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Unit 2 Flashcards

1
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Stewardship Theory

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President does whatever the Constitution doesn’t explicitly prohibit

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2
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Executive order

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Presidential orders with the force of law

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3
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Pocket veto

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Congress adjourns and president doesn’t sign a bill

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4
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Contractual theory

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The president only does what the constitution clearly allows

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5
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Groupthink

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Members of a group reinforce group beliefs for fear of exclusion

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6
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Watergate

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scandal of nixons presidency

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7
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Pigeonhole

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Power of chair to withhold final report

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8
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Cloture

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Vote to end filibuster

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Speaker of house

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Leader of the house selected by majority vote

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Habeas Corpus

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Government must legally justify holding someone

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11
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Majority leader

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In congress, party with majority’s leader

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12
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Appellate system

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Circuit court of appeals

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13
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Civil law

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Violation of personal contract

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14
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Judicial review

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Courts have final authority on Constitution

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15
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Majority opinion

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Legal reasoning behind a decision of USSC

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16
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Activist Judiciary

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Judges are willing to interpret the law to achieve a perceived social good

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17
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Judicial restraint

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Judges don’t read new meaning into laws

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18
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Constructionist

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Interpret constitution strictly

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19
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Certiorari

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Order to move case to USSC

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20
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Stare Decisis

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Uphold/overturn lower court decision

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21
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Spoil System

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President appoints his own cabinet

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22
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Adversial system

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English common law, judge/jury system

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23
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Plessy v Ferguson

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USSC decision, separate is =

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24
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Cabinet

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Formal: advisors approved by Senate

25
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Merit System

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Advisors vetted for ability

26
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Delegate Model

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Give voters what they want

27
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Trustee Model

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Give voters what they need

28
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Criminal Law

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Violation of social contract

29
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Filibuster

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Legislative terrorism

30
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Minority leader

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Leader of the minority party in congress

31
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Imperial Presidency

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Presidency > checks and balances

32
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Kitchen Cabinet

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Informal, Presidents first wife, family, friends, most influence on president

33
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Brown v Board

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USSC decision, separate is never =

34
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Conference Committee

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Resolve disputes between bill versions from 2 houses

35
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Standing committee

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Permanent committee, 20 in house, 16 in senate

36
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Rules committee

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Set rules and calendar, speaker has loudest voice

37
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Judiciary act is 1789

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Federal appellate system

38
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Warren Court

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14th Amendment and civil rights

39
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Independent Agency

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Smaller than departments, heads report directly to the president

40
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Regulatory commission

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Regulate key parts of the economy

41
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Oversight

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Power of congress to hold president responsible

42
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Political question

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Judges defer to elected branches

43
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Original intent

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Judges only do what framers intend

44
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Whips

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“Bad cops” of congress, keep their party in line

45
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Lame duck

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1 term president

46
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100 days

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FDR’s greatest legislative days, president measured by 1st 100 days since

47
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Momentum

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Perception that bc a candidate won they’re more likely to win again

48
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Primary elections

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Elections to decide candidates for president

49
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New Hampshire primary

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First primary

50
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Iowa Caucus

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Trump came out with momentum, first caucus

51
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Super Tuesday

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First Tuesday of March, multistate primaries

52
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Rule of 11

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In primary election, winning biggest 11 states wins election

53
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Rule of 4

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4/9 justices must agree to hear a case

54
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The Brethren

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USSC

55
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Mandate

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Larger public support for president if larger victory

56
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Iron Triangle

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The relationship between interest groups, the congress, and the Bureaucracy

57
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Precedent

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Case law

58
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Honeymoon

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President is popular after election so congress does what he wants

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