Blast from the Past
This federalist paper makes arguments about lifetime judicial appointments
Federalist 78
This model of representation says representatives should act as a mouthpiece for the wishes of their constituents
delegate
This house can ratify treaties
Senate
These are permanent committees
Standing
This is the name for door to door efforts by congress people to seek reelection
This part of the Constitution is the constitutional basis for Congress’s enumerated powers.
Article 1, Sec. 8
This model of representation says a member of congress should use their own judgement and conscience when deciding how to vote
trustee
Bills for raising revenue must originate in this house
House of Representatives
This committee reconciles the differences between bills
Conference
This is the name for the relationship between the executive agencies, congressional committees, and interest groups
Iron Triangle
This clause is the constitutional basis for Congress’s implied powers
Necessary and Proper / Elastic Clause
This hybrid model allows representatives to act as either a delegate or trustee depending on the political circumstances
politico
This house is more centralized
House of Representatives
These are committees that include members of the House and Senate
Joint
When interest groups link people to the government, this is known as…
Linkage Institution
This is when the president defers selection of a district court judge to the choice of senators of their own party who represent the state in which the vacancy occurs
senatorial courtesy
This theory of interest groups is closest to the notion of factions in Federalist 10
pluralist theory
This house was known as the “peoples house”
House of Representatives
These committees are often investigating a specific finding
Select
What amendment ended state legislatures' selection of senators?
17th
This Supreme Court case established that congress possesses implied powers beyond those explicitly listed in the Constitution
McCulloch v. Maryland
This theory posits that a small minority, consisting of members of the economic elite and policy-planning networks, holds the most power–and this power is independent of democratic elections
elite theory
This chamber is considered a “continuous body”
Senate
This is is a committee that acts as a gatekeeper in the House of Representatives
Rules
Members of this chamber tend to develop more in-depth expertise in specific policy areas, making them important targets for interest-group lobbying.
House of Representatives