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PoliSci Final
Study guide for political science final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| They were largely defining the powers and responsibilities of the national government itself. | enumerated powers |
| Granting broad power to Congress to pass whatever legislation was necessary to carry out its enumerated powers was the _______. | Elastic Clause |
| The Bills of Attainder, Ex Post Facto Laws, suspension of the Right of Habeas Corpus, and granting Titles of Nobility, were all prohibited by what? | Article 1 Section 9 |
| The style of representation where the representative acts independently is _____. | trustee |
| ______ is the style of representation where the representative tries to mirror perfectly the views of his or her constituents. | delegate |
| What are underrepresented in Congress? | gender and race |
| What kind of families do the majority of occupants of Congress come from? | better educated, high-income |
| What is the relocation of House seats among the states, done after each national census, to ensure the seats are held by the states, in proportion to the size of their populations? | reapportionment |
| _____ refers to the redrawing of congressional district lines within a state to ensure roughly equal populations within each district. | redistricting |
| Redrawing electoral district lines to give an advantage to a particular party or candidate is known as _____. | gerrymandering |
| What act created equal voting rights regardless of gender or race? | Voting Rights Act of 1965 |
| What is a district drawn to ensure that a racial minority makes up the majority of voters? | majority-minority |
| What is public subsidization of mail from the members of Congress to their constituents? | Franking Privilege |
| _____ are projects designed to bring to the constituency jobs and public money for which the members of Congress can claim credit. | porks |
| What is a term for services performed by members of Congress for constituents? | casework |
| What is the best predictor of the voting behavior of members of the Congress? | party affiliation |
| The Speaker, Majority Floor Leader, Minority Floor Leader, and Party Whips make up what? | leadership in the House |
| Who are the political members in Congress charged with keeping members informed of the plans of the party leadership, counting votes before action on important issues, and rounding up party members for votes on bills? | Party Whips |
| The President, President Pro Tempore, Majority Leader, and Minority Leader make up what? | leadership in the Senate |
| What other position does the Vice President of the United States hold? | President of the Senate |
| What office does the most senior member of the Senate's majority party hold? | President Pro Tempore |
| A Standing, Conference, Select, and Joint are all examples of _____. | Congressional Committees |
| What is a relatively permanent congressional committee that addresses specific areas of legislation? | standing |
| _____ are Ad Hoc committees, made up of members of both the Senate and the House, set up to reconcile differences in the provisions of bills. | conferences |
| Temporary committees in Congress created to conduct studies or investigations, and have no power to report bills, are _____. | selects |
| What are congressional committees with members from both the House and the Senate? | joints |
| _____ is deferral by members of Congress to the judgment of subject-matter specialists, mainly on minor technical bills. | reciprocity |
| What is a vote to end a filibuster or debate that requires the votes of 3/5 of the membership of the Senate? | cloture |
| A parliamentary device used in the Senate to prevent a bill from coming to a vote by talking, made possible by the norm of unlimited debate is a _____. | filibuster |
| _____ is legislative action taken as a way to expedite business. It is used to conduct much of the business of the Senate. | unanimous consent |
| Which amendment limited the maximum number of consecutive terms a President hold to 2? | twenty-second |
| This President set the precedence and solidified the prestige of the presidency. He affirmed the primacy of the presidency as well. | George Washington |
| He was the first president to give up office after now winning the election. | John Adams |
| Who wrote the Declaration of Independence, and doubled the size of the U.S. with the Louisiana Purchase as president? | Thomas Jefferson |
| He was known as the Father of the Bill of Rights and started the Era of Good Feelings. He also write 1/3 of the Federalist Papers. | James Madison |
| Who is responsible for the Trail of Tears and nick-named Ole Hickory? | Andrew Jackson |
| Which president took a lot of land from Mexico, greatly extending U.S. borders? | James Polk |
| _____ suspended Habeas Corpus, tried civilians in military courts, and deployed troops without the consent of Congress. | Abraham Lincoln |
| Who had a peaceful presidency? | Ulysses S. Grant |
| He was the youngest president in U.S. history and employed troops to protect U.S. foreign interest. | Theodore Roosevelt. |
| This was used by Theodore Roosevelt to talk to people. | Bully Pulpit |
| Under _____ the Federal Reserve Act was passed. He spoke directly to the people and tapped into the arsenal of democracy. | Woodrow Wilson |
| This president was elected for four terms and developed the New Deal. | Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
| Who passed NATO, the Marshall Plan, and helped start the UN? | Harry S. Truman |
| _____ was the first Roman Catholic president and youngest ever elected? He is also known for his involvement in the Cuban Missile Crisis. | John F. Kennedy |
| Under which president did the first moon landing occur, as well as open trade with China? | Richard Nixon |
| The economy killed whose presidency? | James Carter |
| Who brought about peace through strength in an increased military? He also led the Conservative Revolution. | Ronald Reagan |
| Who was the second youngest elected president? | Barack Obama |
| What presidential title is a symbol of national authority and unity? | Chief of State |
| The president sets out his agenda as _____. | Chief Legislator |
| Since Reagan, presidents have held the title _____. | Manager of the Economy |
| What title shows the president is in charge of all military forces? | Commander-in-Chief |
| Who is the president's right hand man or woman? This person is also known as the Gate Keeper or co-president. | Chief of Staff |
| _____ is the head of the National Security Council and meets with the president every day. | National Security Advisor |
| Which amendment fixed the flaw with the second most electoral college votes in accordance with the vice presidency? | twelfth |
| What provides for succession by the vice president in case of the temporary or permanent inability of a president to discharge his office? | twenty-fifth amendment |
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