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18 Cards in this Set
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What branch stands at the very center of our governmental processes?
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Administrative
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According to Woll, administrative agencies exercise judicial and legislative functions as well.
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True
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Name the 2 limitations on government:
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1. separation of powers
2. Bill of Rights |
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What is the term for the system of government that is designed in theory to provide states with a certain amount of authority when it is not implied at the national level?
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Federalism
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The Constitution does not explicitly provide for the administrative branch. |
True
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What branch of government is considered to be almost like a 4th branch of government?
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Administrative branch
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What is the term for the philosophy which held and still holds that the president is constitutionally responsible for the administrative branch and that Congress should delegate to him all necessary authority for this purpose?
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Presidential supremacy school of thought
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What branch of government retains primary control over the organization of the bureaucracy?
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Congress
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How does Congress retain ultimate control over a bureaucracy within the administration?
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Congress alone creates and destroys agencies, and determines whether they are to be located within the executive branch or outside.
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Who is Commander in Chief of all military forces?
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President
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Who is considered the Chief Diplomat?
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President
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T or F
The President does not need Congressional approval for appointing ambassadors. |
FALSE
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The Constitution does not explicitly name the President in charge of the administration. |
True
The President has evolved into that role. |
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Name the only official that is named nationally?
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The President
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To what agency has Congress final authority to control railroad mergers and other aspects of transportation activity without giving the President the right to veto?
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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What does the President lack in controlling what independent agencies like the Interstate Commerce Commission?
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Legal authority
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The courts have used considerable judicial restraint in their review over administration bureaucracies' decision. |
True
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Where is the battleground for the 3 branches of government, and for outside pressure groups which seek to control it for their own purposes?
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The administrative branch
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