Amendments
This amendment prohibited the making and selling of alcohol and this other amendment repealed it.
What is 18th and 21st?
Introduction to an important document, where goals were set out.
What is Preamble?
name the 2 branches
What are the Senate and the House of Representatives
How is the Bureaucracy organized?
What is hierarchical authority
Because they link people to their government, interest groups are called this
What is linkage institutions
This amendment declared that the government could not quarter troops in civilians homes in times of peace.
What is the 3rd amendment?
These needed approval from 9/13 states
What is laws?
Permanent Committees
What are standing committees
Why do we have a bureaucracy?
What is it: 1. Promotes efficiency 2. Is a method to manage size and complexity
what is the main purpose of interest groups
what is interest groups serve as a means of political participation for their members. The primary goal of interest groups is to influence decision-makers and public policy through advocacy on behalf of members.
This amendment details the rights of the accused (no double-jeopardy or self-incrimination)
What is the 5th amendment?
This feature made it difficult for states to settle their disputes
no national court system
The three key incumbent advantages
What are: 1. law-making 2.pork-barrel programs 3.constituent service (case work)
The three functions of Bureaucracy
What are: 1. Implementation- carry out laws 2. Administration- provide services 3. Regulation- issue rules or formal instructions that impact the public
how do these groups have an influence in the iron triangle
what is because they can create a governmental situation in which their lobbyists have an influence on government
This amendment protects the rights of the people that are not listed in the Constitution
What is the 9th amendment?
List the 3 unalienable rights
What is life liberty and the pursuit of happiness?
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
Role in policy making
what is when Congress passes a law, it sets down guidelines to carry out the new policies
The types of interest groups (4)
What is: Business Groups Environmental Groups Public-Interest Groups Single-Interest Groups
The purpose of the 36th amendment was to...
What is lower the voting age to 18?
The rights of theses were most protected under the articles
What is the states?
Total number of seats in Congress
What is 535 Members
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
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