The House
Where in the Construction do you find the rules and procedures for the House of Representatives?
Article I
The power coin money is an example of what type of Congressional Power?
Joint Power
Executive Privilege is the right of the president and other executive branch officials to keep certain communications and information confidential from the public, Congress, and the courts. Is this a formal or implied power?
implied power
Give and example of how the Executive Branch can delegate authority at their discretion
Security Exchange Commission can enforce laws against manipulating the Market
IRS can enforce laws against tax creditors
ICE can detain and remove noncitizens
How can Congress use the Power of the Purse to check the Executive Branch?
Vote to limit funding to that department
What are the powers of Congress that are written in the Constitution referred to as?
Expressed Powers or Enumerated
Who is the President of the Senate?
the Vice President
What paper argued for a single executive?
Federalist 70
A faction providing information to a Congressional department that can be used in their testimony to subcommittee members to vote for or against restrictions is an example of this.
Iron Triangle
Subpoenaing an Executive Bureaucrat to testify in front of a committee about how they choose to enforce the law is an example of what Legislative power?
Oversite
What does the House have stricter rules than the Senate?
Less time, 2 years vs. 6 years
What is a formal power within the Senate that can remove a head of the Executive Branch?
Impeachment
What type of power is the use of the Bully Pulpit?
informal or implied
What are the top 2 mandatory spending areas of the Federal Government?
Medicare and Social Security
What committee is formed to settle differences in competing versions of the House and Senate bills?
Joint Committee
What is the most common type of Committee that decides whether bills go to the floor consideration
Standing Committee
What is the term used for when members of congress agree to support each other's bills to get them passed
logrolling
What does the president issue to influence federal agencies to carry out the administration's goals?
Executive Orders
How does the President use the bureaucracy to advance foreign policy agendas?
Appoints ambassadors
What court case made it possible for federal courts to hear redistricting plans made by state legislatures?
Baker v. Carr
What is the difference between an Open and Closed Rule for a Bill and who decides if it will be Open or Closed?
Open = can be debated and amended, closed = cannot be
House Rules Committee
What Amendment established direct election of US Senators?
17th
What is an example of political gridlock that includes the President that could lead to the disruption of normal functioning of government
Senate being the opposite party and refusing to hold confirmation hearings
When does the Executive branch gain more power?
Times of War and Crisis
What would a President do when passing a bill if the other party controls both houses of Congress to better promote their party's policies?
Issue a signing statement