Presidency And Bureaucracy Flashcards by abelardo Rivera

What were the four fears expressed by the founders about the aspects of the presidency

Anarchy
Monarchy
Executive branch too powerful
Congress not enough power

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What happens when no candidate receives a majority of votes in the electoral college

House picks

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How many times has the House of Reps have to decide the issue when no candidate receives a majority of votes I the electoral college

Twice

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How did the framers solve the problem of how to elect the president

Electoral college

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Discuss the terms that a president can serve. How many years for each term. How many terms. What is the maximum numbers of years

2 four years terms and a max of 10 years

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What amendments deal with the presidency. What are they about
(5)

12th- president and vp run together 
20th- date of inauguration changed
22nd- term limit
23rd- D.C. can vote vote
25th- succession to the presidency

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What years did presidential candidates win a majority of the electoral votes without winning a majority of the popular vote. Who. (4)

JQ Adams- 1824
Hayes- 1876
Benjamin Harrison- 1888
Bush- 2000

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What role does the House of Reps have in selecting the presidency if a majority of electoral votes doesn’t happen

House selects

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Name the president prior to 1850 that had the presidency called the imperial presidency

Jackson

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What power does the president share with the senate

Ratify treaties

Presidential appointments

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Identify the rule of propinquity

Power tends to be wielded by the people who are in the room where a decision is made

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What group is the closest physically and politically to the president

White House Office

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What presidential nomination as require senate confirmation

Supreme Court justice
Ambassadors
Federal judges
Heads of executive office agencies
Department secretaries

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What are the three types of presidential organizations. Which president is associated with each style

Ad Hoc- Clinton
Circular- Carter
Pyramid- Reagan and Bush

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Name three groups associated with the Executive Office of the President (EOP)

OMB
National security council
Office of economic advisers

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How does cabinet seniority relate to seating at cabinet meetings

Secretaries of oldest cabinets sit closest to president

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Describe the following character of the following presidents
Nixon
Clinton
Jimmy Carter
JFK
Lyndon Johnson

Nixon- suspicion of media
Clinton- face to face persuasion 
Jimmy Carter-voracious reader of every memo and very detailed
JFK-worked closely with young amateurs
Lyndon Johnson-in your face persuader

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What’s the difference between executive privilege and veto power

Executive privilege- preside can withhold information and/or issue an executive order

Veto- reject a bill

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What is a pocket veto

Ignore bill for 10 days and it doesn’t become law when congress is out of session

What happens to a bill that sits on the presidents desk for 10 days and he takes no action

Becomes laws

Approximately what percentage of vetoes are overridden

Discuss U.S. vs Nixon

Deal with watergate scandal and ruled the president doesn’t have unlimited executive privilege

What have been the two key issues facing presidents in the past few decades

Foreign policy

Economy

What amendments deal with the executive branch. What are they about (2)

12th- president and vp run as team

20th-date of inauguration changed

How does the impeachment process work

House gathers evidence and senate has a trial w/ Chief Justice presiding

Name four ways a president can influence congress to pass what he proposes

The media Have employees in EOP lobby congress Presidential coat tails Pressure leaders of his party in the House and Senate

How have presidents been successful in directing decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court

Appointing justices w/ same political ideology

What are some reasons for an increase in presidential power since 1945 (2)

WWII and foreign affairs

Explain why cabinet members don't really have a big influence of presidential decision-making

Very focused on their own department

Who usually has more success with influencing legislation, the president or congress. Why

President | Because he can use the media to his favor

What is an executive agreement

It doesn't require senate approval, but may require allocation of funds

Why would the president have difficulty controlling cabinet agencies

Because once they are confirmed by the senate they are in, unless they make a wrong decision

What was the most important and powerful department when our nation was first founded

Treasury

How did appointments to the civil service happen during most of the 19th and 20th centuries

Patronage

Explain the huge increase in the number of federal employees between 1816 and 1861

Increase in demand of what the govt should do

Discuss the Pendleton act (4)

Passed by Republican congress Response to Garfield assassination Replaced spoils system Says govt jobs should be awarded based on merit

What is the whistle-blower protection act of 1989 designed to protect

Protected bureaucrats who tell on their bosses

What are some restraints which govt agencies must operate (2)

Freedom of information act- allows for full of partial disclosure of previously unreleased information and documents controlled by the govt Administrative procedure act- governs the way in which administrative agencies of the federal govt may propose and establish regulation

What group is the most powerful group in congress in terms of controlling the budget for an agency

House Appropriations Committee

What is a legislative veto (2)

Designed to increase power of congress A veto exercised by a legislature nullifying or reversing an action of the executive branch

What are type of bureaucratic pathologies. (5)

``` Red tape Conflict Duplication Imperialism Waste ```

Discuss the iron triangle in Washington

Congressional committee, executive department, interest group

What is the main responsibility of the OMB-office of management and budget

Prepare budget and audit

Differentiate between independent regulatory agencies and regulatory commission

Independent regulatory agencies- independent of the president but not of congress and regulate certain industries to protect the public interest

How do cabinet departments differ from independent regulatory agencies

Independent agencies are freer from presidential control

What are the fundamental differences between the prime minister and the president

Presidents can be outsiders, prime ministers are always insiders. Prime minister chosen by the members of the majority party in parliament