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1
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Article 2 of the Constitution lists the…

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Requirements for President

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Not a people person, but the people wanted him

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Washington

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Not interested or involved in politics

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Apolitical

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  • States that Presidential power comes from constitutional powers
  • Limited by the constitution
  • Article 2 restricted power
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Constitutional Theory

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Qualifications for Constitutional Theory

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  • natural born citizen, 35 y/o, 14 year US resident
  • socio economical status
  • 2 parties
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Theory that follows constitutional presidency, but has more of a direct tie with the people. More leeway
Ex. Teddy Roosevelt, fire side chats

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Stewardship theory

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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

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Prerogative theory

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8
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It takes ___ amount of votes to win the electoral college

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270

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In order to be a presidential candidate, you must be nominated by your

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party

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10
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Founding fathers were afraid of the

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masses. they did not trust the people

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11
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The process of narrowing the field of candidates before the presidential election

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Primary elections

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12
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High approval rating at the beginning of a term that declines over time

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the honeymoon period

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13
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the succession order is found in the

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25th amendment

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Roles of the president

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  • head of state
  • chief executive
  • commander in chief
  • chief diplomat
  • chief legislator
  • chief of party
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head of government, figure head

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head of state

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executes the law, signs bills into law

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chief executive

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head of military

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commander in chief

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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

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chief diplomat

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veto power, propose new laws, turns his agenda into legislation, gives state of the union

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chief legislator

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endorses a certain party

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chief of party

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rule issued by the president that is just as effective as law

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executive order

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withhold information or refuse to appear in front of a committee

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executive privilege

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23
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Since watergate, there has been limits on ______

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executive privilege

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24
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_______ establishes and modifies administrative practices

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executive order

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25
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This gives the house sole power to impeach

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Article 1, section 2

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Roles of the vice president

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  • strengthening the ticket
  • supporting the president always
  • acts as president if the president is absent
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27
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Article 1 lists roles and responsibilities of

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Congress

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28
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____ has 2 year terms, _____ has 6 year terms

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House of Reps, Senate

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_____ spend time in DC and the area they serve, also talks to citizens to find out what the people want

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Representatives

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In order for a bill to be vetoed,

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H of R and the senate both have to pass the bill on to the president, then he can veto

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Bicameralism introduced the idea of

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checks and balances

32
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____ usually passes more bills

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House of Reps

33
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For a bill to become a law…

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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

34
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ensures that representations change with the changing of population

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reapportionment

35
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states with larger population control a greater percentage of seats

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apportionment

36
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occurs after US census, redraws lines based upon population

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redistricting

37
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selling district boundaries

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gerrymandering

38
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House characteristics

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  • membership based on pop.
  • 2 year terms
  • impeach federal officials
  • 435 members
  • power of the purse (controls funding of programs)
  • more partisan
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Senate characteristics

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  • equal membership
  • 100 members
  • 6 year terms
  • convict by 2/3 vote for impeachment
  • more moderate. rep diverse constituents
40
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an arrangement between 2 reps to support one another’s bill in advance

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logrolling

41
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when our rep follows his or her conscience

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trustee

TRUST your heart, TRUST the rep

42
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reps mirror their constituents’ desires

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instructional delegate

43
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combination of trustee and instructional delegate

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politico style

44
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speaking to the constituents to help the people understand

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public education function

45
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coming up with remedies to fix issues

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conflict resolution function

46
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reps from congress, bureaucracy, and interest groups get together to create a solution

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iron triangle

47
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Clauses of power granted to federal government by the constitution. Art 1, sec 8 and 17.

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enumerated powers

48
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What are some enumerated powers?

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raising federal taxes

establish post offices

49
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_____ has a special relationship with the executive branch

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Senate

50
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President makes the treaties, ____ approves them

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Senate

51
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elasticity clause, expanded national government power

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necessary and proper clause

52
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pursuit of ____ is the greatest motivator

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reelection

53
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what percentage of incumbents are reelected?

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over 90%

54
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the appropriation of government spending for localized projects secured solely or primarily to bring money to a representative’s district.

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pork barreling

55
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Why are voting records important?

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we want to see what the person is voting for and if we agree with them

56
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their name is on the ballot and you might not know any other names on the ballot.

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name recognition

57
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free postage to send brochures to constituents

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franking privileges

58
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senate gets __staff members

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30

59
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H of R gets _ staff members

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15

60
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Committees are sometimes called

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little legislators

61
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Bills occur in

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committees

62
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imperative for policymaking. Meet every time congress is in session. Instrumental to the function of our government

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standing committees (policy and constituency)

63
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temporary committees. Once they create a piece of legislation, they adjourn

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select committees

64
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committee membership is based upon

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seniority

65
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happens in a circular fashion

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public policy

66
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Government provides…

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  • safety
  • security
  • promotion of health and wellness
67
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Rationales for govt intervention…

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  • political reasons
  • moral, ethical reasons
  • economic or market failure
68
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a precursor to making policy

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agenda setting

69
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gate keeper

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media

70
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identifying a problem

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problem recognition

71
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how we can address the problem identified

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policy formulations

72
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deciding on a plan to go with

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policy adoption

73
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coordination between people at the state and local level and government

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policy implementation

74
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continue to assess and research to see if we are meeting the original objectives

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policy evaluation

75
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economic principle that assumes individuals always make logical decisions that are in their best interest

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rational choice theory

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