More finals flashcards
In the senate ___ is weaker and there are ____
authority, filibusters
six committees in Ways and Means
- Health
- Income and family support
- Oversight
- Select revenue measures
- Social security
- trade
Ways in which congress practices oversight over executive branch
require reports, power of the purse and check if pres is doing his job
Why legislative veto was ruled unconstitutional
violated separation of powers
How president can effect a bill
veto, line item veto, pocket veto, sign/suggest bill
How representatives get public works money
pork barrel or log-rolling legislation
The four key positions in the white house
the Office of Management and Budget, National Security Council, Homeland Security Council, and Economic Advisors
The 4 restrictions on presidential power
- Being overrides on vetoes
- Appointees must be confirmed
- Budget must be approved
- Impeachment
As a party leader president has to
increase his party’s presence in the government
TrThree type of governmental bureaucracies
treasury, state and war
the purpose of independent agencies in government
to be “innovative”
How client groups effect the legislature
they lobby congress to get what they want
Two systems of judicial branch in the US
12 U.S Court of Appeals and the Federal Circuit
The court of international trade deals with
tariffs mostly
A chair for life helps judges because
they don’t have to worry about reelection
Three duties of a justice
deciding which cases, deciding the case, and writing an opinion
Steps the Justice goes through to make a decision
briefs, oral arguments, have a conference about in and then write an opinion
Checks placed on the judicial branch
legislature controls paychecks and who gets in, the judges have little control over the cases they see
How congress gets over the judicial hurdles
pass slightly different laws, regulates judge salaries
Two early system of law
The Code of Hammurabi and the Ten Commandments
Most commonly hear law in state courts
civil law
Miranda rights
- the right to remain silent
- right to an attorney
- Anything said will be used against you
