Final Exam Flashcards
Article 2 of the Constitution lists the…
Requirements for President
Not a people person, but the people wanted him
Washington
Not interested or involved in politics
Apolitical
- States that Presidential power comes from constitutional powers
- Limited by the constitution
- Article 2 restricted power
Constitutional Theory
Qualifications for Constitutional Theory
- natural born citizen, 35 y/o, 14 year US resident
- socio economical status
- 2 parties
Theory that follows constitutional presidency, but has more of a direct tie with the people. More leeway
Ex. Teddy Roosevelt, fire side chats
Stewardship theory
Theory that is shown when president’s power is expanded and he does what he wants, but it’s for the people. We question where the power comes from
Ex. Emancipation proclamation
Prerogative theory
It takes ___ amount of votes to win the electoral college
270
In order to be a presidential candidate, you must be nominated by your
party
Founding fathers were afraid of the
masses. they did not trust the people
The process of narrowing the field of candidates before the presidential election
Primary elections
High approval rating at the beginning of a term that declines over time
the honeymoon period
the succession order is found in the
25th amendment
Roles of the president
- head of state
- chief executive
- commander in chief
- chief diplomat
- chief legislator
- chief of party
head of government, figure head
head of state
executes the law, signs bills into law
chief executive
head of military
commander in chief
makes executive agreements (less formal than treaties and might not stand after president is not in office anymore)
also makes treaties, which need senate approval
chief diplomat
veto power, propose new laws, turns his agenda into legislation, gives state of the union
chief legislator
endorses a certain party
chief of party
rule issued by the president that is just as effective as law
executive order
withhold information or refuse to appear in front of a committee
executive privilege
Since watergate, there has been limits on ______
executive privilege
_______ establishes and modifies administrative practices
executive order
This gives the house sole power to impeach
Article 1, section 2
Roles of the vice president
- strengthening the ticket
- supporting the president always
- acts as president if the president is absent
Article 1 lists roles and responsibilities of
Congress
____ has 2 year terms, _____ has 6 year terms
House of Reps, Senate
_____ spend time in DC and the area they serve, also talks to citizens to find out what the people want
Representatives
In order for a bill to be vetoed,
H of R and the senate both have to pass the bill on to the president, then he can veto
Bicameralism introduced the idea of
checks and balances
____ usually passes more bills
House of Reps
For a bill to become a law…
Bill introduced to House and senate, referred to committee then sub committee, committee reports, rules are established by house and senate, house debates, senate debates, conferences address differences, bill is sent to president
ensures that representations change with the changing of population
reapportionment
states with larger population control a greater percentage of seats
apportionment
occurs after US census, redraws lines based upon population
redistricting
selling district boundaries
gerrymandering
House characteristics
- membership based on pop.
- 2 year terms
- impeach federal officials
- 435 members
- power of the purse (controls funding of programs)
- more partisan
Senate characteristics
- equal membership
- 100 members
- 6 year terms
- convict by 2/3 vote for impeachment
- more moderate. rep diverse constituents
an arrangement between 2 reps to support one another’s bill in advance
logrolling
when our rep follows his or her conscience
trustee
TRUST your heart, TRUST the rep
reps mirror their constituents’ desires
instructional delegate
combination of trustee and instructional delegate
politico style
speaking to the constituents to help the people understand
public education function
coming up with remedies to fix issues
conflict resolution function
reps from congress, bureaucracy, and interest groups get together to create a solution
iron triangle
Clauses of power granted to federal government by the constitution. Art 1, sec 8 and 17.
enumerated powers
What are some enumerated powers?
raising federal taxes
establish post offices
_____ has a special relationship with the executive branch
Senate
President makes the treaties, ____ approves them
Senate
elasticity clause, expanded national government power
necessary and proper clause
pursuit of ____ is the greatest motivator
reelection
what percentage of incumbents are reelected?
over 90%
the appropriation of government spending for localized projects secured solely or primarily to bring money to a representative’s district.
pork barreling
Why are voting records important?
we want to see what the person is voting for and if we agree with them
their name is on the ballot and you might not know any other names on the ballot.
name recognition
free postage to send brochures to constituents
franking privileges
senate gets __staff members
30
H of R gets _ staff members
15
Committees are sometimes called
little legislators
Bills occur in
committees
imperative for policymaking. Meet every time congress is in session. Instrumental to the function of our government
standing committees (policy and constituency)
temporary committees. Once they create a piece of legislation, they adjourn
select committees
committee membership is based upon
seniority
happens in a circular fashion
public policy
Government provides…
- safety
- security
- promotion of health and wellness
Rationales for govt intervention…
- political reasons
- moral, ethical reasons
- economic or market failure
a precursor to making policy
agenda setting
gate keeper
media
identifying a problem
problem recognition
how we can address the problem identified
policy formulations
deciding on a plan to go with
policy adoption
coordination between people at the state and local level and government
policy implementation
continue to assess and research to see if we are meeting the original objectives
policy evaluation
economic principle that assumes individuals always make logical decisions that are in their best interest
rational choice theory
