Legislative
This is used by a senator to block a bill in the Senate.
Filibuster
The supreme court uses what to declare laws or presidential actions unconstitutional?
Judicial Review
The president can do this if he does not agree with a bill from Congress
Veto
This is the term for when the government spends too much money and has to borrow money to cover the spending
The senate can end a filibuster through a 2/3 vote. What is the name of that vote?
Cloture
This committee is in charge of setting debate times and procedures for bills within the house of representatives
House Rules Committee
This is how justices choose their cases
The Rule of Four
The President can influence Congress by doing what?
Bully Pulpit/Going Public
Give me two examples of "mandatory spending"
Medicare, Social Security, Military Pensions, Interest from Debt
This important document stated that there should really only be one leader of the executive branch and that they should be give enough "energy" to make decisions quickly.
Federalist #70
This congressional committee deals with a specific policy area within both the Senate and the House
Standing Committee
This is what justices cite when they make decisions based on a previous case
The president can avoid Congress altogether in order to execute policy by doing what?
Executive Order
What are the three parts of an iron triangle?
Bureaucratic Agency, Congressional Committee and an Interest Group
The president can also kill a bill by "forgetting" to sign a bill after 10 days. What is this called?
Pocket Veto
Congress has many enumerated powers, name two
This term is where the Supreme Court and lower courts will abide by a previous decision and let the "decision stand"
Stare Decisis
The president has several enumerated powers, name two
Commander in chief, appoint judges/ambassadors, state of the union addresses
What are the two roles of an executive bureaucratic agency?
Implementation, Regulation (Rulemaking)
In this unit you learned about two different court cases: Baker v. Carr and Shaw v. Reno. Please answer the following:
A. Identify the constitutional clause that is in common between the two.
B. Explain what both cases were about and why they had a different ruling.
A. Equal Protection Clause
B. Shaw v. Reno - gerrymandering based on race
Baker v. Carr - gerrymandering with unequal district populations
Congress has several checks on the Executive Branch, name them.
Interest groups file these to attempt to get the court to rule in their favor
Amicus Curiae briefs
The president has many informal powers, name two.
Executive Order, Executive Agreement, using the bully pulpit
What are three ways that Congress can assert control over a bureaucratic agency?
- Power of the Purse
- Make or eliminate laws/agencies
- Oversight hearing
- Approve/Deny heads of agencies
Bureaucracies can be broken up into multiple types of agencies, what are those types of agencies?
- Cabinet Departments
- Independent Regulatory Agencies
- Independent Executive Agencies
- Government Corporations