1. 1 What does the legislative branch do?
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1 What does the legislative branch do?
The Legislative Branch are the law makers

2. 2 What does the executive branch do?
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2 What does the executive branch do?
The executive branch enforces the law

3. 3 What does the judicial branch do?
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3 What does the judicial branch do?
The Judicial branch interprets (judges) whether the laws are constitutional and whether the law was broken.

4. 4 Name one way the legislative branch checks the executive branch

5. 5 Name one way the legislative branch checks the judicial branch

6. 6 Name one way the executive branch checks the legislative branch

7. 7 Name one way the executive branch checks the judicial branch

8. 8 Name one way the judicial branch checks the legislative branch

9. 9 Name one way the judicial branch checks the executive branch

10. 10. NAME THREE POWERS EXCLUSIVE TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Initiate revenue (tax) bills
Choose the President when the electoral college is deadlocked (Election of 1800)
Choose whether to Impeach someone (choose whether to take it to trial or not

11. 11. NAME THREE powers EXCLUSIVE TO THE SENATE
Treaty ratification
Confirmation or Denial of judicial and executive appointments
Impeachment Trials

12. 12 When the constitution was created what type of representation did the small states want?
The small states wanted equal representation
They wanted this so that they had an equal say in the new government
12 What type of representation did the large states want? The large states wanted proportional representation
They wanted this so that the states with the larger population would have more representatives in the new government

13. Constitutional Creation
13. How did the great compromise meet both needs?
13. The great compromise gave them both
The senate= equal representation= small states wants
The house of representatives= proportional representation=large state wants

14. 14. HOW OLD YOU Have to be in the HouSe, Senate, President?
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES=25 years old
SENATE= 30 years old
PRESIDENT= 35 years old

15. TERM PERIODS/LIMITS 16. Term Periods The House of Reps= 2 years
The Senate= 6 years
The President= 4 years
17. Term Limits
The House of Reps= no term limit
The Senate= no term limit
The President= 2 term limit or 10 years total

16. 18. WHAT IS AN INCUMBENT? Incumbent: the current officeholder
19. SO WHY ARE INCUMBENTS RE-ELECTED SO OFTEN??????
Because people are familiar and comfortable with the incumbent.

17. 20. What is a congressional agenda?
Agenda: the schedule of all the issues the Congress is considering

18. 21. How DO Issues Get on the Congressional Agenda?
A highly visible event (like 9/11) draws our attention to a problem
Presidential support
Congressional party leaders and committee chairs
Interest group efforts

19. 22. How a BILL BECOMES A LAW
ON THE BOARD

20. 23. WhAT IS A Presidential Veto
A Presidential Veto is where the president votes no on a law which was passed through the House of Reps and the Senate
24. How can a presidential veto by overridden by Congress?
A Presidential Veto can be overridden by a 2/3 vote in the House of Reps and the Senate

21. 25. What is a standing committee?
Standing: permanent committee that oversees bills dealing with certain kinds of issues
26. What is a joint committee?
Joint: committee of the House and Senate that usually acts as a study group and reports findings back to each
27. What is a select committee?
Select (or Special): temporary committee formed to study one specific issue and report its findings to the Senate or House
28. What is a conference Committee?
Conference: temporary joint committee set up when the House and the Senate have passed different versions of the same bill

22. Committees: The Workhorses of Congress
29. How does senority influence the legislative ?
Because of more experience and expertise, people tend to listen to senior congress persons.

23. Committees: The Workhorses of Congress
30. What is a committee hearing?
Committees hold hearings: sessions in which committee members listen to testimony on issues related to a bill
31. What is a markup session?
Markup Sessions: the meetings at which committees debate and amend legislation

24. Committees: The Workhorses of Congress
32 What is congressional oversight?
Oversight: the process of reviewing the operations of an agency to determine whether it is carrying out policies as Congress intended

25. The Legislative Environment
33A Pressure on the legislative community- President:
The President- due to the president’s popularity, he or she puts a lot of pressure on the legislature.

26. The Legislative Environment
33B Pressure on the legislative community Constituents:
Constituents- put pressure on the legislature because the legislature lives in their district with these people.
34. What is a constituent?
Constituents: people who live and work in a government official’s district

27. The Dilemma of Representation
35. What is a trustee?
Trustee: representative who is obligated to consider the views of constituents but is not obligated to vote according to those views if he or she believes they are misguided
35. What is a delegate?
Delegate: a legislator whose primary responsibility is to represent the majority view of his or her constituents, regardless of his or her own view

28. Interest Groups in America
36. What is a interest group?
Interest Group: a group of people with common goals who organize to influence government
37. List 5 interest group roles:
Representation
Participation
Education
Agenda Building
Program Monitoring

29. Interest Group Resources
38. What is a political action committee?
Political Action Committees (PACs): an organization that pools contributions from group members and donates those funds to candidates for office

30. Interest Groups and Bias
39. What is a citizen group?
Citizen Groups: lobbying organizations built around policy concerns unrelated to members’ vocational interests
40. Name 3 citizen groups:
citizen groups: poverty, environmental protection, consumer protection, family values, good government, equality for various groups

31. Interest Group Resources
41. Define Lobbyists?
Lobbyists- people who interact with policymakers/legislators with the goal of informing and pushing their organizations agenda into congress.

32. 42. List and Explain 3 Lobbying Tactics
Direct Lobbying: attempts to influence a legislator’s vote through personal contact
Grassroots Lobbying: lobbying activities performed by rank-and- file interest group members and would-be members
Information Campaign: are organized efforts to gain public backing by bringing the group’s views to public attention
High-Tech Lobbying: using , polling and the World Wide Web to expand an organization’s reach
Coalition Building: the banding together of several interest groups for the purpose of lobbying

33. GOVERNMENT CORPORATIONS/INDEPENDENT REGULATORY AGENCIES
43. What is a government corporation?
A GOVERNMENT CORPORATION IS A CORPORATION FULLY OR PARTIALLY OWNED BY THE GOVERNMENT.
43. Also provide 1 example
GOVERNMENT CORPORTATIONS EXAMPLES:-USPS,FDIC

34. GOVERNMENT CORPORATIONS/INDEPENDENT REGULATORY AGENCIES
44. What is an independent regulatory agency?
INDEPENDENT REGULATORY AGENCIES: Independent agencies of the United States federal government are those agencies that exist outside of the federal executive departments
More specifically, the term may be used to describe agencies that, while constitutionally part of the executive branch, are independent of presidential control, usually because the president's power to dismiss the agency head or a member is limited.
44. Also provide 1 example
IRA EXAMPLES: CIA, FBI, DEA

35. The Executive Branch Establishment
45. Define the Presidential Cabinet
Cabinet: a group of presidential advisers; the heads of the executive departments and a small number of other key officials

36. The Executive Branch Establishment
46. List 5 President Cabinet Positions:
The Cabinet includes the Vice President and the heads of 15 executive departments — the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury, and Veterans Affairs, as well as the Attorney General.