Shared Flashcard Set

Details

POLS2301- FINAL
WBU - Dr. Greer
101
Political Studies
Undergraduate 2
05/02/2012

Additional Political Studies Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
Chapter 8: The Chief Executive

The phrase in Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution states that "no person except a natural born Citizen ...shall be eligible to the office of President." Most scholars believe this means what?

Definition
citizens born in this country, as well as citizens born abroad of parents who are U.S. citizens, can become president
Term
Chapter 8: The Chief Executive

In addition to the "natural born" requirement under the Constitution, presidents also must also...

Definition

be 35 years old and a 14-year resident of the United States.

Term
Chapter 8: The Chief Executive

Almost 70 years of age when elected, the oldest person to become president of the United States was who?

Definition

Ronald Reagan

Term
Chapter 8: The Chief Executive

How many U.S. presidents have been impeached?

Definition

Two (Andrew Jackson & Bill Clinton)

Term
Chapter 8: The Chief Executive

A president greeting a group of students on the White House lawn or meeting the head of a foreign nation is acting in the role of what presidential station?

Definition
chief of state
Term
Chapter 8: The Chief Executive

President Richard Nixon’s opening of diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China in 1972 is an example of the role of what presidential station?

Definition
chief diplomat
Term
Chapter 8: The Chief Executive 

The "chief legislator" function is NOT illustrated by what action?

Definition
declaring war
Term
Chapter 8: The Chief Executive 

The first president to grant Communist China official recognition was who?

Definition
Jimmy Carter
Term
Chapter 8: The Chief Executive

By agreeing to exchange ambassadors with another nation, the president grants that country what kind of recongnition?

Definition
diplomatic recognition
Term
Chapter 8: The Chief Executive

  The president's power to send and receive ambassadors illustrates his role as what presidential station?

Definition
chief diplomat
Term

Chapter 8: The Chief Executive

  The United States does not have diplomatic relations with which country.

Definition
North Korea
Term
Chapter 8: The Chief Executive

  What is the difference between an executive agreement and a treaty?

Definition
Treaties require the advice and consent of the Senate; executive agreements do not
Term
Chapter 8: The Chief Executive

  Turning over control of the Panama Canal to Panama is an example of what kind of presidential action?

Definition
Treaty
Term
Chapter 8: The Chief Executive

  Who are the presidents primary links with the state department respect to presidential conduct of foreign policy?

Definition
The vice president and the secretary of defense
Term
Chapter 8: The Chief Executive

  When a president’s constitutional powers of chief of state, commander in chief, and chief diplomat combine with the political, military, and economic strength of the United States, the American president becomes a spokesman for who?

Definition
the democratic world
Term
Chapter 8: The Chief Executive

  In 1951, President Truman fired General Douglas MacArthur as his commanding general because of MacArthur's public criticism of the president's military policy in Korea. President Truman's authority over MacArthur guarantees...

Definition
civilian control of the military.
Term
Chapter 8: The Chief Executive

 President George W. Bush's deployment of U.S. troops to Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2003 represent...

Definition
The president taking military action without a statement of congressional support
Term

Chapter 8: The Chief Executive

  In 2002, when President George W. Bush dismissed both his secretary of the treasury and director of the National Economic Council, the president acted in the role of what presidential station?

Definition
chief administrator
Term
Chapter 8: The Chief Executive

  Which presidential speech is required under the Employment Act of 1946?

Definition
Annual Economic Report
Term
Chapter 8: The Chief Executive

  In order to build support in Congress for their legislative agenda, presidents have at different times used all of the following, EXCEPT:

Definition
monetary incentives.
Term
Chapter 8: The Chief Executive

  The power of a chief executive to cancel specific items in an appropriation or tax bill is called what?

Definition
line item veto
Term
Chapter 8: The Chief Executive

  Though not mentioned in the Constitution, the candidate who wins the presidential nomination is called upon to act as national spokesman for the group being represented. In such a role the president is

Definition
the party leader
Term
Chapter 8: The Chief Executive

 In his famous "fireside chats" during the Great Depression of the 1930s, President Franklin D. Roosevelt tried to give hope to radio listeners. This illustrates the presidential role of what?

