Before going to bed, the bogeyman checks his closet for Mr. Wright AP GOV EXAM REVIEW Before going to bed, the bogeyman checks his closet for Mr. Wright
POTUS & HIS POSSE MEDIA MATTERS RED TAPE POTPOURRI 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500
HORSERACE COVERAGE The way the media are reporting the numbers in this race, you’d think you were watching ESPN.
RULE OF PROPINQUITY The first rule of President’s Club, is that you don’t talk about how close you are to the President in President’s Club
GOVERNMENT CORPORATION
8 (The number of the Amendment which limits the President to two terms plus the maximum number of years a president may serve)/the number of years in a presidential term equals…
WATCHDOG FUNCTION Media reporting leaks from inside of the executive branch are an example of them performing this function.
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE I’m sorry, the Commander-in-Chief is not available at the moment; you may want to speak to this person, who also has command authority over the military.
DISCRETIONARY Another term for pork barrel spending, as well as a type of bureaucratic authority not specified by law.
IMPOUNDMENT SCOTUS has ruled that POTUS exercising this power to NOT spend money already allocated by Congress is only Constitutional if they receive Congressional approval.
POLITICAL ELITES Coordinated attacks by the RNC on Donald Trump combined with positive Fox News coverage of Marco Rubio are evidence that national media is tailored for this audience.
ATTORNEY GENERAL Formal title for the head of the Justice Department, not Triumph, who was head of the Justice League.
APPROPRIATION The specific term for the money spent by Congress specifically for the acquisition of specific weapons for the Afghan mujahedeen.
IMPEACHMENT ARTICLES, AMENDMENT RESOLUTIONS; THE CONSTITUTION Two things the President cannot veto and this says so…
SCOREKEEPER FUNCTION Biden has the best chance of beating Trump-no-Oprah has the best chance of beating Trump-no-Hillary 2.0 has the best chance of beating Trump.
CABINET, AMBASSADORS, HEADS OF EXEECUTIVE AGENCIES, FEDERAL JUDGES DAILY DOUBLE Three positions for which POTUS has appointment powers.
OVERSIGHT DAILY DOUBLE The power of Congress to ensure that the bureaucracy is acting in an ethical and legal manner.
(550)/25=22 (The number of congressmen in a state with fourteen electoral votes + the total number of electoral votes) / DIVIDED BY THE NUMBER OF THE AMENDMENT WHICH covers presidential disability equals…
FRICTION BETWEEN LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE BRANCHES The major source of leaks, made worse by divided government.
The term for when a politician benefits from a popular President. COATTAILS EFFECT The term for when a politician benefits from a popular President.
CONFLICT Bureaucratic Pathology that is the result of the Department of Agriculture urging more corn production, while the EPA discourages the use of certain pesticides that help corn production.
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION Independent regulatory commissions are part of the federal bureaucracy responsible for regulating economic activity. One such agency is OSHA, which stands for…