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1
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Enumerated Powers Definition

A

power explicitly stated in the
Constitution

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Implied power Defintion

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(necessary and proper clause)
Not specifically detailed in the
Constitution

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Inherent power Definition

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must be assumed to exist as a direct result of the
country’s existence

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How are bills passed?

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bills must pass in both House & Senate and tax bills must originate in House

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Representation

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demographic, economic, etc.
constituency service (casework)

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Oversight

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of laws being administered by executive branch, investigation of scandals

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constituent

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Invidual voter

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Casework/Constituent service

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nonlegislative activities undertaken by Members of Congress

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confirmation of presidential appointees

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simple majority

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ratification of treaties

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2/3 majority

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Redistricting

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redrawing of congressional district boundaries, all states with two or more House seats redistrict

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Congressional salary

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$174,000, unchanged since 2009

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Speaker of the House salary

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$223,500

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House Majority & Minority Leader salary

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$193,400

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Senate Majority & Minority Leaders salary

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$193,400

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What is Speaker of the House

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elected by all members usually on party-line vote
(thus majority party’s leader serves as Speaker

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Who was the Speaker of the House

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Kevin McCarthy (R-California)

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Who is the speaker of the House

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Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana)

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Current House Majority Leader

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Steve Scalise (R-Louisiana)

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Current House Majority Whip

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Tom Emmer (R-Minnesota)

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Current House Minority Leader

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Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York)

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Current House Minority Whip

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Katherine Clark (D-Massachusetts)

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President of the Senate

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Vice President

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Power of President of the Senate

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cast a vote in the event of tie vote
on action being considered by the full Senate

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President Pro Tempore of the Senate

definition

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serves as ceremonially head of the Senate in the
absence of the Vice President
by tradition, the position goes to the longest serving
Senator of the majority party

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Current President Pro Tempore of the Senate

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Patty Murray (D-Washington)

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Current Senate Majority Leader

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Chuck Schumer (D-New York)

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Current Senate Majority Whip

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Dick Durbin (D-Illinois)

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Current Senate Minority Leader

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Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky)

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29
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Current Senate Minority Whip

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John Thune (R-South Dakota)

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Standing committee

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permanent* House or
Senate committee dealing with legislation

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31
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markup

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revision of a bill

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Conference committee

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formed to resolve
differences between House & Senate versions of a particular bill

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Rules Committee

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stacked with majority
party members hand-picked by the Speaker of the House, Bills passed out of standing committees in the
House

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discharge petition

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signed by majority of House
members (218) brings bill directly to floor for vote

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35
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unanimous consent agreements

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agreements negotiated by majority & minority
leaders specifying when a bill will be scheduled

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filibuster

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Senator utilizing their
right to unlimited debate, may happen without unanimous consent agreement

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Cloture

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can stop a filibuster but it requires
a 3/5 majority of the full Senate (60 votes)

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38
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Pork Barrel Politics

A

projects created so that local representatives can win reelection in their home districts

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Congressional apportionment

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allocate seats based on U.S. Census Bureau
population data

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40
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U.S. v. Curtis-Wright Export Corporation

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established “Sole Organ” doctrine (president is sole
organ of the nation in foreign affairs)

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41
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Executive Office of the President (EOP)

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White House Office, National Security Council, Office of Management and Budget, Office of the Vice President, Office of U.S. Trade Represisentitivie, Council of Economic Advisors

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Cabinet

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head of major departments and others president
designates such as Vice-President, National
Security Advisor, Director of OMB

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Kitchen Cabinet

A

close friends of president who may or may not
serve in government but provide advice

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Qualifications for Office

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natural born Citizen, at least 35 years old, lived in the U.S. for at least 14 years, Twenty-Second Amendment establishes two term limit in office

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Electoral College

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number of electoral votes per state equal to number
of members of congress from that state, need 270 to win

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46
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United States v. Nixon

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limits executive privilege

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47
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Who calls for Impeachment

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U.S. House
of Representatives

48
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Head of State

A

ceremonial role as symbolic representation of
American people

49
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Chief Executive (Administrator)

A

leader of executive branch of govt.

