachment processes, and ratifying amendments to the U.S. Constitution. |
| 3 options governors have when a bill reaches their desk | 1) VETO, 2) Sign it into law 3) Ignore it into law |
| 4 stages of the legislative process | The four stages are bill introduction, committee and subcommittee action, full chamber action, governor action (10 days to act) |
| What are the two primary functions of a legislator? | represent constituents and provide constituent services. |
| What is the difference between standing committees and conference committees? | Standing committees are permanent, bipartisan committees that focus on specific areas of legislation, while conference committees are temporary and formed to reconcile differences between House and Senate versions of a bill |
| What is the difference between a simple majority vote and a supermajority vote? | A simple majority vote requires more than half of the votes cast, while a supermajority vote requires a higher threshold, often two-thirds or three-fifths. |
| Why do most introduced bills die? | Most introduced bills die due to gridlock, partisanship, and lack of bipartisan support. |
| What is the difference between a blanket veto and a line-item veto? | A blanket veto rejects an entire bill, while a line-item veto allows the governor to reject specific provisions within a bill. |
| What options do state legislatures have when a governor vetoes a bill? | State legislatures can override the veto (2/3 majority), reintroduce the bill (start over), or let the veto stand. |
| Why is legislation often vague, ambiguous, and even self-contradictory? | Legislation can be vague or ambiguous due to compromises made during the legislative process and the complexity of issues addressed; gives executives more freedom with enforcement of laws |
| What are some legislature norms? | some legislative norms are pork barreling, logrolling, seniority and adding riders to bill |
| What are the leadership positions in state houses? | speaker of the House, majority leader, and minority leader. |
| What are the leadership positions in state senates? | Leadership positions include president of the Senate, president pro tempore, majority leader, and minority leader. |
| gridlock | the inability of the government to act because rival parties control different parts of the government |
| logrolling | An agreement by two or more lawmakers to support each other's bills |
| bill riders | Something added to the bill as it is being processed that will allow someone to feel comfortable voting for it; usually something for constituents |
| Chief executive officer (CEO) | governor |
| patronage system | people are appointed to important government positions as a reward for political services they have rendered and because of their partisan loyalty |
| merit based civil service system | people receive government jobs based upon a set of qualifications and formal training; job promotion and pay raises are based upon job performance. |
| Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 | Forbids discrimination on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, or national origin in all areas of the employment relationship |
| Weber's characteristics of an ideal bureaucracy | vertical chain of command, division of labor, specification of tasks, formal rules & regulations, SOPs, merit-based hiring |
| shadow bureaucrats | people hired and paid by private for-profit and nonprofit organizations that implement public policy through a government contract |
| street level bureaucrats | bureaucrats who are in constant contact with the public and have considerable administrative discretion. |
| outsourcing/contracting | gov. signing contracts with private entities for a service |
| Primary function of bureaucrats | policy implementors; policy makers via administrative discretion and administrative rulemaking; policy evaluators |
| administrative discretion | Authority given by Congress to the Federal bureaucracy to use reasonable judgment in implementing the laws. |
| administrative rulemaking | The process by which an independent commission or agency fills in the details of a vague law by formulating, proposing, and approving rules, regulations, and standards that will be enforced to implement the policy. |
| Citizen/client expectations of bureaucracies | efficiency; effectiveness; transparency; accountability; responsiveness; equal treatment |
| How do characteristics of public bureaucratic organizations help them to meet citizen/client expectations? | efficiency from structure and services provided in standardized manner |
| essential services | Public services provided by state and local governments on a daily basis to prevent chaos and hazardous conditions in society; prevent gov. employees from striking |
| Missouri Plan | merit-system; when there is an open seat, the governor appoints someone for a very short (1-2 year term), governor decides who is a potential candidate by varying processes |
| Limits on Constitutional right to be assisted by counsel | Criminal cases - indigent citizens get public defender/pro bono counsel |
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