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Test 3 Flashcards

1
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Who was the author of The federalist papers?

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Madison, Hamilton, and Jay

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2
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Main Goal of the Government

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Main Goal of the Government

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3
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How to Control Factions:

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  1. remove effects

2. remove causes (and destroy liberty and freedoms)

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4
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Different Faculties leads to

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FACTIONS

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5
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Democracy

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Majority rules.

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6
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Republic does what?

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Eliminates the tyranny of the majority.

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Federalism

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Political system in which power is shared by national and local government.

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Devolution

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Powers of federal government given to the states, but no money is given to them to execute those powers.

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9
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As the country expands…

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interests expand and factions grow.

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10
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McCulloch v. Maryland was about?
Ruling?
clarified which clause?

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Can states tax federal government?
Fed government is supreme, state could not tax them.
“Necessary and Proper”

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11
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Nullification

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Concept that states could nullify federal laws.

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12
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Dual Federalism

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INTERstate commerce (federal government regulates) vs. INTRAstate commerce (state government controls).

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13
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Land Grants are used for?

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use to build universities, roads, canals, railroads, etc.

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14
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Cash Grants used for?

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give money for militias (national guard), Medicaid, education, transportation, etc.

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15
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Categorical Block

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For a specific purpose. Requires a match of local money.

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16
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Revenue Sharing Grants

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Freedom to spend as states wish and no match required.

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17
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Mandates

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Strict rules about the environment, civil rights.

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18
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Article 1 is about which branch?

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Legislative

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19
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Bicameral

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2 Houses – House of Representatives, Senate.

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20
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House of Representatives favors which plan?

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Big states, VIRGINIA PLAN.

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21
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Senate favors which plan?

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Small states, NEW JERSEY PLAN.

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22
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How does a bill become a law?

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Starts in a house or senate committee, then it goes to the whole house, then a senate committee, then the whole senate, then the president!

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23
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How is the house appointed?

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Elected by the people!

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24
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Why do they have more power than the senate, in their opinion?

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More people=more power.

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25
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Where do revenue bills always start?

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The House

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26
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How did the senate used to appointed? Now?

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Were appointed by the state legislature until the 17th amendment, now they are elected by the people!

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27
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Who is the president of the senate?

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The Vice Pres of the united states

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28
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What does the Whip do?

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Counts votes, keeps party voting together!

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29
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What is a filibuster and where does it happen?

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an attempt to keep a bill from being voted on by talking it to death. It only happens in the senate.

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30
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What is a cloture?

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60 or more votes to end a filibuster and move on to other things!

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31
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Marginal District

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Very close election district in the House.

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32
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Safe District

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The candidate wins easily.

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33
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What are the 3 ways Representatives vote?

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Representational
Organizational
Attitudinal

34
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Standing Committees

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More or less permanent.

35
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Select Committees

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For a particular purpose and specific time.

36
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joint commitee

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Has house and senate members

37
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Multiple Referral

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Bill is in more than one committee at a time.

38
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Sequential Referral

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Bill must pass one committee before going to the next.

39
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Discharge Petition

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18 or more committee votes = goes directly to the floor for a vote.

40
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Closed Rule

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No amendments to a bill allowed – has a time limit.

41
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Open Rule

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Allows for amendments to the bill.

42
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Restrictive Bill

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Allows for a few amendments.

43
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Gerrymandering

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Manipulate the boundaries so as to favor one party.

44
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3 Audiences of the president

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  1. Washington politicians.
  2. Outside of Washington politicians and political elites.
  3. General public.
45
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3 ways to organize presidents office

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  1. pyramid structure
  2. circle structure
  3. Ad Hoc structure.
46
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Pyramid Structure

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lots of assistants. Info goes to chief of staff to the president.

47
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Circular Structure

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lots of assistants, secretaries, and they can all access the president.

48
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Ad Hoc Structure

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task forces, committees, assistants, and friends. They all report directly to the president.

49
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What is the CIA?

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Central Intelligence Agency (spies)

50
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What is the OMB?

A

Office of Management and Budget

51
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What is the CEA?

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Counsel of Economic Advisors

52
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Regarding programs and how many they have, what two choices to presidents have?

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  1. have as many programs as they like

2. have 3 or 4 main focus programs.

53
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What things affect a presidents programs? (4)

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  • Limits on his time.
  • Unexpected crisis.
  • Federal programs can be unfunded.
  • Some federal programs, he has no control over.
54
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Line Item Veto

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President can veto a section of a bill before it become a law (unconstitutional)

55
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Executive Privilege

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President can make decisions for presidential security.

56
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Impoundment

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President must spend all of the money Congress allocates for bills.

57
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Impeachment

A

accuse of wrong doing

58
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Who impeaches?

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The House.

59
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Who holds a trial for impeachment of the president?

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The Senate

60
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How much of the senate muse vote guilty to take out of office for an impeachment?

61
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Who presides over an impeachment trial?

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Chief justice

62
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What 2 presidents have been impeached

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  1. Johnson

2. Clinton

63
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American bureaucracy is distinctive because of…

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  1. Political authority is shared predominately between the executive and legislative branches. “2 masters to satisfy.”
  2. Federal agencies often share power with states. Example – Department of Education and State Offices of Education.
  3. Close public scrutiny – Americans love to sue!
64
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What are the 5 main problems of bureaucracy?

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  1. Red Tape.
  2. Conflict between agencies.
  3. Duplication by agencies.
  4. Imperialism – the desire for agencies to grow.
  5. Waste.
65
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Enumerated Powers

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Powers that only the state government has.

66
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Concurrent powers

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State and national governments share these powers.

67
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Congress checks president by

3 things

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  1. refusing to pass president’s bill
  2. passing a law after veto
  3. impeachment!
68
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Senate Checks the Pres by

2 things

A
  1. refusing to approve an appointment.

2. refusing to ratify a treaty the pres has signed.

69
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Congress Checks courts by:

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  1. changing number and jurisdiction of lower courts.
  2. impeachment!
  3. refusing to approve a person nominated to as a judge (senate)
70
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The president checks congress by

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vetoing a bill

71
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The Pres checks the federal court by

A

Nominating justices

72
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The courts check congress by

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declaring a law unconstitutional

73
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The courts check the press by

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declaring his actions unconstitutional or not authorized by law.

74
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Executive privilege

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President withholds information from congress

75
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Habeas Corpus

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the order to have an arrested person presented in court before a judge.

76
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Bill of Attainder

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A person is declared guilty by this law with no trial.

77
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Ex Post Facto Law

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crime was legal when committed, but by this law is ruled illegal.

78
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How to propose an amendment (2 ways)

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  1. 2/3 of congress vote on it.

2. 2/3 of state legislatures ask Congress to call a national convention to propose amendments.

79
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How to ratify an amendment (2 ways)

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  1. 3/4 of state legislatures approve it

2. Ratifying conventions in 3/4 of states approve it.

80
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How many amendments are there?

81
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What are mandates?

A

Terms set by national government that states must meet whether or not they accept federal grants

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