Definition
National opinion leader
Term
Chapter 8: The Chief Executive

  If the president does not act on a bill within 10 days after Congress adjourns, the bill does what?

Definition
dies under a pocket veto
Term
Chapter 8: The Chief Executive

  Which president is said to have invented the White House press conference?

Definition
Theodore Roosevelt
Term
Chapter 8: The Chief Executive

Ever since passage of the Employment Act of 1946, the president has been formally responsible for doing what?

Definition
managing the economy
Term
Chapter 8: The Chief Executive

  When President Nixon attempted to prevent major newspapers from publishing the Pentagon Papers, a government study of the Vietnam War, what did the Supreme Court say?

Definition
the Supreme Court refused to hear the case
Term
Chapter 8: The Chief Executive

 The War Powers Resolution of 1973 proclaims that the president must submit a written report to Congress within twenty-four hours of American troops arriving in a hostile environment. (True or False)

Definition
False
Term
Chapter 8: The Chief Executive

  The Supreme Court's decisions in cases involving the policies of the Bush administration against AI Qaeda terrorists havedone what to the presidential power?

Definition
restricted presidential power in combating terrorism
Term
Chapter 8: The Chief Executive

 What is NOT a duty of the president in his role as leader of his political party?

Definition
Raising Money
Term
Chapter 8: The Chief Executive

 The strength of a president depends on how much power lies within the executive branch. With this in mind, how would you classify the presidency of William Howard Taft?

Definition
weak
Term
Chapter 8: The Chief Executive

  When does the vice president vote when serving as the president of the Senate?

Definition
Only to break a tie
Term
Chapter 8: The Chief Executive

  Public approval of the president tends to ...

Definition
decline throughout a president's years in office.
Term
Chapter 10: The Judiciary

Which type of law is known as a set of rules that been created by judges in the course of rendering
decisions on court cases?
Definition
Common
Term
Chapter 10: The Judiciary

In general, when courts hear cases in which the facts are similar to an existing precedent, the courts
are expected to apply the principle of
Definition
Stare Decisis
Term
Chapter 10: The Judiciary

Equity consists of...
Definition
a system where a court awards remedies other than monetary damages.
Term
Chapter 10: The Judiciary
Which type of law dates back to medieval England?
Definition
Common Law
Term
Chapter 10: The Judiciary

The U.S. Intemal Revenue Service's regulations based on its interpretation oftax laws enacted by Congress are an example of ...
Definition
Administrative Law
Term
Chapter 10: The Judiciary

Stare decisis renders law
Definition
Stable and Predictable
Term
Chapter 10: The Judiciary
A law that has been formally declared by a legislature is called a
Definition
Statute.
Term
Chapter 10: The Judiciary

An extensive set of rules issued by agencies of the federal, state, and local governments are
collectively known as
Definition
Administrative law
Term
Chapter 10: The Judiciary

A divorce suit an example of
Definition
Civil Law
Term
Chapter 10: The Judiciary

The vast majority of criminal cases are handled by
Definition
State Courts
Term
Chapter 10: The Judiciary
The American legal system is based on the assumption that truth will emerge from the clash of opposing interests. This is known as the
Definition
Adversary System
Term
Chapter 10: The Judiciary
A civil case is illustrated by a
Definition
governmental suit against a corporation for violating the Sherman Antitrust Act..
Term
Chapter 10: The Judiciary

The requirement that a person must have suffered some sort of concrete harm or injury in order to litigate an issue is known as
Definition
Standing
Term
Chapter 10: The Judiciary

he jurisdiction of a court refers to the
Definition
Authority of the court to hear a particular kind of case
Term
Chapter 10: The Judiciary

What can truthfully be said regarding jurisdiction of state and Federal Courts?
Definition
Whereas the jurisdiction of state courts is very broad, that of the federal courts is more limited.
Term
Chapter 10: The Judiciary

Article III, Section 2, of the Constitution sets forth two types of jurisdiction: jurisdiction based on
subject matter of a case and jurisdiction based on
Definition
the nature of the parties in the case.

