exam 3 Flashcards
Stewardship v constitutional theories of the presidency
Roosevelt and Taft took two extreme approaches to duty
Roosevelt-serve people not just government
Taft- Strict model for government
Trustee v delegate theories of representation
trustee- People choose their representative
delegate- Representative is the opposite, a person chosen speaks on behalf of the people
Responses to judicial aggrandizement
Deployment of ideas and norms that reinforced the judiciary’s role
logrolling
Politicians trade support for one issue or a piece of legislation in exchange for another politician support
pocket veto
When a bill fails to become law because the president does not sign it within the 10 day period
iron triangle
The policy-making relationship among the committee’s, bureaucracy, groups
steel seizure case
Case that limited the president’s power to seize private property
cloture rules
Rule required a two-thirds majority to end debate and permitted each member to speak for an hour before voting
filibuster rules
Use to delay or block a vote preventing a debate
solicitor general
Legal officer who represents government in courtroom proceedings
legislative whips
maintains party discipline for votes
wars power resolution
Limits the president’s ability to initiate military action without congressional consent
vesting clause
Establishes an executive office to be occupied by an individual
gulf of tonkin resolution
gave President Lyndon B Johnson the authority to increase U S involvement in the Vietnam War
22 amendment
limits the number of times a person can serve as president to two terms
25 amendment
If the president dies resigns or is removed then the vice president shall step up
join committee
Committee in the US Congress that includes members from both the House and Senate
17 amendment
Says that the Senate of the US shall be composed of two senators from each state elected by the people
case act
Advocated by the senator Case, put restrictions on use of executive agreements with another country
Executive agreement
Agreement between US and foreign government that is made by the President
Treaty ratification threshold
2/3 of senators present
spoils system
A political party after winning an election gives government jobs to its supporters
Pendelton act
establishing the tradition and mechanism of permanent federal employment based on merit not party affiliation
19 amendment
granted women right to vote
red tape
Regulations, rose, or standards which are claimed to be excessive
” The only thing we have to fear is fear itself”
FDR at first inagural address
“tear down this wall”
ronald reagan, berlin wall speech
“ich bin ein berliner”
JFK, standing with people of west berlin against communist east german
” Military industrial complex”
Eisenhower, after ww2
