Policy Making Process
What is a standing committee?
What is a permanent committee?
What are the chamber sizes for the Senate and the House of Representatives?
What are 100 and 435 respectively?
What document advocated for a single executive?
What is Federalist No. 70?
How many Supreme Court Justices are there?
What is nine?
Define patronage.
With a majority vote- this allows members of the House to force a bill onto the floor.
What is a discharge petition?
What is Article I, Section 8 of the US Constitution?
How does a divided government impact judicial appointments?
What is it can exercise judicial review and declare laws unconstitutional?
What is an Iron Triangle?
List 2 specific jobs committees have when reviewing bills.
What is: read the bill, discuss the bill, conduct hearings, talk to experts, mark up the bill, add amendments?
What powers solely belong to the Senate?
What are: confirming appointments, trying impeachments, ratifying treaties?
How does the bully pulpit influence policy?
What is, the president can make direct addresses for support for certain policies to be passed in Congress?
Provide an example of when the Supreme Court exercised judicial activism.
What are: Brown v. Board of Ed., Citizens United v. FEC, Roe v. Wade?
What is a government corporation? Provide an example.
What is a government agency that provides market services, like the US Postal Service?
What does the pocket veto allow a President to do?
What is, it allows the President to "kill" a bill without taking action on it -used to avoid controversial policies?
What checks does Congress have on the Executive Branch?
What is confirming presidential nominees and impeaching the president?
This informal presidential power has caused large controversy over the past few decades.
What is an executive order?
In most cases, what jurisdiction does the Supreme Court have?
How does the president control the bureaucracy?
What is, through budgetary decisions and appointments for agency heads?
This committee requires every House member to meet in the House Chamber to discuss the policy calendar.
What is the Committee of the Whole?
What Congress (2024) are we currently in?
What is the 118th Congress?
What Supreme Court case limited the power of the President? (hint: involves a former president [1969-1974])
What is US v. Nixon?
Who is FDR?
This power gives federal agencies the ability to create regulations and guidelines.
What is discretionary authority?