Final Flashcards

1
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Primary variable joining interest group

A

Higher education, higher income

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2
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American Federation of labor

A

Labor group

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3
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Salidiary benefits of interest groups

A

Friendships, discounts, contacts

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4
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New politics

A

public interest

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5
Q

Amicus curae

A

Interest group

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6
Q

Grassroots lobbying campaign

A

Read under interest groups mobilizing members and family to rite support

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7
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Interest groups can mobilize public opinion by

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Holding rallies or putting out ads

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8
Q

People are spores can give an unlimited amount of money through

A

PACs

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9
Q

Which is not offered by legal constituents

A

Legal advice

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10
Q

Congressional organization is influenced by all of the following except

A

Presidential directive

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11
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Bill

A

When something can become a law

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12
Q

Who controls the floor debate

A

The rules committee

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13
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Cloture

A

How many senators you need to end a filibuster 3/5

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14
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Filibuster

A

Allows members speak continuously

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15
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Conference committee

A

Temporary committee from both houses to compromise on legislation

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16
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The veto

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Can be overridden by two thirds vote in both houses

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17
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Oversight

A

Efforts of Congress supervising what executive branch is Doing

18
Q

What is true about presidential impeachment

A

Partisan exercise and inherent powers of the president

19
Q

North Korea invaded South Korea

A

Truman sent troops in Korea without declaration of war

20
Q

What is the signing statement

A

The president announces the signing statement

21
Q

The civil service act of 1883

A

To attempt to pattern hiring

22
Q

The first regulatory agency

A

Interstate commerce commission by Congress in 1887

23
Q

What was the first regulatory agencies

A

Independent regulatory commissions

24
Q

What is oversight in Congress

A

Can hold agencies accountable for their actions based on an investigation

25
Q

What is not congressional oversight

A

Members of Congress can work part time for a non government agency

26
Q

What is the ultimate appellate court

A

The Supreme Court

27
Q

How do you describe due process

A

And people have an equal opportunity to be treated arbitrarily to government officials/courts

28
Q

How many court cases are federal cases

A

1% of all cases

29
Q

What is true about federal courts

A

They can intact society but judicial interpretation of the Constitution

30
Q

Senatorial courtesy

A

Senators of the presidents party approving of the judicial nominees from their home state

31
Q

Person, party, or interest group

A

Amicus curae brief

32
Q

Officially express proposal goal by a sanction

A

Public-policy

33
Q

What was the centerpiece of bushes economic policy

A

Tax cuts

34
Q

Want to public opinion polls think of welfare

A

Welfare is unfair and undeserving

35
Q

Medicare and Medicaid

A

Medicaid is noncontributory and Medicare is contributory

36
Q

COLA

A

Cost-of-living adjustment, rate of inflation

37
Q

Best example of shadow welfare

A

Workplace medical insurance

38
Q

What is the shadow welfare state

A

Medical care benefits distributed by private companies and subsidized by the government

39
Q

United States and the world affairs prior to the 20th century

A

Very limited

40
Q

How much does the US spend on military

A

One third of the entire world’s military expenditure

41
Q

Security Council

A

There are five permanent spots those countries who won World War II and the other members rotate (10)