Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
US Politics Exam 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Define Trustee | votes based off what is best for the constituency |
| Define Delegate | votes based off what the constituency wants |
| Define Substantive Representation | representatives are held responsible if they fail their constituencies |
| Define Descriptive Representation | representative is a part of the same demographic as their constituencies |
| Define Unorthodox Lawmaking | lawmaking that goes against what should be done; more control from party leaders and less deliberation from members |
| Know the 4 constituencies | Geographic, Reelection, Primary, Personal |
| Define Apportionment | taking and giving House seats to states |
| Define Redistricting | the process of redrawing election districts and redistributing legislative representatives; this happens every 10 years, to reflect shifts in population |
| Define Gerrymandering | drawing legislative districts in such a way as to give unfair advantage to a political party or one racial or ethnic group |
| Are the Senate and House "individual" or "teams"? | Senate is individual and House has teams |
| What is the Majority Leader? | elected leader in the majority party of the Senate |
| Define Filibuster | tactic used in Senate to prevent legislation by holding the floor |
| How can a filibuster be stopped? | a 3/5 vote |
| Define Cloture | taking a vote to decide when the session is complete in Senate |
| What is the Speaker? | Elected leader of the House for the majority party |
| Know what open and closed rules committees are | Open: if you have an amendment bring it Closed: only certain people can bring amendments |
| Who is "going public" credited to? | The Roosevelts |
| Know the 4 presidential powers | Expressed: Power that is directly stated in the Constitution Implied: Power that can be implied by the Constitution Delegated: Powers given to Congress and passed to the President Inherent: President says to be essential to the country (crisis) |
| What is the Commander-in-Chief | President, others fall behind when it comes to foreign affairs to show a unified front |
| What is an Executive Agreement? | an agreement between the president and another country that is like a treaty but does not require Senate |
| What is Executive Privilege | conversations between the president and close advisors should not be revealed without consent from the president |
| What is a Bureacracy? | non‑elected administrative organizations responsible for carrying out laws and directives |
| What are key aspects of a bureaucracy? | Defined by mission statements, Experts are employed, Hierarchical structure |
| Define Patronage | getting a position through nepotism or politics |
| Define Civil Service | protections put in place to guarantee Merit System |
| Define Merit System Bureaucracy | position holders in bureaucracies must be objectively qualified for their positions |
| Define Oversight | efforts by Congress to gain control over executive agencies |
| Know the 2 kinds of Oversight | Police Patrol Oversight: scheduled and regular meetings on bureaucratic agency operations Fire Alarm Oversight: as-needed meetings on bureaucratic operations, usually prompted by media |
| What's the issue with Principal-Agent problems? | The agent does not always want the same thing at the principal |
| Define Implementation | bureaucrats translating laws into real actions |
| Define Privatization | free service becomes private and paid for by the government |
| Know the difference between Criminal Court and Civil Court | Criminal: government charges an individual for breaking the law Civil: no law was broken, losing will mean paying money, not going to jail |
| Know the difference between State Court and Federal Court | Federal Court: hears cases about federal laws, treaties with other nations, or the U.S. Constitution, or cases where the US government is a party State Court: hears all cases that do not apply for federal court |
| Define Appellate | the ability to review lower courts, mostly used by Supreme Court |
| Define Trial Court | first court to hear a case |
| Know the courts in order of most cases heard to least | State Trial, Federal District Court, Federal Courts of Appeals, US Supreme Court |
| Know how Marbury v Madison caused judicial review | Decides that Marbury is not a judge, but that the Supreme Court now gets to have judicial review |
| Know the Judicial Process | Writ of Cert: asking for Supreme Court; Pool; Discuss; Conference: Rule of Four, 4/9 justices must vote for case; Briefs; Arguments; Conference: led by chief justice, decides winner; Opinions and Dissents: opinions for winning team, dissents for losers |
| Define Concurring Opinions | on the winning side, but thinks it should be more extreme |
Created by:
Shea Clark