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Congress
Bureaucracy
Interest Groups
The Supreme Court
Court Cases
100
Name the two branches
What are the Senate and the House of Representatives
100
How is the Bureaucracy organized?
What is hierarchical authority
100
Because they link people to their government, interest groups are called this
What is linkage institutions
100
Tiers of the Federal Court System (bottom to top)
What is: 1. District 2. Appeals 3. SCOTUS
100
"Separate but Equal" is inherently unequal Violation of the 14th Amendment Works to change DeJure segregation
What is "Brown v. Board of Education"
200
Permanent Committees
What are standing committees
200
Why do we have a bureaucracy?
What is it: 1. Promotes efficiency 2. Is a method to manage size and complexity 3. Goes beyond the political (i.e. 4 million worker, 2.8 million are "civil servants"
200
Parties MAKE decision and interest groups ______ decisions
What is shape
200
The two types of Jurisdiction
What is original and appellate
200
Searches and Seizures Exclusionary rule (evidence that came about illegally cannot be used in court)
What is "Mapp v. Ohio"
300
The three key incumbent advantages
What are: 1. law-making 2.pork-barrel programs 3.constituent service (case work)
300
The three functions of Bureaucracy
What are: 1. Implementation- carry out laws 2. Administration- provide services (ex. social security checks) 3. Regulation- issue rules or formal instructions that impact the public (ex. EPA sets clean air standards)
300
Four things interest groups do
What is: REPRESENT members of government PROVIDE a channel for participation INFORM members, gov, public at large INFLUENCE the policy agenda (bring up issues)
300

Complete the statement: Liberal judges chose ______ over ______ and ________ over ________ while conservative judges chose ________ over _______ and _______ over _______.

word bank: equality, freedom, order

What is freedom, order, equality, freedom, order, freedom, freedom, equality

300
A1S8C18 (Necessary and Proper clause/elastic clause) Federalism (Gave Power to Congress) Banks/Taxes
What is "McCulloch v. Maryland"
400
"Hidden" congressional provisions that direct the federal government to fund specific persons or groups from paying specific federal taxes or fees
What are earmarks
400
Explain Delegated Authority and Discretionary Authority
What is: Delegated Authority: Because Congress and the President cannot handle everything, they delegate authority to the bureaucracy Discretionary Authority: Because legislation lacks detail, the bureaucracy fills in the gaps
400
The types of interest groups (4)
What is: Business Groups Environmental Groups Public-Interest Groups Single-Interest Groups
400

Name the five steps to getting to the Supreme Court

1. Case is appealed to the Supreme Court (most petitions for review are denied) 2. Rule of Four- four justices must agree to hear a case 3. Writ of Certiorari issued- this orders the record of a case to be sent up for review 4. Case placed on the docket (schedule) 5. Briefs are submitted (both parties in the case send in briefs and Amicus Curiae, or "Friend of the Court" briefs are submitted)

400
Guns Free School Zone Act stricken down Interstate Commerce
What is "U.S. v. Lopez"
500
How a bill becomes law
What is: creation -> Introduction (in House or Senate) -> Committee -> Sub Committee -> Rules Committee -> Floor Debate -> Vote -> Conference Committee -> Revote -> President
500
The five Bureaucratic Challenges
What are: 1. Red Tape- complex and conflicting rules among agencies 2. Conflict- agencies can work at cross-purposes 3. Duplication- agencies oftentimes do the same thing 4. Imperialism- tendency of agencies to grow, irrespective of benefits and costs 5. Waste- spend more than necessary to buy some products/provide some services
500
The four things that make interest groups powerful
What is: 1. Size 2. Resources (especially information) 3. Leadership 4. Cohesiveness
500
The three types of opinions and what they are
What is: Majority Opinion- Justices in the majority must draft and opinion setting out the reasons for their decision (this is the one that really matters) Concurring Opinion- Justices who agree with the judgement, but for other reasons than those articulated in the majority opinion Dissenting Opinion- Justices who disagree with the opinion write a dissenting opinion
500
Establishment clause (1st Amendment) NY Short voluntary prayer in school
What is "Engel v. Vitale