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1
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In the senate ___ is weaker and there are ____

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authority, filibusters

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six committees in Ways and Means

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  1. Health
  2. Income and family support
  3. Oversight
  4. Select revenue measures
  5. Social security
  6. trade
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Ways in which congress practices oversight over executive branch

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require reports, power of the purse and check if pres is doing his job

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4
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Why legislative veto was ruled unconstitutional

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violated separation of powers

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5
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How president can effect a bill

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veto, line item veto, pocket veto, sign/suggest bill

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6
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How representatives get public works money

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pork barrel or log-rolling legislation

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The four key positions in the white house

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the Office of Management and Budget, National Security Council, Homeland Security Council, and Economic Advisors

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The 4 restrictions on presidential power

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  1. Being overrides on vetoes
  2. Appointees must be confirmed
  3. Budget must be approved
  4. Impeachment
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9
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As a party leader president has to

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increase his party’s presence in the government

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10
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TrThree type of governmental bureaucracies

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treasury, state and war

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the purpose of independent agencies in government

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to be “innovative”

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How client groups effect the legislature

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they lobby congress to get what they want

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13
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Two systems of judicial branch in the US

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12 U.S Court of Appeals and the Federal Circuit

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14
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The court of international trade deals with

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tariffs mostly

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15
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A chair for life helps judges because

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they don’t have to worry about reelection

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Three duties of a justice

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deciding which cases, deciding the case, and writing an opinion

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Steps the Justice goes through to make a decision

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briefs, oral arguments, have a conference about in and then write an opinion

18
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Checks placed on the judicial branch

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legislature controls paychecks and who gets in, the judges have little control over the cases they see

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How congress gets over the judicial hurdles

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pass slightly different laws, regulates judge salaries

20
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Two early system of law

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The Code of Hammurabi and the Ten Commandments

21
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Most commonly hear law in state courts

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civil law

22
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Miranda rights

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  1. the right to remain silent
  2. right to an attorney
  3. Anything said will be used against you