Congress & Lawmaking
What is the name for the two-chamber structure of Congress?
Bicameralism
What article of the Constitution defines presidential powers?
Article II
What article of the Constitution establishes the federal judiciary?
Article III
This is a course of action taken by government to address an issue.
Public policy
What is the term for a country’s ability to influence others using force or economic pressure, as opposed to persuasion or cultural appeal?
Hard power
What clause gives Congress the power to pass laws necessary to carry out its enumerated powers?
The Necessary and Proper Clause
What is the constitutional process for removing a president from office?
Impeachment
This is the power of the courts to declare laws or executive actions unconstitutional.
Judicial review
According to Weber, what are at least 2 key features of an ideal bureaucracy?
Hierarchy, rules, merit-based advancement, impersonality.
What is the term for a government's strategy in dealing with other nations, including diplomacy, military actions, and international agreements?
Foreign policy
What is the process by which legislative districts are redrawn every ten years called?
This power allows the president to release someone from punishment for a federal crime
A pardon
What is the name of the type of court system that has both federal and state courts operating separately?
What is the term for a government agency’s written rule that has the force of law?
What is the term for a foreign policy approach that promotes avoiding involvement in international affairs, as opposed to one that promotes active engagement with other countries?
What term describes drawing district lines to benefit one political party over another?
Gerrymandering
What is the name of the president's top group of advisors
The Cabinet
Which type of court reviews the decisions of lower courts to determine whether legal or procedural errors were made?
Appellate courts
What is the name of the part of government primarily responsible for implementing public policy?
The bureaucracy
Which theory of international relations emphasizes power, national interest, and the idea that states act primarily to ensure their own survival in an anarchic world?
Realism
What type of congressional power is not directly stated in the Constitution but used to carry out expressed powers?
Implied powers
What’s the difference between a treaty and an executive agreement?
Treaties require Senate approval; executive agreements do not.
What term describes the court's authority to hear a case for the first time?
Original jurisdictions
What are the five main stages of the public policy process?
Agenda setting, formulation, adoption, implementation, and evaluation?
Which theory of international relations argues that cooperation between states is possible through institutions, norms, and interdependence?
Liberalism