Test 2 Flashcards
The Supreme court is the only…
constitutional mandated court
who is the supreme court headed by?
the chief justice
who appoints the justices?
the president
what is jurisdiction?
when the supreme court agrees to hear a case
what are the 4 models of congress
-trustee
-delegate
-politico
-partisan
trustee mode of congress
follows their best beliefs, not the constituents
delegate mode of congress
reflection of their constituents
politico mode of congress
balance of trustee and delegate
partisan mode of congress
supports party position
what are executive orders
orders from the pres to members of the executive branch. they are subject to judicial review
2 types of vetoes
1- regular
2- pocket
regular veto
- happens when pres doesnt want law to go into effect
- can be overridden by a 2/3 majority in the house & senate
pocket veto
-can only occur when congress will be out of session within 10 days of the law passing
- CANT be overridden
which type of veto is more powerful
which appointments require senate simple majority
-supreme court justices
-federal judges
-cabinet positions
persona non grata
banning of a person from the US forever (cannot apply to citizens)
what are the powers the president has
- clemency
- executive orders
- vetoes
- appointments
- deals with foreign powers
department of defense
- coordinates and oversees all agencies of the government concerned directly with national security and the US military
who is the dep of defense lead by
secretary of defense
22nd amendment
limits president to two terms / 10 years in office
25th amendment
vp becomes pres when president dies (also establishes policy to remove pres from office)
areas of jurisdiction (7)
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
3 types of decisions justices can reach
1) concurrent opinion
2) majority opinion
3) dissenting opinion
concurrent opinion
agrees with majority but with a different rational
what is a bureaucracy
any large complex organization run by appointed/hired officials
what are some regulatory agencies (4)
- FDA
- EPA
- SEC (financial industry regulation)
- FEC (election law regulation)
what is a commission
people hired by the president for terms
what does the bureaucracy do
- enforce gov regulations
- provide services to citizens
- creates administrative law
administrative law
rules and regulations to carry out federal law
who grants bureaucracys the power to make administrative law
congress
what is the iron triangle
a strong relationship between special interest groups, congress, and bureaucratic agencies
what is the impact of baker v. carr
- limited district drawing method
ONE MAN ONE VOTE
what happened in baker v. carr
states were supposed to redo strict every 10 years but tennessee didn’t
what happened in shaw v reno
NC wanted to create a racial district but gerrymandered to do so
impact of shaw v reno
- limited state gerrymandering
bureaucratic oversight
bureaucracy keeping congress in check
ways of bureaucratic oversight
- whistlblow information
- slowly do work
- release research the suggests against what the pres said
fiscal policy
budget/money that comes from taxes
monetary policy
regulating the amount of money
difference between fiscal and monetary policy
fiscal: taxes and spending of fed gov
monetary: fed reserve bank regulates money
amicus brief
information sent from outside sources who wish to weigh in on a case
which policy does the fed reserve relate to this?
monetary; the fed reserve sets monetary policy
where do bills usually start
in committees
difference btw hor and senate in impeachment
hor persecute, senate punishes
discretionary authority
authority given to bureaucracy’s to create administrative law
