Congress
This person is in charge of party discipline
(ex. counts the votes in chambers)
Who is the Whip?
This article of the constitution gives the president his powers
What is Article 2 which gives the president formal and informal powers?
(Formal powers are those given by Article 2
Informal powers are those interpreted and given to him after)
The relationship between the bureaucracy, Congress, and interest groups.
What is the iron triangle?
This is also called "friend of the court", where a solicitor can give information to the courts
What is the amicus curiae brief?
This is nicknamed the fourth branch of the government
What is bureaucracy?
These are 3 types of models people in Congress follow
What are the delegate, trustee, and politico models?
(The delegate model is when members reflect the will of their constituency, common in the house
The trustee model is when they are entrusted to make their own decision, common in the senate
The politico model blends the trustee and delegate model)
The lame-duck period
What is the period after the nation has elected a new president and before the old one leaves office?
(The president loses a lot of his influence in this period)
Issue Networks
What are when experts and stakeholders collaborate to create specific policies on one issue?
This article of the Constitution gives judges all their power
What is Article 3 of the Constitution?
Signing Statements
What are statements that the president signs on the bill?
These are the two types of amendments that congress can make on a bill
What are germane amendments and non-germane amendments?
(germane amendments are those directly related to the bill
non-germane bills are not related to the bill, only allowed in the Senate)
a veto that dies because the president does nothing
What is a pocket veto?
This system included competitive written exams for many job applications.
What is the merit system?
The three-level federal court system consists of these three court types
What are the U.S. District Courts, the U.S circuit court of appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court?
Logrolling
What is the agreement between two or more people who agree to support each other's bill?
These are 2 types of powers Congress has and their definitions
What are implied powers, those not directly stated in Constitution, and expressed/enumerated powers which are those that are explicitly given?
This amendment allowed the vice president to assume presidential duties if the president is incapacitated or disabled
(Hint- in the 20s)
What is the 25 amendment?
The spoils system
What was the system that was when the presidents appointed people for jobs based on how they helped them through the election?
These are two types of jurisdiction that the Supreme Court has
What are the original jurisdiction and appellate jurisdiction?
(Original Jurisdiction- the authority to hear a case for the first time
Appellate Jurisdiction - can hear appeals)
Judicial Activism
What is the saying that the supreme court should play an active role in shaping national politics?
the cloture Rule
What is the rule that enabled the senate to require a 2/3rd majority to close debate on a bill?
22nd amendment
What is the amendment that prevents any president from serving more than two consecutive terms or a total 10 years?
This act prohibited federal employees from participating in political campaigns
What is the hatch act?
The litmus test
What is the test used to quickly test a judge's political spectrum by asking their opinion on a controversial opinion?
The Dream Act
What is the act that protects immigrants that came as children?