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Unit 2 CONGRESS Flashcards

1
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bicameral legislature

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Consisting of two legislative houses: House of Representatives and the Senate

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2
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Senate

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-State’s represented equally
-2 per state 100 senators
-Six year terms
-Less connected to people

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House of Representatives

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-by population current 435 (determined by census)
-two year terms
-closer to issues

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4
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Bill process

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1 Proposed
2 Agreed by both houses
3 Signed by president

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5
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5 main enumerated powers of congress

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Part- Article 1 Section 8
Idea- BAWCT
1 Power to pass federal budget
2 Power to raise revenue (tax)
3 Power to coin money
4 Declare war
5 Power to raise and maintain an army

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Implied powers of congress

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Part- 18= Article 1 section 8
-Necessary and proper clause

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House leadership

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Part- Speaker of the house, majority/minority leaders, majority/minority whips
Idea
-appointed by house vote (majority party), regulate who speaks and committees
-guide party members, guide debates
-guide party discipline, party goals

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Senate leadership

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Parts- President of the Senate/President Pro Tempore, majority/minority leaders
Idea
-Oversee votes and break ties
-sets legislative agenda on bills

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4 main committees

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SSJC
Parts- standing, joint, select, conference
Idea
-Permanent on issues (appropriations)
-both houses (library)
-temporary for purpose
-formed to debate versions of bills

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House rules committee

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Idea
-gatekeeper of legislation
-decides voting dates, assigned committees

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Discharge petition

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Part- House of Representatives
Idea-
bill’s stuck in committee voted to bring out and vote on

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Filibuster

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Part- Senate
Idea- long speech to stop voting on bill
-Stopped by a cloture by 3/5 vote

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Pork barrel spending

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Part- House of Representatives
Idea- Fund earmarked for a particular representative’s district

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Logrolling

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Part- House of Representatives
Idea- exchange of votes for allies on bills

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Federal budget

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MDD
Parts- mandatory spending, discretionary spending, deficit spending
Ideas- must be allocated (Medicare)
-employees, extra
-debts or raising taxes

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Gridlock

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Parts- ideological divisions
Idea- parties cannot agree on issues

17
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Divided government

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parts- ideological divisions
Idea- majority party holds houses
-Party holds congress and president is opposing

18
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Lame duck president

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Parts- ideological divisions
Idea- president who isn’t reelected is ignored until out of office

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Models of representation

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DTP
Parts- delegate, trustee, politico
Idea- votes with the will of the people, not their own
-vote according to conscience
-Hybrid depending on importance

20
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Gerrymandering

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parts- redistricting
idea- districts drawn to favor party, race, minority

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Policy agenda

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parts- executive and president
idea- communicates plans to the people

22
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Formal powers of executive

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VPC
Parts- Article 2
veto, pocket veto, commander in chief
Idea- overturned by 2/3 congress
-before congress adjourns
-implement troop commands

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Informal powers of executive

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BOBSA
Parts- bargain, executive order, bully pulpit, signing statement, executive agreements
Idea- explain agenda to others and congress
-partial laws diverted into departments
-turn to the media and people for support
-sign bills with message
-agreements with heads

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Presidential checks

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HCJ
Parts- house staff, cabinet heads, federal judges
Idea- anyone
-appointed by present, approved by congress
-Appointed by president, approved by congress

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State of union adress

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Parts- executive
ideas- communicate president’s agenda to congress and people

26
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Powers of Supreme Court (SCOTUS)

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Parts-Federalist 78, Marbury v Madison, judicial review
Ideas- review the constitutionality of laws

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Stare Decisis

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Parts- judicial courts
Ideas- Let the decision stand for precedents (separate but equal)

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Judicial activitism

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Parts- judicial
Ideas- establishes policy and effects on society

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Judicial restraint

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Parts- judicial
Ideas- less for making policy and more for constitutionality

30
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Bureaucracy

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CAIG
Parts-Cabinets, agencies, independent regulatory commissions, government corporations
Ideas- workers who carry out the responsibilities of the federal government

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Iron traingle

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CIB
Parts- Committees, Interest groups, Bureaucrat
Idea- work together to achieve policies

32
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Pendleton Civil Service Act

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Parts- Bureaucracy
Idea- established a merit based system

33
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Delegated discretionary authority

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Parts- bureaucracy
Idea- rules created by congress and carried out by bureaucracy

34
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Departments

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HEEEPTV
Part- Bureaucracy
Idea- Homeland
Education
Election
Exchange
Protection
Transport
Veterans

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