Final Study Guide Flashcards
War Powers Act
- Notify Congress within 48 hours
- 60 days and 30 days to withdraw
Title IX
Prevents gender discrimination in higher education sports
Budget Reform Act
President can only impound with Congress approval
Federal Election Reform Act
Placed legal limits on campaign expenditures and contributions
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Reduced discrimination in the voting process
- If less than half of the population is registered, or some test is required, the federal government can step in and take over voter registration
Voting Rights Act of 1982
Redrawing district lines by race is found unconstitutional
ERA (Equal Rights Am.)
- Attempted to specify gender equality in the Constitution
- Passed Congress but did not pass the states
What are the eight roles of the President?
- Chief of State (symbolic leader)
- Chief Executive (responsible for enforcing the law)
- Chief Administrator (runs the day to day by appointing the cabinet)
- Chief Diplomat (foreign relations)
- Commander and Chief
- Chief Legislature (suggesting legislation, state of the Union)
- Chief of Party (leader of the party)
- Chief Citizen
Roles of VP
- Wait for President to die
- Preside over the senate and vote if there is a tie
Qualifications - President
- Born US citizen
- 35 yo
- Lived in the US for 14 years of life
Judicial powers of president
- Reprieves (grant temporary stay)
- Pardon (to be legally forgiven)
- Commutation (to reduce a sentence)
- Amnesty (granting legal forgiveness to a large group)
Executive order
A law that promotes the general welfare (does not need congress approval)
Executive agreement
Like a treaty without senate approval
Executive privilege
- The right for the President to keep things secret
- Can be limited if for a criminal investigation
Veto, pocket veto, refuse to sign, sign
- Can veto (Congress can override)
- Pocket: Bill dies if not addressed in 10 day time period
Powers of Congress
- Power to tax
- Commerce regulation
- Borrowing power
- Military power
- Currency power
- Bankruptcy power
- Post office
- Copyrights and patents
- Weights and measures
- Judicial powers
Speaker of the House
- Majority party
- Assign bill to committee
- Help pick committee chairs
- Control debate
Vice President
- Vote in case of tie
- Senate pro tempore controls debate
Majority/minority leaders
- Both in house and senate
- Informed, vote on time
Committee chair
- Majority
- Pigeonholing
- Assign to subcommittee
Roles of committees
Kill, pigeonhole, pass, amend, replace with own version, pass with rec. to kill
Filibuster
- Only happens in senate
- Done to kill a bill
- Talking about anything to stall
Non Germane amend.
Attaching my bill to someone else’s bill
Pigeonholing
Committee chair puts in drawer and lets die
Logorolling
You support my bill, I’ll support yours
Riders
When you attach something else to a bill
Xmas tree bills
Bills that attract a lot of pork
Committee of the whole
The house only needs 100/435 to conduct other business
Quorum
Majority
Discharge petition
When the majority of the house (218) revives a bill and forces it out of a committee
