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Exam Three Review Flashcards

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What is the spoils system

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the practice of a successful political party giving public office to its supporters.

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What is the penledton act

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established a merit-based system of selecting government officials and supervising their work

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What do we call the head of an executive department

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Attorney general

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What is the hatch act

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Prohibits civil servants from participating in partisan political activity

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Why is an independent executive agency considered independent

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They are independent from the presidents control
Not attached to a specific agency

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What is the iron triangle

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Interest groups representatives
Legislators
Government administrators

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Are federal workers ever paid bonuses

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Yes

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What is the main function of an independent regulatory agency

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impose and enforce regulations free of political influence

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What is stare decisis

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the legal principle of determining points in litigation according to precedent.
“a doctrine of stare decisis”

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The CIA is an example of what kind of agency

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Independent executive agency

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What is subject matter jurisdiction

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the requirement that a given court have power to hear the specific kind of claim that is brought to that court

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What is standing to sue

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the person filing a lawsuit against another party must be the “proper” party to request adjudication or compensation

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How many Supreme Court justices are there on the US Supreme Court

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Nine

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What system of law contains judge made law

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Case law

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What is judicial review

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or the ability of the Court to declare a Legislative or Executive act in violation of the Constitution

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What are the two types of jurisdictions that federal courts have

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diversity jurisdiction and federal question jurisdiction

17
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Can courts in a civil law system make laws

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No

18
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Where does an appeal from the US district court go to

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Us Court of appeals

19
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When does US Supreme Court have ORIGINAL jurisdiction

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those involving disputes between the states or disputes arising among ambassadors and other high-ranking ministers.

20
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What is the writ of certiorari

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request that the Supreme Court order a lower court to send up the record of the case for review.

21
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What criteria does a means testing program entail

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Need-based; determines if a person or household is eligible to receive some sort of benefit or payment

22
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What was the great society

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President Lyndon johnson’s term for an egalitarian society that aggressive governmental action to help the poor and disadvantaged would attempt to create in the 60’s

23
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What is the endangered species act

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The Endangered Species Act of 1973 is the primary law in the United States for protecting imperiled species

24
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Who is eligible for Medicare

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People 65 or over

25
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What was the purpose of TNAF

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Purpose 1: Provide assistance to needy families so that children may be cared for in their own homes or in the homes of relatives. Purpose 2: End the dependence of needy parents on government benefits by promoting job preparation, work, and marriage

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Which groups influence the governments role in providing assistance

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Interest groups
Political parties
Private companies ????

27
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What president was responsible for the new deal

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Franklin Roosevelt

28
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What is the most common benefit for those over 65

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Medicare

29
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What were some of the factors in ending the Cold War

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the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the reunification of Germany in 1990 and the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991

30
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What is the Marshall plan

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A program begun after WWII for the economic rehabilitation of Europe

31
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What is detente

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easing of hostility or strained relations, especially between countries.

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When was the United Nations created

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Oct 24, 1945

33
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What was the Warsaw Pact

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Military alliance between communist countries in east Europe countries headed by the Soviet Union in 1965

34
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What executive department is responsible for foreign affairs

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Department of state

35
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When is the last time congress declared war

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December 8th 1941

36
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What is ISIS

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The Islamic state of Iraq and Syria, a extremist rebel group

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What is medicaid

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Medicaid is a health care program that provides comprehensive health care services to low income adults and children

38
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What is the modern successor to European common market

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The European Economic Community (EEC)

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