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AP United States Government and Politics
Unit 2: Interactions Among Branches of Government
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A formal power of the president refers to a power that?
Can be found in the constitution
How does Congress keep the bureaucracy in check?
With the use of oversight
How can Congress check a presidential veto?
With a 2/3 vote in both House and Senate
Which of the following is NOT true regarding Congress?
House members must be 25 y/o, US citizens, live in the state they represent, Senators must be 30 y/o, US citizens, live in the state they represent, The Senate has 100 members, and the House has 435 members
What is the role of the federal bureaucracy?
Implementing laws & creating specific regulations if needed
Which of the following would NOT be a way for Congress to check the president?
Pass a law declaring a presidential action unconstitutional
A criticism of executive agreements is that they violate the constitutional principle of?
Checks and balances
Executive Agreement
International agreements without the advice and consent of the Senate
What is the best example of bicameralism?
Bills must pass the House & Senate before being sent to the president
Bicameralism
A type of legislature that is divided into two separate assemblies, chambers, or houses, known as a bicameral legislature.
Unicameralism
In which all members deliberate and vote as a single group.
A president is more likely to use an executive order when?
Congress is of a different party than the president
Executive Order
A declaration by the president or a governor which has the force of law, usually based on existing statutory powers.
The "fourth branch" of government refers to
The bureaucracy
22 Amendment
Limits the president to a maximum of 2 terms (or 10 years) in office?
Why does tension exist between the legislative and executive branches?
The branches have different constituencies with different interests
The bureaucracy has been criticized for violating which constitutional principle?
Seperation of Powers
Which term describes a bureaucratic agency being able to decide how and to what extent they will enforce regulations?
Delegated Discretionary AuthorityTerm used to describe the president using their position to influence others
Term used to describe the president using their position to influence others
The Bully Pulpit
The 25th amendment
Describes presidential succession
Congress has the Power of the Purse - True or False
True
The constitutional requirements to be president are
Natural born US citizen, 35 years old, and a US citizen for 14 years
Federalist 70
Will be easier to judge the actions of 1 president, as opposed to a team
What was the problem with president's use of the line-item veto?
They used it to veto the spending sections of a bill
In Baker v. Carr, the court ruled that
The Supreme Court can rule on legislative districts so that 1 man= 1 vote
How can the President hold the bureaucracy accountable?
The president appoints the Cabinet heads
Which of the following powers do Congress & the President share over agencies/departments in the federal bureaucracy?
The power to influence budgets
The result in Shaw v. Reno was that
Racial gerrymandering was illegal
Enumerated Powers
Power to tax, Power to declare war, Power to regulate commerce
Filibuster
A filibuster is a political procedure in which one or more members of a legislative body prolong debate on proposed legislation so as to delay or entirely prevent a decision.
Cloture
A procedure for ending a debate quickly and taking a vote
Trustee Model
Is a model of a representative democracy, frequently contrasted with the delegate model of representation. In this model, constituents elect their representatives as 'trustees' for their constituency.
Delegate Model
These delegates act only as a mouthpiece for the wishes of their constituency/state and have no autonomy from the constituency only the autonomy to vote for the actual representatives of the state.
Politico Model
Mix of both Delegate and Trustee Model
Redistricting
Every ten years the constitution requires that the census be taken.
Judicial Activism
Where judges strike down laws or reverse public policy is called
Judicial Review
The ability of the Court to declare a Legislative or Executive act in violation of the Constitution
Federalist 78
The federal courts have the duty to determine whether acts of Congress are constitutional and to follow the Constitution when there is inconsistency.
