Unit 2 AP GoPo

Question 1

powers that are specifically listed and granted to the government (congress) by the constitution

Answer 1

enumerated powers

Question 2

authorities that are not specifically mentioned in the constitution, but are necessary for a strong/successful government

Answer 2

implied powers

Question 3

how does a bill become a law?

Answer 3

It is introduced to the House or Senate, referred to a committee, amended and debated, reintroduced to the general House and Senate, debated and amended once more, harmonized with its counterpart that has traveled through the other legislative body, voted on
again, and signed by the president.

Question 4

who does most of the work legislating?

Answer 4

committees, given the large size of the house and senate

Question 5

who leads the house of reps?

Answer 5

speaker of the house

Question 6

who leads the senate?

Answer 6

the senate has two ceremonial leaders (the vice president and the president pro tempore) and one actual power broker- -the majority leader

Question 7

who is the president pro tempore?

Answer 7

they preside when the vice president is unavailable; play a crucial role in senate proceedings

Question 8

what are the four categories of laws?

Answer 8

(1) National Growth, Expansion, and Institution Building; (2) Regulation of Government and Industry; (3) Rights and Freedoms; and (4) Government Aid to the People

Question 9

who is the chief executive and what does he do?

Answer 9

the president is the chief executive of the nation and is responsible for enforcing all laws

Question 10

what are examples of informal powers?

Answer 10

census building, boosting the morale of the nation

Question 11

how many cabinet departments does the U.S. have?

Answer 11

15, each containing agencies and bureaucracies designed to help enforce the law of the land

Question 12

what are cabinet secretaries supposed to do?

Answer 12

advise the president

Question 13

how does impeachment work?

Answer 13

if a president has committed “treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors,” he or she
can be impeached by a majority vote in the House and then removed from office with a two-thirds vote
in the Senate

Question 14

how many federal districts does the nation have?

Answer 14

91

Question 15

what kind of candidates are presidents looking to appoint?

Answer 15

presidents are looking to appoint younger and more
ideological candidates who share their political philosophies

Question 16

what is America’s “court of last resort”

Answer 16

Supreme Court

Question 17

a request that the supreme court order a lower court to send up the record of the case for review

Answer 17

writs of certiorari

Question 18

what is the supreme court’s most important power?

Answer 18

judicial review: the ability to strike down any state or federal law that is unconstitutional

Question 19

this case resulted in the landmark decision that established the authority of American courts to overturn laws and invalidate government actions that violate the Constitution (judicial review)

Answer 19

Marbury v. Madison (1803)

Question 20

what role do bureaucrats play in creating public policy?

Answer 20

implement laws, make and enforce rules when legislative prescriptions are vague, and settle disputes (as courts would) through administrative adjudication

Question 21

a quasi-judicial process in which a bureaucratic agency settles disputes between two parties in a manner similar to the way courts resolve disputes

Answer 21

administrative adjudication

Question 22

what are the four different types of bureaucracy?

Answer 22

cabinet departments, independent agencies, regulatory commissions, and government corporations

Question 23

largely free of political control and have broad oversight responsibilities

Answer 23

regulatory commissions

Question 24

these corporations, including the Postal Service, are expected to turn a profit in the free market

Answer 24

government corporations

Question 25

cooperation between a bureaucracy (like the
Department of Defense), a congressional committee (like the Senate Armed Services Committee),
and a special interest group (like weapons and aircraft manufacturers)

Answer 25

iron triangle

Question 26

this case resulted in the decision that facilitated the development of the “one person, one vote” doctrine and enabled federal courts to weigh in on legislative redistricting cases

Answer 26

baker v. carr (1962)

Question 27

the justices decided that using racial reasons for redistricting is unconstitutional

Answer 27

shaw v. reno (1993)

Question 28

a Supreme Court of the United States case in which the Court ruled that only District 23 of the 2003 Texas redistricting violated the Voting Rights Act

Answer 28

League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry (2006)

Question 29

prohibited states from imposing qualifications or practices to deny the right to vote on account of
race; permitted direct federal intervention in the electoral process in certain places, based on a
“coverage formula”; and required preclearance of new laws in covered states’ jurisdictions to
ensure that they did not have the purpose, nor would have the effect, of denying the right to vote
on account of race, among other provisions. Black voter registration and participation increased
dramatically shortly thereafter.

Answer 29

voting rights act of 1965