Presidency
As commander in chief the president presides over the...
military
What is gerrymandering?
drawing of House district lines to gain an advantage for one party over the other.
Originalists, textualists, and judges that exercise judicial restraint are typically associated with what political ideology?
Conservative
What is the difference between the merit system and the spoils system?
merit - job given based on qualifications
spoils - job given based on political loyalty
Which law was responsible for requiring southern states end Jim Crow policies?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
List two powers (or checks) the Congress has over the President.
impeachment, power of the purse, override his veto, approval of appointments, make laws to limit his power (ex: War Powers Res.)
What is the job a Congressional whip?
determine who is likely to vote for and against certain bills and urge certain members to vote a certain way
What is a writ of certiorari?
Rule of 4, when SCOTUS agrees to hear a case or appeal, requires for 4 justices
Name of the title given to the head of the Department of Justice
Attorney General
Describe the process by which a treaty is ratified?
President or Sec. of State negotiates; Senate ratifies by a 2/3rds vote
What is amnesty?
pardon for a large group of offenders of the same crime.
What is the coattail effect?
The effect of the President's popularity (or lack there of) on down ballot candidates of the same party.
List two reasons the Court may reject a president's Supreme Court nominee.
extreme ideology, unqualified, scandal, politics and divided government (Merrick Garland)
Which office is given the responsibility of preparing the president's budget proposal to Congress
OMB
Name of the institution that controls monetary policy tools such as interest rates and money supply.
the Fed, or Federal Reserve System
List 2 non-institutional checks on the president's power.
What is the difference between the roles of delegate and a trustee when a Congressman votes?
delegate-votes the will of their people
trustee-votes based on what they view is in the best interest of constituents and nation.List the 3 levels of the federal court system from bottom to top.
District Courts, Appeals Courts, SCOTUS
List the 3 points of an iron triangle
Congress, Interest Groups, Bureaucratic agencies.
List 3 mandatory spending items...
Social Security, Medicare, Farm subsidies, Interest on the debt.
Name 4 of the top 5 states with the most Electoral votes.
Bonus 500 if you can tell me the exact number of electors in 3 of those states.
California (55), Texas (38), Florida (29), New York (29), Illinois (20), Pennsylvania (20)
House, revenue bills must start there
Senate, filibuster & cloture/no time constraints; House more time constraints rules for debate
List all 4 liberals on the SCOTUS.
Bonus 500, all 5 Republican appointed justices.
Libs- Breyer, Kagan, Sotomayor, & Ginsberg
Repubs- Roberts, Alito, Thomas, Kennedy, & GorsuchWhich federal department oversees our nation's national parks?
Interior
Pick one of the two, and explain why each was an unfunded mandate.
Americans with Disabilities Act; Clean Air Act
ADA- required buildings to be brought up to code for various disabilities (required states, localities, businesses to do without federal funding)
CAA- required states and localities to enforce emissions laws without federal funding.