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| In the context of American politics, who or what is a "lame duck" |
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| the President in the last 2 years of his second term |
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| which institution or office of gov't has the power to inpeach the president and remove him from office? |
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| Whic of the following is a formal power of the vice-president outlined in the constitution? |
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| preside over the united states senate |
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| Which of the following positions is the only one elected by a national consittuency? |
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| when the presidency is controlled by one party and Congress is controlled by another |
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| what proportion of each chamber of congress must approve a bill to override a presidential veto? |
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| when there is divided gov't its is generally more difficult to make any policy changes. |
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| the formal process of removing the president from office before his term expires is called |
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| Under the Articles of Confederation, the United States was a |
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| The Supremacy Clause of the Constitution |
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| makes the Constitution the supreme law of the land. |
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| Where would we look for a list of powers that Congress may exercise? |
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| Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution |
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| The long-term tendency has been for |
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| power shifts to take place from time to time, but the long-term balance moves in favor of the national government. |
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| Some Southerners once held the belief that their states could nullify federal laws, which meant that the states |
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| had the right to reject federal laws if they chose to do so |
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| The Civil War was important for many reasons, but for federalism, it had the following effect |
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| It resolved many issues, including the supremacy of the federal government. |
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| The Constitutional amendment that defined national citizenship to include state citizenship as well, with all its privileges and responsibilities, was the |
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| The white primary election, as practiced in Texas |
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| prohibited blacks from voting in the Democratic Party. |
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| Following the end of Reconstruction, Texas |
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| enacted laws that systematically undermined the rights of African-American citizens. |
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| De jure segregation is the result of |
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| laws that require segregated facilities. |
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| When Herman Sweatt applied for admission to the UT Law School, the State of Texas |
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| set up another law school so he would not attend law school with whites |
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| The term fiscal federalism refers to |
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| many federal programs that send funds to the states for various purposes. |
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| Unfunded mandates were usually placed by state governments directly on citizens |
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| The term Jim Crow referred to laws enacted by Congress to punish the Confederate states at the end of the Civil War |
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| Court rulings and laws passed by Congress that return certain powers to the states. |
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| Unfunded federal mandates on the states were outlawed by the U.S. Supreme Court in Hammer v. Dagenhart (1918). |
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| In U.S. v. Lopez (1995) the Supreme Court curtailed the use of the commerce clause to expand federal regulatory power over the states. |
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| The Antifederalists oppose the federal government’s becoming more deeply involved in the affairs formerly the sole province of the states, such as education and welfare. |
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| When the Constitution was ratified, how were legislators selected for the House and for the Senate? |
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House- election
Senates- selection by state legislation |
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| What is the title of the presiding officer for the House and for the Senate? |
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House: Speaker
Senate: President |
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| What is the name of the current Presiding officer for the House and for the Senate? |
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House: John Boehner
Senate: Joe Biden |
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| How many standing committees does each chamber have? |
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| Which party controls each chamber? |
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House: Republicans
Senate: Democrats |
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| The Constitution specifies a distinct role for both the House and the Senate in the impeachment of public officials. Explain the roles played by each chamber. |
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The House determines whether someone is to be Impeached,
while the Senate has the power to try Im-peachments |
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| In which chamber does the Constitution specify that revenue legislation shall originate? What role does the other chamber have? |
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House.
The Senate can review and mark-up revenue bills. They just have to originate in the House |
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| Which chamber has more influence over foreign affairs? Why? |
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| The Senate, in that it is responsible for ratifying treaties and providing advice and consent on ambassadorial appointments |
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| Longtime speaker of Texas |
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| Senate committee with jurisdiction over the appointment of federal judges |
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| House committee that sets the parameters for debate |
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| Group of all Republicans OR all Democrats |
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| Resolves differences between the House and Senate versions of a bill |
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| manages the floor for the majority party |
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| A legislator who acts according to his own judgment |
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| how do you end a filibuster? |
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| Another name for a legislature running for re-election |
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| I represent UNT in the House of Representatives |
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| House committee with jurisdiction over spending |
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| another name for ppl they represent.. |
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| Sets forth the terms under which the Senate will consider a bill ... |
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| Party that took control of Congress after the 2006 elections |
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| I delivered the longest filibuster on record |
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| I am a former Republican Majority Leader and professor of Economics at UNT |
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| In Federalist #10, Madison argues |
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| in favor of a republican form of government |
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| Descriptive representation refers to |
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| matching of demographic characteristics between legislators and the polity. |
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| Why is policy congruence difficult to achieve? |
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| Legislators can achieve substantive representation by |
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- doing casework
- bringing pork projects to the district.
- voting according to what your constituents want.
- all of the above
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| Which is the single largest religious denomination in Congress? |
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| Religion does which of the following? |
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| It provides you with a set of values on which to model your life. |
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| Catholics and conservative Protestant legislators tend to be more pro-choice than mainline and liberal Protestant legislators. |
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| Why do political scientists expect religion to influence legislative politics? |
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| Which of the following is NOT among legislators’ most important goals? |
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Penultimate recidivism
Important goals: re-election, power, and influence on policy |
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| In United States v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corporation, the Supreme Court |
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| affirmed presidential authority in foreign affairs. |
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| the Constitution prohibits religious activists |
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