Constitutionally, Congress is the most important branch of the government because it is meant to be the most responsive to the ________.
What is the people?
100
__________ means involving two houses or two chambers.
What is bicameral?
100
The national government is separated into the ______, ______, and ______ branches of government.
What is Legislative, Executive, and Judicial?
100
The strict divisions between the two types of government (Federal and State) duel federalism is sometimes referred to as _______.
What is layer cake federalism?
100
Each slave in states that had slavery would be counted as _____ of a man for the purposes of representation in congress.
What is 3/5ths?
200
__________ (Congressmen get things done so they can say they got things done ex:case work and pork barrel spending) is one Mayhew's categories of representatives' behaviors and activities.
What is credit claiming?
200
The population of a state determines how many ________ are sent to the House of Representatives.
What is Representatives?
200
The framers of the Constitution included a system of ______ and ______in order to make it difficult for the government that harms the rights and interests of the citizens.
What is checks and balances?
200
The division of powers between the federal government and state is known as _______.
What is Federalism?
200
In order to gain support for the constitution the Federalists had to offer another compromise, promising a ______ of _____ in the first 10 Amendments.
What is the Bill of Rights?
300
The ______ candidate (the person holding an office who runs for that office again) has a big advantage over any challenger because he or she has a record to run on, the can often provide jobs to constituents, they have a record of winning elections and the franking privilege.
What is incumbent?
300
________ are elected for 6 year terms and each state gets 2.
What are Senators?
300
In order to override a veto by the President, both houses of congress need a ______ majority?
What is a 2/3rds majority?
300
Cooperative Federalism was brought about by this President's New Deal program.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
300
The compromise that solved the representation between small and large states is known as the ________ Compromise.
What is The Great compromise?
400
_________ (congressmen working to develop their personal brand so they are recognizable to voters) is one of Mayhew's categories of representatives' behaviors and activities of Congressman.
What is advertising?
400
The Senate has the power to _______ the president.
What is impeach?
400
The President can _____ a bill passed by Congress as part of his power to check the Legislative branch.
What is veto?
400
The No Child Left Behind Act (which is an example of regulated federalism) was developed by this president.
Who is George W. Bush?
400
The first American government, which was in place during the Revolutionary War and almost ten years after was the ______ of _______.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
500
_________ (making a public judgmental statement on something likely to be of interest of voters) is one of Mayhew's categories of representatives' behaviors and activities.
What is position taking?
500
The houses have different duties and powers, but are generally designed to be more responsive to the _______ they are representing.
What is people?
500
The Judicial branch can rule a law passed by Congress and rule presidential actions as ________ as part of its checks on power of the other power on the Legislative and Executive branches.
What is unconstitutional?
500
_______ cake Federalism, is based on a pragmatic mixing of authority and programs among the national, state, and local governments.
What is Marble Cake Federalism?
500
Before the Constitution could go into effect it had to be ______ by 9 states.