Unit 2-branches Of Government Flashcards
House of representatives
2 year terms, 435 reps, 25 years old
Constituents
the voters
Incumbent
person who currently holds the office
Reaportionment
dividing seats of house based on state population
Closed rule
procedure that prevents amendments being made to a bill unless they are recommended by the committee reporting the bill
Cloture
limits debate of a proposal to 30 hours to stop a filibuster
Senatorial courtesy
a senator can stop a presidential appointment by not supporting it if the appointee is from their home state
Joint committee
committees that have members from both the house and the senate
Seniority rule
members of congress are assigned to committees based on seniority
Trustee
member of Congress who votes in favor of countries greater good over favor of constituents
Conference committee
formed to work out differences in legislation between house and senate
Logrolling
congressmen trade support for issues
22 anendment
limits president to 2 terms
War powers resolution
president can deploy troops without congressional approval for up to 60 days
Mercury v. Maddison
established judicial review
Criminal law
punishing crimes
Civil law
in a community(between landlord and tenants)
Rule of 4
4 Supreme Court justices have to approve a case for them to hear it
Court of appeals
court above district court, second step if case is appealed from district courts
Number of circuit courts
13
Habeus corpus
Congress can not arrest you for no reason
Stare decisis
determining cases based on president
How many district courts
94 districts with multiple courts each
Ex post facto laws
can’t be convicted of a crime that was legal when committed
Writ of cert
a higher court can direct a case from a lower court to be sent up
Bills of attainder
can’t be declared guilty without a trial
Amicus curiae brief
non-biased party will offer insight or information on a case
How is the bureaucracy managed by other branches of government
Judicial-reviews policies to ensure they’re constitutional
Legislative-funds and authorizes programs
Executive-appoints and removes heads of agencies
Pendleton act of 1883
moved from spoiled system to merit system
Independent regulatory agencies
heads appointed by president, but do not report directly to him
(FTT, FCC)
Administrative discretion
the ability of administrators to decide the correct course of action in response to an issue
Independent executive agencies
report directly to president
NASA, EPA, CIA
Senate
6 year terms, 100 reps, 30 years old