(Subject Matter and Personnal Jurisdiction)
Term
Chapter 10: The Judiciary

What kind of Jurisdiction does the U.S. Supreme Court have?
Definition
Both Original and Appellate
Term
Chapter 10: The Judiciary

A probate court or surrogate's court is a
Definition
Court that deals with wills and estates
Term
Chapter 10: The Judiciary

In the process of choosing a Supreme Court judge, it is the responsibility of the Senate Judiciary Committee to
Definition
hold a hearing on whether to allow a nominee to be voted on by the Senate.
Term
Chapter 10: The Judiciary

What can truthfully be said regarding federal constitutional courts?
Definition
The principal constitutional courts are the district courts, the courts of appeals, and the Supreme Court
Term
Chapter 10: The Judiciary

Courts which are created by the Congress under Article I, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution are
usually referred to as
Definition
Legislative Court
Term
Chapter 10: The Judiciary

The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit primarily hears cases involving
Definition
patents and tarriffs
Term
Chapter 10: The Judiciary

When the Supreme Court's announcement of its decision in a particular case involves the issuance of
a concurring opinion, the concurring opinion is
Definition
Written by a justice who concurs with the majority opinion but disagrees with the reasons advanced to support the majority opinon.
Term
Chapter 10: The Judiciary

A written opinion of a judge who voted with the minority is called a(n)
Definition
Dissenting Opinion
Term
Chapter 10: The Judiciary

Most Cases reach the Supreme Court primarily by means of a(n)
Definition
Writ of Certiorari
Term
Chapter 10: The Judiciary

At oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court,
Definition
Attorneys undergo questioning from the judges
Term
Chapter 10: The Judiciary

In general, the U.S. Supreme Court accepts
Definition
A very small percentage of the petitions it receives
Term
Chapter 10: The Judiciary

The American judiciary has the power to decide whether the acts of the executive and legislative
branches of government are in conflict with the Constitution and, if so, to declare them void. This is the
power of
Definition
Judicial Review
Term
Chapter 10: The Judiciary

A court order to a public official to perform an act that is legally required is called a(n)
Definition
Writ of Mandamus
Term
Chapter 10: The Judiciary

In Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court held that:
Definition
Maybury had a legal right to the office in question and the Supreme Court could not issue a writ.
Term
Chapter 10: The Judiciary

What chief justice established the Supreme Court as an independent force within the governmental system?
Definition
John Marshall
Term
Chapter 10: The Judiciary

John Marshall's opinion in Marbwy v. Madison established the principle of
Definition
Judicial Review
Term
Chapter 10: The Judiciary

Advocates of are more likely to declare actions of the other branches as
unconstitutional, and are more inclined to have the courts set policy for the nation.
Definition
Judicial Activism
Term
Chapter 10: The Judiciary

The belief that judges should interpret the provisions of a constitution according to the meaning of the language at the time the document was composed is known as
Definition
Textualism
Term
Chapter 10: The Judiciary

From 1800 until the end of the Civil War in 1865, the Supreme Court was concerned primarily with
issues related to
Definition
federalism
Term
Chapter 14: Foreign Policy

Which theory of international relations asserts that cooperation among nations is limited by the
competitive strategies that they must adopt in an international environment lacking institutions capable of
enforcing good behavior?
Definition
Realism
Term
Chapter 14: Foreign Policy

"Nations are free to act according to their interests as they define them." This statement reflects
which theory of international relations?
Definition
Realism
Term
Chapter 14: Foreign Policy

Which one of the following is true of U.S. foreign policy in the post-Cold War period?
Definition
The United States is now the sole global superpower, a hegemon dedicated to liberal economic and democratic values.
Term
Chapter 14: Foreign Policy

The core concept guiding realism is
Definition
anarchy
Term
Chapter 14: Foreign Policy

Liberalism maintains that capitalism and democracy, as well as international institutions, can lead to
Definition
to enduring cooperation among nations
Term
Chapter 14: Foreign Policy

__________may result when nations work to increase their armaments and create alliances to block
the aggressive attempts of other nations to dominate the international system.
Definition
A balance of power
Term
Chapter 14: Foreign Policy

