Congress
Committees
Bills
Bureaucracy
Executive Branch
100
They enumerated powers are listed in the 17th amendment T/F?
False; What is Article 1 Section 8
100
How congress carries out their work and duties
What is a committee?
100
time limit on bill and no amendments in the House
What is a closed rule?
100
Oversee particular sector of economy or economic activity (FCC)
What is a regulatory agency ?
100
Appoints ambassadors and other officials to carry out foreign policy
Who is the President?
200
435 members; 100 members
Who is the House of Representatives and Congress?
200
temporarily created for specific circumstances (investigating scandals)
What is a special committee?
200
No committee of rules, bill goes directly to floor
What is the Senate?
200
Spend as much money as possible or else budget gets reduced
What is waste?
200
15 departments that each oversee a specific sector of public administration
What is the Cabinet?
300
presides over the house while in session, makes committee assignments, appoints party leaders and leadership staff
Who is the speaker of the House?
300
Reconcile differences between bills in the House and Senate
What is a Conference Committee?
300
cuts off filibuster; 16 senators to ask for vote, 60 votes to pass
What is cloture?
300
Collects fees, issues permits and licenses, enforces policies
What are the responsibilities of the Bureau?
300
Includes President, Vice President, and secretaries of defense and state
What is the National Security Council?
400
Impose and collect taxes, borrow and coin money, right to declare war, create post offices and Federal courts; etc.
What are the enumerated powers?
400
Made up of both houses; keeps Congress informed on major policy concerns
What is a Joint Committee?
400
Congress adjourns a 10 day period and the bill is dead if the President doesn't sign
What is a pocket veto?
400
Relationship between interest groups, federal agencies, congressional committees and Subcommittees
What is an Iron Triangle?
400
Chief Executive, Commander in Chief, Head of State, Director of Foreign Policy, Head of Political Party, Economic Guardian, Legislative Leader
What are the Seven Hats of The President?
500
Goes home to spend time in their districts, have franking privileges to mail newsletters, involved in casework
What is an incumbent?
500
Permanent committee that deals with legislation in their broad policy area
What is a Standing Committee?
500
reconciles differences and creates compromise of the between the House and Senate
What is a bill in a conference committee?
500
Ran by single administrator, has rule making authority. Ex: NASA
What is an Independent Executive Agency?
500
Prepares the Administrations Budget proposal
What is the office of Management and Budget ?
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