Legislative
This part of the Constitution deals with the Legislative Branch.
What is Article I?
The President can both deny and create legislation. What is the term for denial of Congressional legislation, and what is the term for creation of legislation?
Veto; Executive Order
This part of the Constitution deals with the Judicial Branch.
Bureaucratic agencies are not run by elected officials, but rather by those who have demonstrated an ability. This is called the
Gerrymandering
Media
Culture Issues
Economic and Social Inequality
THE LIST GOES ON
This legislative chamber ends debate with a cloture vote.
What is the Senate?
Which Congressional chamber is responsible for affirming presidential court appointments?
The Senate
Fed 78 argues that the Judicial Branch should not be feared because
It is the weakest of the branches - it neither has the power of the sword nor the power of the purse.
15 bureaucratic agencies make up which part of the executive branch?
The president's cabinet
Name three Supreme Court cases that dealt with gerrymandering.
Shaw v. Reno; Baker v. Carr; Rucho v. Common Cause
What is the House of Representatives?
Name 3 of the 5 roles of a President. (hats)
Chief Executive; Chief Legislator; Commander in Chief of Armed Forces; Chief Diplomat; Head of State
This landmark Supreme Court Case established the power of judicial review.
What is Marbury v. Madison (1803)
While Congress may pass a law, what is one way the bureaucracy can carry out the law?
Establish regulations.
Create application processes.
Make decisions when laws are vague on how those laws are implemented.
Name four Supreme Court Cases that dealt with segregation/desegregation
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board
Swann v. Charlotte Mecklenburg
Milliken v. Bradley
Gerrymandering is a political means to gain more seats for a political party when a state is undergoing reapportionment. Which chamber does it affect?
The House of Representatives?
A trend in presidential power over the course of US history is...
It has increased.
Throughout US history, conservative justices typically use this method of constitutional interpretation.
What is judicial restraint (as opposed to activism). Or strict rather than broad interpretation. Or now, more popularly, originalism!
How does Congress check bureaucratic power?
Through congressional hearings; through funding/refusing to fund; through congressional oversight committees.
Name the specific clause in the Constitution that deals with congressional enumerated powers.
Article I, Section 8
Which chamber leader typically has more influence in shaping legislation?
Speaker of the House. (President of Senate = VPOTUS, and their role is limited to tie-breaking)
Fed 70 argues a president should have certain characteristics. What are they?
Vigor and energy
Name two ways the Supreme Court's decision are limited in power.
Presidents can refuse to enforce.
Congress can get an amendment passed.
Congress can refuse to fund bureaucratic agencies responsible for executing the law.
Social movements can make change over time.
What are the three parts of the iron triangle that must work together to pass and enforce legislation?
Congressional Committee
Bureaucratic Agency
Interest Group
The Supreme Court will hear a case on gerrymandering if it deals with at least one of two different issues, which are:
The Equal Protection Clause (14th Amendment)
The Voting Rights Act