PS 1100 Final Study Guide Flashcards
what is an executive agreement?
what is an executive order?
anything a president can do automatically
what are inherent powers?
what each branch can do written out
what are expressed powers?
what are delegated powers?
what are implied powers?
what is an independent agency?
bureaucratic
what is a government corporation?
what is a cabinet department?
what is a coalition drift?
what is a bureaucratic drift?
what is a bureaucracy?
governing bodies and agencies
what is meant by implementation?
what is meant by rule-making within a bureaucracy?
how does congress attempt to influence rule-making?
how does the president attempt to influence rule-making?
what is a single-member district?
a district where only a single person is allotted for their representation
what is a system of proportional representation?
allotted a certain numbers based on the population of the given are
whats the difference between a majority rule and plurality rule?
majority is most votes and wins, plurality is less votes but still wins
what is the Australian ballot?
the ballot that the US uses for elections today, both parties on one ballot.
how did the Australian ballot help with split ticket voting?
because both parties candidates were on the same ticket, people could choose what person they wanted to vote for from either side.
what is the purpose of gerrymandering?
to draw district lines where it would be most beneficial for a given political party, also basically illegal.
what are referendums? (give example)
you can revise an order given to the public
what are recalls? (give example)
totally take it back from the public
what are initiatives? (give example)
started by the public an idea for a law
what is the difference between an open and closed primary?
one you have to declare who youre voting
what is the advantage of an open primary?
people can vote for whoever they want without having to declare
what is the advantage of a closed primary?
whoever youre voting for has to be declared
who decides if an open or closed primary is used?
whats the difference between party identification and party activism?
PI - you can identify a certain way but you can vote against your identity
PA - you work with your party
how do people select party identification?
very similar views on social political views
are there exceptions to norms/aggregate trends in party activism?
yes because people can identify one way but vote the other
what is a public interest group?
members of the public come together to show support for a certain law they want
what is a PAC?
political action committee - made up of congressmen
what is government?
fucking
what is federalism?
national government is more powerful than state governments
how can divided government influence legislation and politics?
it will combine the needs of the whole nation and the needs of the states
what is meant by divided government?
whats the difference between civil liberties and civil rights?
liberties your born with rights are granted to you
what does trial court mean? (give example)
the first court to hear a criminal or civil case
what does circuit court mean? (give example)
what does civil court mean? (give example)
dispute between two different people that doesn’t involve the government (brown vs the board)
what does criminal court mean? (give example)
someone against the government (___ vs Wyoming)
what is a filibuster?
when you dont want a bill to be passed to the point of talking excessively
what chamber uses the filibuster?
senate
what is a filibusters purpose?
to delay the voting on a bill
what is meant by judicial review?
the Supreme Court can totally amend a law, no checks and balances
what is a majority opinion?
what is a concurrence?
agreement with the winning position
what is a dissenting?
the losing opinion used in the Supreme Court
what is libel and slander?
fake news
what is eminent domain?
what is the electoral college?
the group that elects the president 538
how is a president elected?
the electoral college gives majority vote
what is veto and how does it help influence presidential policy?
what types of vetos are there?
whats the difference between moral hazard and adverse selection?
adverse selection is having incomplete information and moral hazard is not knowing all the information on your own doing.
what is voter turnout?
the number of people who vote in a given election divided by the people who are allowed to vote
how does the US compare to other countries with voter turnout?
our voter turnout is low but our participation is
what is the principle-agent relationship?
how does the principle-agent relationship apply to congress and bureaucracies?
how does the principle-agent relationship apply to voters and elected officials?
what is the purpose of political parties?
how do political parties help with the collective action problem?
why are political parties important to the American democratic system?
how is a candidate nominated for an election?
people in the party that want the person go and select them
what role do political parties play in nomination?
what are interest groups?
lobby congress, public opinion groups
what did the founding fathers think about interest groups? (James Madison)
what is meant by upper-class bias?
congress vote more in favor of people who have higher incomes
how does upper-class bias effect our political system?
they dont vote for whats right they vote for the upper class
what is lobbying?
a group tries to sway a certain person in congress to vote a certain way
what is the tragedy of the commons?
when an area that is unregulated is used with no repercussions and ends up drying out whatever the resource was.
what is free riding?
what are public goods?
something that is available to the general public
how long is a president in office for?
2 years but can be elected twice
how long is the Supreme Court position held?
until death or resignation
how long is the senate position held?
6 years,
how long is the House position held?
2 years, can be re-elected infinite
whats an insider strategy that a interest group might employ? (give example)
whats an outsider strategy that an interest group might employ? (give example)
whats a personal interest in politics?
what is electoral ambitions in politics?
whats the difference between a closed rule and an open rule in debate on a bill?
closed - cant be changed, only voting and discussing
open - can be changed by voting and discussing
what are the five principles of politics?
history,
why is congress increasingly delegating power to the president/executive branch? (give example)
