Congress (1)
Intentionally drawing political districts to favor one political party.
gerrymandering
This body officially selects the President of the United States.
Electoral College
His presidency was the turning point in the transformation of the presidency into a powerful office.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
This characteristic of a bureaucracy means that there is a clear unity of command and each worker is responsible to one boss.
hierarchy
This party generally loses seats in a midterm election.
President’s
To hold this office, you must be at least 30 years old and a citizen for nine years.
senator
In this type of primary, only member of a political party may participate in a party primary.
closed
These are negotiated by the President but require two-thirds approval by the Senate.
treaties
Under this system, jobs in the federal bureaucracy are awared on the basis of competitive examination or special qualitifications.
the merit system
Federal spending that benefits a particular district has this negative nickname.
“pork barrel” spending
This characteristic of the federal bureaucracy describes the tendency of federal employees to favor their own agency.
Agency point of view
This committee sets debate guidelines in the House of Representatives.
Rules Committee
Politicians seeking re-election seek bills with concentrated _____ and diffuse ______.
benefit/cost
Citizens United states that these may contribute unlimited money to fund campaign advertisements.
corporations/unions
This important task of the bureaucracy involves making guidelines for implementing federal laws and regulations.
rulemaking
This type of committee works to resolve differences in bills passed by the House and Senate.
conference committee
The total number of members in Congress (Senate+House of Representatives).
535
The plurality rule states that the person with this wins an election.
the most votes
This body contains the Secretaries that head major government departments.
Cabinet
This type of government agency is formed to give advice to the President and may be either permanent or temporary.
Commission