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1
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The Supreme court is the only…

A

constitutional mandated court

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2
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who is the supreme court headed by?

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the chief justice

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3
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who appoints the justices?

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the president

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4
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what is jurisdiction?

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when the supreme court agrees to hear a case

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5
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what are the 4 models of congress

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-trustee
-delegate
-politico
-partisan

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6
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trustee mode of congress

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follows their best beliefs, not the constituents

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7
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delegate mode of congress

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reflection of their constituents

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8
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politico mode of congress

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balance of trustee and delegate

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partisan mode of congress

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supports party position

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what are executive orders

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orders from the pres to members of the executive branch. they are subject to judicial review

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11
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2 types of vetoes

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1- regular
2- pocket

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12
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regular veto

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  • happens when pres doesnt want law to go into effect
  • can be overridden by a 2/3 majority in the house & senate
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13
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pocket veto

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-can only occur when congress will be out of session within 10 days of the law passing
- CANT be overridden

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14
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which type of veto is more powerful

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pocket

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15
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which appointments require senate simple majority

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-supreme court justices
-federal judges
-cabinet positions

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16
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persona non grata

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banning of a person from the US forever (cannot apply to citizens)

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17
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what are the powers the president has

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  • clemency
  • executive orders
  • vetoes
  • appointments
  • deals with foreign powers
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18
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department of defense

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  • coordinates and oversees all agencies of the government concerned directly with national security and the US military
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19
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who is the dep of defense lead by

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secretary of defense

20
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22nd amendment

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limits president to two terms / 10 years in office

21
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25th amendment

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vp becomes pres when president dies (also establishes policy to remove pres from office)

22
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areas of jurisdiction (7)

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cases between/involving…
1) 2 states
2) fed gov
3) ambassadors/ foreign officials
4) treaties
5) fed law
6) “diversity of citizenship”
7) Maritime law

23
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3 types of decisions justices can reach

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1) concurrent opinion
2) majority opinion
3) dissenting opinion

24
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concurrent opinion

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agrees with majority but with a different rational

25
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what is a bureaucracy

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any large complex organization run by appointed/hired officials

26
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what are some regulatory agencies (4)

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  • FDA
  • EPA
  • SEC (financial industry regulation)
  • FEC (election law regulation)
27
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what is a commission

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people hired by the president for terms

28
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what does the bureaucracy do

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  • enforce gov regulations
  • provide services to citizens
  • creates administrative law
29
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administrative law

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rules and regulations to carry out federal law

30
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who grants bureaucracys the power to make administrative law

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congress

31
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what is the iron triangle

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a strong relationship between special interest groups, congress, and bureaucratic agencies

32
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what is the impact of baker v. carr

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  • limited district drawing method
    ONE MAN ONE VOTE
33
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what happened in baker v. carr

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states were supposed to redo strict every 10 years but tennessee didn’t

34
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what happened in shaw v reno

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NC wanted to create a racial district but gerrymandered to do so

35
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impact of shaw v reno

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  • limited state gerrymandering
36
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bureaucratic oversight

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bureaucracy keeping congress in check

37
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ways of bureaucratic oversight

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  • whistlblow information
  • slowly do work
  • release research the suggests against what the pres said
38
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fiscal policy

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budget/money that comes from taxes

39
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monetary policy

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regulating the amount of money

40
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difference between fiscal and monetary policy

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fiscal: taxes and spending of fed gov

monetary: fed reserve bank regulates money

41
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amicus brief

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information sent from outside sources who wish to weigh in on a case

42
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which policy does the fed reserve relate to this?

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monetary; the fed reserve sets monetary policy

43
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where do bills usually start

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in committees

44
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difference btw hor and senate in impeachment

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hor persecute, senate punishes

45
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discretionary authority

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authority given to bureaucracy’s to create administrative law

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