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President negates a law passed by congress - can be overridden.
presidential veto
groups which try to influence government through lobbying
interest groups & lobbying
redistricting left up to an independent commission.
california, Iowa, Arizona
congressional elections that occur midway through a presidents term.
midterm elections
with growing partisanship, there are fewer compromises, leading to
legislative deadlock.
presidential directive with the force of a law on federal agencies, can be struck down in federal courts.
executive orders:
economic (businesses, unions) and citizens groups (social causes)
types of groups
when a state legislature redraws a voting district so that it favors their political party.
gerrymandering
what # of the 25 midterm elections has the presidents party lost house seats in congress.
In 22 of the last 25 midterm elections
in the house, the leader is called the
speaker of the house
only congress can declare war, recent presidents have been using military power.
military power
national riffle association and American civil liberties union.
partisan groups
every 10 years, the 435 seats in the house are reallocated by state population.
reapportionment
as the president loses popularity during their term, so does their party.
surge and decline theory:
in the senate the leader is called
the majority leader
congress can remove the president, house votes to impeach, senate holds a trial; ⅔ majority vote to remove.
impeachment
aim to influence political decision-making in a way that benefits their members' economic interests.
economic groups
when congress members use their staff to preform services for their constituents
Service strategy
what comprise a fourth of the house of representatives and more than half of the senate.
lawyers
about what of the 435 house of representative seats are competitive enough for either party to win.
60
what 3 presidents have been impeached
Trump, Clinton, Johnson
organizations formed by citizens to address specific issues or advocate for change.
citizen groups
the people residing within the geographic area represented by an elected official.
constituents
in recent years, representatives have become more partisan, increasing
party unity in congress.
congressional incumbents have about a ____ percent probability of winning reelection.
90