50
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Commander-in-Chief

A

civilian control of military

51
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Chief Diplomat

A

diplomatic recognition of other countries, negotiate treaties, executive agreements

51
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Chief Legislator

A

annual State of the Union message to Congress, lobbying Congress to pass legislation, veto power

52
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Line Item Veto

A

Partial Veto

53
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Veto

A

Congress has opportunity to override veto with 2/3 vote
by both chambers

54
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Amendment providing for direct election by voters of the us Senate

A

17th

55
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Current size of house of representatives

A

435

56
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Overide a presidential veto

A

2/3 majority in both chambers

57
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Advanatges favoring incubent members

A

Name recognition, greater media coverage, goodwill from casework and pork barrel projects

58
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Not a presidential power

A

appropiation of funds

59
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Gerald Ford

A

Only president to not be elected president or VP

60
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Order of succesion

A

President, VP, Speaker of the House, Senate president pro tempore, Cabinet secretaries in order of department creation

61
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Why was the War Powers act created

A

To override a Nixon veto

62
Q

Who selects a president in no canidate wins majority

A

House

63
Q

States allocating electoral college votes by district

A

Nebraska and Maine

64
Q

Amendment that provides a means to fill a vacancy in VP office

A

25th

65
Q

Medicare helps who

A

Elderly

66
Q

Medicaid helps who

A

Poor People

67
Q

Name for the level of income needed to maintan a decent standard of living

A

Poverty line

68
Q

Poverty is most likey in what type of household

A

female lead household with children

69
Q

Larget social welfare program

A

Social security

70
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National debt

A

$32 trillion

71
Q

Imbalance in federal spending

A

deficit

72
Q

Monetary responsibility

who

A

Federal Reserve Board

73
Q

Aid to Europe after WW2

A

Marshall plan

74
Q

Who carried out 9/11

A

AL Qaeda

75
Q

Countries serving on UNSC

number

A

15

76
Q

President that normalized relations with China

A

Nixon

77
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President concerned over “millitary-industrial complex”

A

Eisenhower

78
Q

George W. Bush’s Axis of Evil

A

Iran, Iraq, North Korea

79
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Issues in US-China relations

A

Trade imbalances, human rights, status of Taiwan

80
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Bully Pulpit

A

a public office that provides its occupant opportunity to speak out on any issue

81
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22nd Amendment

A

2 Term Limit

82
Q

State of the Union message

A

Yearly report to congress ensuring that laws are
“faithfully executed”

83
Q

When was the affordable care act passed

A

March 2010

84
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Entitlement programs

A

Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid

85
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COLA

A

cost of living adjustments

86
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Fiscal policy

A

govt. spending, taxing, & borrowing

87
Q

taxing, spending, and
borrowing powers

A

Congress

88
Q

Who is the President required to submit budget
recommendation to

A

Congress and Treasury
Dept. manages the national debt

89
Q

Keynesian economics

A

theory holds that govt. should use fiscal policy to achieve economic stability

90
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Who was Keynesian economics adopted by

A

FDR

91
Q

Where did Keynesian economics come from

A

John Maynard Keyes’ book “The General Theory
of Employment, Interest and Money”

92
Q

Percent of Manditory spending

A

70%

93
Q

Mandatory Spending

A

Entitlement programs, Indexing of benefits, Interest on public debt

94
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Who sets the Monetary Policy

A

Federal Reserve Board

95
Q

Monetary Policy

A

regulate econ. by influencing money supply
& interest rates

96
Q

social insurance programs

A

recipient has made financial
contributions into the program

97
Q

public assistance programs

A

recipient has not directly
contributed to the program

98
Q

Progressive Taxation

A

higher income groups pay a larger percentage
of income in taxes (federal income tax)

99
Q

Regressive Taxation

A

lower income groups pay a larger percentage of
income in taxes (sales tax, property tax)

100
Q

Percent of Discretionary Spending

A

30%

101
Q

Discretionary Spending

A

Programs govt. chooses to fund but is not
obligated to as result of prior law

102
Q

non-mandatory spending

A

defense (about half of discretionary spending), space program, education, law enforcement, energy, infrastructure

103
Q

means-test program

A

curtail/eliminate benefits for wealthy seniors

104
Q

The Market

A

metaphor for the economy

105
Q

Wall Street

A

metaphor for financial sector of
the economy

106
Q

Main Street

A

metaphor for small business sector
of the economy

107
Q

Authorization for the Use of Military Force
(AUMF) j

A

joint resolution passed by congress after
9/11 attacks

108
Q

isolationism

A

avoiding foreign “entanglements” and focusing on internal development

109
Q

protectionism

A

the theory or practice of shielding a country’s domestic industries from foreign competition by taxing imports

110
Q

soft power

A

economic,
political, social, diplomatic, technological resources

111
Q

hard power

A

military resources

112
Q

U.S. policy of “containment”

A

keep communism from spreading beyond USSR
and Eastern Europe, Marshall Plan, NATO

113
Q

Engagement policies

A

Monroe Doctrine, Manifest Destiny, American Exceptionalism

114
Q

internationalism

A

U.S. interests best served by engaging with foreign
countries

115
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NATO

A

military alliance of U.S., Canada, & Western Europe

116
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UN Security Council

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5 permanent members (U.S., U.K., France, Russia, China), 10 non-permanent members serving two year terms

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