Congress
_______ of the Senate is elected every _______ years, while all House members are elected every _______ years
What is 1/3 of the Senate every 2 years, and all House members every 2 years?
Policy conflicts and frustration with Congress on their lack of passing perffered legislation can lead to the POTUS issuing ____________ __________.
In the House of Representatives, this committee establishes the rules for debate for each bill
What is the Rules Committee?
Read the prompt and decide which function the bureaucratic office is acting in:
The Department of Education creates detailed regulations that determine who qualifies for federal student loans and how those loans must be repaid.
What is rule-making?
The passage of the _______ amendment is a check by ___________ on the ____________ by creating term limits
What is the 22nd amendment, Congress, POTUS?
A representative acting as a ____________ sees themselves as an agent of those who elected them and will vote on issues based on the interests of their constituents
What is a delegate representative?
____________ ___________ are an informal power of POTUS that inform Congress and the public of the president's interpretation of laws passed by Congress and signed by the President
What are signing statements?
When the __________ party in the ___________ opposes legislation they can delay vote on a bill they can begin a ___________________, which can be ended with ______ Senators agreeing to invoke __________.
The following is an example of what association between the groups?
AARP (American Association of Retired Persons) lobbies the House Committee of Ways and Means (revenue bills must start here) to increase Medicare funding, the committee writes and approves legislation to support elderly care programs, and Department of Health and Human Services carries out those policies. In return, HHS provides expertise to the committee, and AARP supports members of Congress who back senior-focused policies.
What is an Iron Triangle?
This check on the bureaucracy by Congress includes calling department heads or members to testify in front of Congress when concerns occur
What is Congressional Oversight?
__________ voting (when members of Congress vote based on their political party affiliation) and _____________ (when political attitudes move toward ideological extremes) can lead to ______________ (a situation in which no Congressional action on legislation can be taken due to a lack of consensus).
Examples: The prolonged partial government shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security due to disagreements about ICE among Congress members)
What is partisan voting, Polarization and gridlock?
There are varying interpretations of judicial review (the power of courts to examine and potentially invalidate actions by the legislative, executive, or administrative branches of government if they violate the constitution or law). Which would best be described as "judicial review allows the courts to overturn current Constitutional and case precedent (abandoning stare decisis) or invalidate legislative or executive acts
What is judicial activism?
Name 4 steps (not necessarily consecutive) in order of how a bill becomes a law
What is many answers
The power of the bureaucracy to create and enforce policies and decide what Congress meant when passing a law is known as...
What is bureaucratic discretion?
Name three checks Congress has on the Judicial Branch.
If it only pertains to one chamber of Congress, identify it.
Confirming justices (Senate only)
Impeachment and removal
Amending the Constitution
Altering lower courts (jurisdiction and number)
Adjusting pay
This type of spending is approved on an annual basis for areas such as defense, education and infrastructure.
What is discretionary spending?
Name two expressed powers of the POTUS in the Constitution, and what role (hat) they would fit under?
What are Commander in Chief (Chief of the Military), Making Treaties (Chief Diplomat),
Most bills die in what stage of the lawmaking process?
What is committee?
Iron triangles have been criticized because they benefit their members but limit the ability of outside groups to influence the policymaking process. This is a criticism of ______________ theory of democracy
What is elitist?
Name one way the President can check the bureaucracy?
What is...
- Appoint agency heads
- Issue executive orders directing how agencies operate
- Remove (in certain circumstances) executive officials
Name 4 leadership positions in Congress that are decided by parties, and which chamber this position belongs to (if both, write both)
What is the Speaker of the House (HOR), Senate Majority Leader (Senate), House Majority Leader (HOR), Majority and Minority Whips (Both Chambers), Committee Chairs (Both Chambers)?
If a President is deemed unfit for office, they can be removed from the Presidency according to which Constitutional amendment?
What is the 25th amendment?
Name two types of committees and define them
What are standing (permanent) committees, joint (both Chambers) committees, special (select) committees, and conference (specific to a bill being passed)?
This agency oversees financial markets, ensuring that companies provide accurate information to investors and preventing fraud. It has the power to investigate suspicious activity, impose penalties, and create rules that businesses must follow to protect the public.
This agency is ran by one "leader" from a "board" of bipartisan members that serve 5 year terms.
Identify the TYPE of bureaucratic agency that would respond to this
What is an independent regulatory agency? (SEC)
Typically, SCOTUS stays out of political matters. The Court ruled in ________________ that the question of voting rights were judicial, and SCOTUS ruled that the TN district maps were in violation of the Constitution
What is Baker v Carr?