Committees
What is the def of a Caucuses?
Groups meeting to pursue common legislation issue
How would the vice president become the president?
if the president is unable to serve anymore
How many possible electoral votes are there?
538
What did people who were activists believe in?
The constitution is always write.
What qualifications are there to become a constitutional judge?
No qualifications for constitutional judges
What are the 2 types of committees?
Standing committees and Conference committee
What can the vice president do and what is he meant for?
Has the least amount of government power, but can become the most powerful person in one night
He is basically there for insurance
Lincoln created the balance the ticket idea- cast a wider net, if they can’t relate to you, they relate to your vice president
How many electoral votes do you need to win?
270
What did people of restraint believe in?
They were more opinion based.
How are the judges nominated?
from the president
What are the reasons we have legislation committees? (at least 2)
To consider bills
Maintain oversight of executive agencies
Conduct investigations
What is the Commander in Chief and what does he do?
Leader of the armed forces
Oversees all military personnel and has control over use of military arsenal when needed
What does the popular vote do?
It gathers the votes of the citizens and whatever pres has the most votes from them is the popular vote, but they're not the winner.
What were some of the things that Judicial Activists believed or focused on?
Belief that the court should use its power to correct injustices especially when it views the other branches not doing so
Focus on individual rights civil rights
What is a Litmus test?
It's questions asked t gauge a persons beliefs.
What branch is the Appropriation and Rules Committee located in?
Judiciary Branch
Hoe many positions are in this branch?
15
How is a tie breaker decided?
Each state is given a vote, and if they can't decide which pres to vote for then they don't get to vote.
What were some of the things that Judicial restraint people did? (at least 3)
Limits the power of judges to strike down laws
Only rules against congress if the law directly violates the constitutu=ion
Helps keep branch equal to other branches
More likely to follow Stare Decisis
Following the letter of the law
Ex. desegregating schools
Brock Turner case from stanford
Where are Litmus tests usually used?
Supreme Court nominees
What does the Joint Committee deal with?
economics
What are the requirements to become a president? (all 3)
Must be 35
Natural born citizen
Live in us 14 years
How many elections were there, where the popular vote lost?
There were 4 elections
What were the demographics of these parties?
70% were above 60
66% are male
71% are white
74% had previous judging experience
If you are appointed to be a judge, what are the chances that you will become a judge?
30/139