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1
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Who is the Speaker of the House?

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Paul Ryan

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The appropriation of government funding to support a representatives district is known as?

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Pork barrel legislation.

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What is pork barrel legislation?

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Its when a representative does some shady shit and tries to get the government to appropriate money to his district/area

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This model of representation is when the representative votes based on what they think is best for his or her constituency.

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Trustee model. “we trust you, do what’s best for us, not what’s popular”.

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The instructed delegate model of representation is what?

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When the representative votes according to the preferences of the constituency. “ill do what u tell me to do.”

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6
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How many members of the House of Reps?

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435, elected every 2 years

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How many senate?

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100! 2 per state, elected every 6 years

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8
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Joe Biden has two positions…

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VP and President of Senate, casts a tie breaking vote.

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9
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Who can refer bills to committees in the house of reps?

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Speaker of the house. (paul ryan)

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Who is the house of reps majority leader?

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Kevin McCarthy (R)

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Who is the house of reps minority leader?

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Nancy Pelosi (dem)

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12
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Who is the president pro tempore and whats he do?

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ORRIN HATCH

a constitutionally recognized officer of a legislative body who presides over the chamber in the absence of the normal presiding officer.

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13
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What do conference committees do?

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They are set up by the Speaker of the House after a bill has been passed by both House and Senate to work out a compromise on both versions of a piece of legislation.

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What is the House rules committe?

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It is a step in the process of a bill trying to become a law. It sets a time and place when the bill (after multiple previous committees) will see the floor.
They add two rules: Debate rule: how long to debate it.
and Amendment rule: how many amendments can we put to it?

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What are the three options a president can do if a bill makes it all the way up to him?

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  1. Sign it into law.
  2. Allow it to become law without signing.
  3. veto that motherfucker.
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If the pres vetoes a bill, what happen?

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Bill goes back for an override vote in which 2/3 of both house and senate must approve.

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17
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How long must president have lived in the US to qualify to run as pres?

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14 years

18
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How much does preside make?

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400,000

19
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What are the powers of the president?

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Expressed powers
Inherent powers
Statutory powers
Special Powers
Emergency powers
and Executive Privelege.
20
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What are the expressed powers of the president?

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Things like being commander in chief
pardons crimes
appoints cabinet and other officials
enters into treaties (w/ senate approval)
gives state of union
convenes congress
receives ambassadors
commissions US officers
21
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What are the inherent powers of president?

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Purchasing territory
expanding government
(things not stated, but needed to be executed in order to reasonably get things done)

22
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What is a line-item veto?

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Its a power that was given to president to allow him to veto single items within a bill. this is no longer allowed. died in 96 or 97…

23
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An example of a special power of president?

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An executive order: if congress aint doin shit, he can order a law into effect but dies immediately when he leaves office.

24
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WHat is the term for an authoritive figure using his platform to push a social change or something?

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Bully pulpit.

25
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During crisis or time of war, the pres may use this to his advantage to gather support

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rally round the flag effect

26
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When a president is presented with a bill and doesnt agree with it but signs it anyways, he may do this ?

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add a signing statement basically explaining why he objects to the law.

27
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what doesnt need approval from senate and is an intnl agreement regarding routine admin matter

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executive agreement

28
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Who defined bureaucracy?

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Max Weber

29
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What helped create the role of the civil servant?

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1978 Civil Service Reform Act

30
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Whats the name of a civil servant who works as the middle guy between higher and lower ranking servants? and are often tenured.

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Senior Executive Service

31
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What are the 5 federal bureaucratic groups?

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1, Cabinet dept.

  1. independent Admin Agencies
  2. Ind regulatory commissions.
  3. gov corporations.
  4. exec office
32
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Which bureaucracy would nasa or the smithsonians be found?

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Independent admin agencies. report directly to pres and are outside the cabinet.

33
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Which bureaucracy would the fed reserve or nuclear reg committee be part of?

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independent regulatory commissions.

34
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The post office is considered what?

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A part of the GOVERNMENT CORPORATIONS

35
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how many cabinet depts?

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15, plus vp

36
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what are the important cabinet departments i should know for tesT?

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STATE
TREASURY
DEFENSE
JUSTICE
INTERIOR
37
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What is the theory that describes the normative relationship between elected officials and administrators in a democratic society?

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POLITICS-ADMINISTRATION DICHOTOMY. i think this means that an employee is supposed to do what the law tells them and not get personal about it. carry it out, your a civil servant, do your job bitch

38
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Bureaucracy, congressmen, and lobbyists benefit because of this type of relationship….

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the iron triangle

39
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when a group of interest groups collectively promote a single issue, they are known as

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issue networks.

40
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whats the sunset clause say?

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a law shall cease to have effect after a specific date unless further legislation is taken to extend the law.

41
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When a court system doesnt have to see your case it is because of this power?

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Discretionary jurisdiction

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