Legislative 1
Maxine Waters has been the House Representative for the 29th Congressional District since 1990. She has seen re-election success because of this.
What is the Incumbency Effect?
This quote by James Madison assumes that the different branches of government will keep themselves in check?
What is "Ambition must be made to counter-act ambition"?
An example of this presidential power was demonstrated in 2002, when Congress passed the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iran that gave President Bush the right to use military force as he determines to be necessary and appropriate.
What are delegated powers?
This phrase, which is Latin for "Let the decision stand", is a doctrine that obligates the courts to look at precedent when deciding on cases to maintain consistency.
What is Stare Decisis?
This act of Congress in 1789 establishes the Circuit and District Courts, and established the Office of the Attorney General.
What is the Judicial Act of 1789?
This theory states that "individuals use their self-interests to make choices that will provide them with the greatest benefit".
What is the Rational Choice Theory?
This assumes that a government official will best serve the concerns of their racial, ethnic, gender, or other group where they belong.
What is Substantive Representation?
This happens because the Senate has an unlimited amount of time for debate on bills and senators attempt to speak for an indefinite amount of time to stop a bill from passing.
What is a filibuster?
The president is responsible for regulating immigration, even though the word "immigration" isn't mentioned in the constitution. The power to regulate immigration is this kind of power.
What is an Inherent Power?
What is "Neither Force, Nor Will, Merely Judgement"?
This landmark Supreme Court case established Judicial Review and established the US Constitution as actual law and not a statement of political principles and ideals?
What is Marbury v. Madison?
This problem arises when there are people who benefit from the political participation of others while not being politically active themselves.
What is the free-rider problem?
This House committee is the most powerful committee in Congress, mainly because this committee determines the rules for debate of each bill and determines whether or not the bill may be amended.
What is the Rules Committee?
This power includes the power to establish a post office and other powers explicitly listed in the Constitution.
What are the enumerated powers?
Constitutional, Delegated, Inherent, and Persuasive are these of the President.
What are the Powers of the President?
This process consists of "constructing" the meaning of a statute so that a court may apply it accurately.
What is statutory construction?
The judicial authority of the District Courts and other Lower Courts to hear cases for the first time and to determine guilt or liability is known as this.
What is Original Jurisdiction?
This type of incentive usually provides interest group members with paycheck security, group benefits and discounts, magazines, and important information.
What are material benefits?
These two plans make up the Great Compromise.
What are the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan?
Lucy McBath was the House representative for GA-6 and Carolyn Bordeaux was the House representative for GA-7. After 2020, their districts were combined in this political process.
Redistricting
What is executive privilege?
This is a legal brief that is filed by an individual or organization that attempts to influence the courts.
What is an Amicus Curiae?
This is a decision by the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals that is binding in all other federal courts.
What is precedent?
This is the theory that elected officials will often do what's best for themselves, personally, rather than their constituents.
What is Public Choice Theory?
Examples of this include the House Financial Services, the House Rules, the Senate Appropriations, and the Senate Judiciary.
What are congressional committees?
This kind of committee is formed if the House and Senate pass two different versions of the same bill to reconcile the differences.
What is a conference committee?
Being the Legislator-in-Chief, the Economist-in-Chief, the Party-Leader-in-Chief, the Diplomat-in-Chief, and the Commander-in-Chief are this of the President.
What are the Roles of the President?
This article is focused solely on the details of the Judicial Branch.
What is Article 3?
This is the term for a formal decision or resolution on a court case.
What is adjudication?
The legislative branch checks the executive branch through this process.
What is Legislative Oversight?
This is the process of getting a filibustering senator to sit down and stop talking.
What is cloture?
President Bush releasing a statement after Congress passed a law is considered this.
What is a signing statement?
This is the process of manipulating congressional districts for political gain.
What is gerrymandering?
This congressional process occurred when the state of Texas' congressional seats increased from 38 to 36 after the 2020 census.
What is reapportionment?
This man asserted that presidents have to persuade others to get things done and that the presidency isn't an "I Say, You Do" type of system.