American History
Author of Federalist #70
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
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How many congressmen are there?
The tendency for those already in office to win re-elections (about 80% probability for POTUS)
What is the incumbency advantage?
Group that decides if something done by Congress or the president is unconstitutional
What is the judicial branch/Supreme Court?
An Amendment that limits the number of times a person can be elected to the office of President to two terms
What is the 22nd Amendment
Amendment that allows voters to cast direct votes for U.S. senators
What is the 17th Amendment?
An official of a political party whose task is to ensure party discipline in a legislature
What is a whip?
A system where whatever candidate wins more of the popular vote wins all the state’s electoral votes
What is a winner-take-all system?
The amount needed for a congressional override
What is a 2/3 vote?
An elected official or group who continues to hold office during the time between their election and the inauguration of a successor.
What is a lame duck?
A law in response to President Johnson that allows the president to order the military into combat only 48 hours before informing Congress
What is the War Powers Act (1973)?
A smaller group of members and staff that specializes in a specific subject that comes before Congress
What is a congressional committee?
Meetings in a voting district where party members choose nominees for political office after hours of speeches and debates
What is a caucus?
A president’s formal proposal of a candidate to fill a position, such as a cabinet member or Supreme Court justice which will later be checked by the Senate
What is a presidential nomination?
Court case that held that federal courts could hear cases alleging that a state's drawing of electoral boundaries (one man, one vote)
What is Baker v. Carr?
The president who is most well-known for greatly increasing the federal government's power and having four terms
Who is FDR?
Manipulating the boundaries of an electoral constituency to favor one party or class
What is gerrymandering?
An indirect veto by the president by leaving the bill unsigned until it is too late for it to be dealt with during the legislative session
What is a pocket veto?
Breaker of ties in the Senate
Who is the Vice President/President of the Senate?
Court case that decided that using racial reasons for redistricting is unconstitutional
Shaw v. Reno
President who coined the term "bully pulpit"
Who was Theodore Roosevelt?
Theory where representatives believes they must vote with the will of the people
What is delegate theory?
The powers are granted in Article II of the U.S. Constitution
What are formal powers?
An accusation of wrongdoing of President by the House
What is impeachment?
The leader of the majority party in the House and the presiding officer of the House of Representatives
Who is the Speaker of the House?