Which policy declared the United States the dominant power in the Western Hemisphere?
Definition
Containment
Term
Chapter 14: Foreign Policy

The idea that wealth and power go together and that the nation should pursue policies designed to
increase its wealth is known as
Definition
mercantilism
Term
Chapter 14: Foreign Policy

During Jefferson's time, the United States opted not to play an active role in the European balance of
power; this is an example of
Definition
isolationism
Term
Chapter 14: Foreign Policy

______________means a nation is the dominant nation in a particular geographic area.
Definition
Hegemony
Term
Chapter 14: Foreign Policy

At what point, and under which president, has American foreign policy been unambiguously driven
by ideal liberal tenets?
Definition
World War I, President Woodrow Wilson
Term
Chapter 14: Foreign Policy

The Roosevelt era demonstrated that American _____ was giving away to _____ in international affairs.
Definition
noninterventionist; active involvement
Term
Chapter 14: Foreign Policy

After World War II, the United States played the critical role in founding the
Definition
(NATO)North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Term
Chapter 14: Foreign Policy

The Korean War was the first test of the policy of
Definition
Containment
Term
Chapter 14: Foreign Policy

The policy known as detente was employed when
Definition
when peaceful relations with the Soviet Union were established.
Term
Chapter 14: Foreign Policy

Which one of the following has social science research found with respect to democracies and war?
Definition
Democracies are more willing to wage war against non-democraticies
Term
Chapter 14: Foreign Policy

The lynchpin to President Wilson's philosophy, that the security of nations would be achieved
through membership in an international organization dedicated to maintaining order and cooperation, is
called
Definition
collective security
Term
Chapter 14: Foreign Policy

Compared to President Wilson's utopian liberalism, contemporary liberals are more
Definition
Pragmatic
Term
Chapter 14: Foreign Policy

Neo-liberal institutionalists believe that international institutions or regimes
Definition
regimes promote cooperation on important global issues
Term
Chapter 14: Foreign Policy

The use of military power in the prevention of major threats to American security, especially in
helping to prevent wars from breaking out among the great powers of the world, is referred to as
Definition
selective engagement
Term
Chapter 14: Foreign Policy

Dualism in foreign affairs is understandable because American foreign policy has always been
shaped by two basic objectives
Definition
to ensure national security and to serve as a model for other states.
Term
Chapter 14: Foreign Policy

Recently, the United States has displayed a willingness to pursue
Definition
multilateralism that supports human rights and humanitarian values.
Term
Chapter 14: Foreign Policy

Which terrorist group is responsible for attacks on U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in the 1990s?
Definition
AI Qaeda
Term
Chapter 14: Foreign Policy

The president's powers in foreign affairs have steadily been _____ by Congress, the Supreme
Court, influential elites, and the American public.
Definition
expanded
Term
Chapter 14: Foreign Policy

The National Security Act was instrumental in
Definition
expanding the foreign policy bureaucracy under the president's control.
Term
Chapter 14: Foreign Policy

In his farewell address, George Washington warned the United States
Definition
Against becoming entangled in foreign affairs
Term
Chapter 14: Foreign Policy

Congress can influence foreign policy by
Definition
increasing or reducing funding
Term
Chapter 14: Foreign Policy

The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine justified American
Definition
intervention in the domestic politics of Latin America.
Term
Chapter 14: Foreign Policy

Domestic societal forces that influence foreign policy include a diverse array of interest groups, yet
the more general influence exerting pressure on the formulation and implementation of foreign policy is
Definition
public opinion
Term
Chapter 14: Foreign Policy

Which groups appear to have the most influence on foreign policy?
Definition
Economic or business groups
Term
Chapter 14: Foreign Policy

In times of war,
Definition
The influence of interest groups declines.
Term
Chapter 14: Foreign Policy

The media influences foreign policy in a number of ways including
Definition
framing the policy agenda
Term
Chapter 14: Foreign Policy

The media has grown in importance as an influence on foreign policy due to the dependence of__________?
Definition
policy influential's
Supporting users have an ad free experience!