Week 9 Lectures
an organized group that works to influence government programs and policies
What are interest groups?
only one utility provider is available for an area or region
What are utility monopolies?
the body that decides who will be elected for president
What is the electoral college?
in charge of day to day governing
What is bureaucracy?
What is the Clean Water Act?
persuading government officials
a fee on carbon emissions that gets returned to the public as a stimulus check
What are carbon dividends?
has the power to veto legislation passed by Congress
Who is the president of the United States?
when regulations favor business interests
What is regulatory capture?
comprehensive assessment of the impact of climate change on the U.S.
disguising an orchestrated campaign as a grassroots event
What is astroturfing?
a third party providing additional information to the court
What is amicus brief?
a temporary directive from the President that has much of the same power as a federal law
What are executive orders?
led by political appointees
What are civil servants?
section 404 of the Clean Water Act
What is WOTUS?
redrawing electoral district lines to give a particular party or candidate an advantage
What is gerrymandering?
ability to produce your own energy and to decide whether or how much to sell
What is energy autonomy?
a body of high-ranking state officials within the executive branch
What is The Cabinet?
government spending implemented through an appropriations bill
What is discretionary spending?
permanent civil service appointees who provide administrative advice within the White House
What is the Office of Management and Budget?
A tactic used by the Senate to delay or block a vote by preventing a debate from ending
What is filibuster?
could reduce carbon emissions by 70%
What is fixing transportation, electricity, and building sectors?
pre-problem
alarm/discovery/enthusiasm
realizing cost of progress
decline in interest
"post" problem
rinse, repeat
What is the Issue Attention Cycle?
the name of my dog (I ran out of questions)
Who is Potato?
responsible for oversight of administrative agencies' proper implementation of laws
What is the federal court?