Quiz 2 Flashcards
What are the 3 branches of government
-Executive
-Legislative
-Judicial
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What are the 4 categories of the bureaucracy
-Cabinet departments
-Independent Regulatory Commissions
-Independent Executive Agencies
-Government Corporations
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What is bureaucracy?
The government workforce
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What are the powers of congress?
Declare war, make laws, control funding
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How long are the terms for house and senate members
House - 2 years
Senate - 6 years
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Do congress members have term limits?
No
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Whose the leader of the house?
Speaker of the House
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Whose the leader of the Senate?
The President of the Senate also known as the VP of the U.S.A.
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How does a bill become a law?
Bill introduction -> Sub Committee -> full Committee -> House -> Senate
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What happens if the house and the senate pass different versions of the same bill
the bill is sent to conference committee
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What powers are given to the president in the constitution?
veto bills and sign bills, represent our nation, commander in chief, enforce laws, can give diplomatic recognition to foreign government
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What is the executive cabinet?
the heads of various departments within the Executive Branch, the President relies on their advice on key issues
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How are people appointed to the executive cabinet
Picked by the president and confirmed by congress
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How has presidential power expanded over time?
Over time presidents have found loopholes to expand their power typically in times of crisis through their power as commander in chief.
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What is the modern role of the VP?
to act as acting president when the president is unable to and serve as the president of the senate
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What is the structure of the federal court system?
District -> Courts of Appeal -> Supreme Court
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How does the supreme court make decisions?
5 justice must agree
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How many justices needed to accept a case?
4
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How many justices on the supreme court
9
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What is Judicial review?
The power of the courts to hold acts of Congress and the executive in violation of the Constitution
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How does judicial review factor into checks and balances?
Allows the courts to overturn unconstituitional acts/decisions made by the president and congress
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What is the function of a buearacrcy
to carry out laws and policies
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What is the 25th amendment?
ratified in 1967, set in place a means for electing a new VP if the position becomes vacant, also allowed for the VP to become acting president if president is deemed diabled
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What is regulation?
rules that try to changes or control a practice in the private sector
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How many departments are there?
15
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What is each department besides the justice department headed by?
A secretary chosen by the president
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Who is the justice department headed by?
The attorny general
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who does the real work or each department?
civil servants
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What powers are given solely to the senate
has power to ratify treaties, confirm important presidential nominees, try impeached officials
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What is the Independent Regulatory Commisions responsible for?
or making and enforcing laws/rules to protect the public interest in some sector of the economy
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What are Government Corporations
a public service funded by the government that charges for services that could be provided by a private sector
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What are Independent Executive Agencies
Agencies which are not cabinet departments, regulatory commissions, or government corporations
