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Structure of Congress
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Checks and Balances
Bureaucracy
100
Broken down into two houses. What are they?
What is House of representatives and the Senate
100
35 years old Natural born US Citizen Resided in the US for 14 consecutive years.
What is Presidential Qualification
100
the process of allowing the supreme court the ability to review a legal decision of a lower court?
What is Judicial Review
100
Why is the checks and balance system so good?
What is to keep equality between the three branches of government.
100
What is a bureaucracy?
What is a organization that operates through impersonal, uniform rules an procedures.
200
Has 435 members, 2 terms, 25 years old citizen for 7 years live in a state, in broken down into smaller districts.
What is Qualifications of the House of Representatives.
200
Appointments our ambassador to other countries, negotiate treaties, meet leaders.
What is Diplomatic powers
200
Most federal judges have their jobs for life as long as they display good behavior.
What is Life-Long Tenure
200
The Legislative branch can check the executive branch by doing what?
What is override presidential vetoes, impeachments, ratify treaties, and confirm appointments
200
Andrew Jackson was known for using this system. What is it? and what does it consist of?
What is Spoils system, which consists of friends and rewards from a party loyalists.
300
Financial allowance, world travel for business, salary 174,000 per year, Health care for life, and free mailing to constituents.
What is Privileges of Congress
300
State of the union, issues the budget, signs laws, propose laws, call special sessions.
What is Legislative Powers (Influencing)
300
9 Judges, Accept ability when passing the bar, race, religion, gender, etc.
What is Supreme Court Selection
300
What can the Judicial branch check from the executive branch?
What is Declare if laws are unconstitutional.
300
What is the first Independent Regulatory Agency ?
What is Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC)
400
To officially kill a bill what is this called?
What is a filibuster and Cloture
400
Do coatailing to help party member obtain gov't jobs. Also patronage appoint party member based on party identify.
What is Party Leader
400
Authority of a higher court to hear an appeal [review a lower court decision]
What is Appellate Jurisdiction
400
What effect does the president play on the accountability of the Bureaucracy?
What is appointments, executive orders, economic powers , and reorganization.
500
Help voting in blocks/groups. Logrolling is also present during this.
What is a Caucus
500
What percent do the president need to win the election
What is 51%
500
Hear evidence to determine if guilty * Beyond a responsible doubt.
What is The Jury
500
What effect does Congress have on the accountability of a bureaucracy ?
What is Scheduling hearings, rewriting legislation, Authorization,, and Duplicity.