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49 Cards in this Set
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THE TEXAS GOVERNOR MAY NOT
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APPOINT THE LT. GOVERNOR
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THE PRESIDENT'S CABINET REFERS TO
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15 EXECUTIVE-LEVEL HEADS OF AGENCIES THAT ADVISE HIM (EG. SECRETARY OF STATE OR DEFENSE)
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IF THE PRESIDENT NEITHER VETOES NOR SIGNS A BILL AND 10 CONGRESSIONAL WORKING DAYS GO BY, WHAT HAPPENS TO THE BILL
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THE BILL AUTOMATICALLY BECOMES LAW
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WHEN A PRESIDENT'S VETO IS OVERRIDDEN IT IS DONE SO BY
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2/3 OF BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS
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PRESIDENT CLINTON ONCE HAD THE LINE-ITEM VETO FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS. THE PRESIDENT WAS THUS GIVEN A MUCH GREATER ROLE IN SHAPING LEGISLATURE. HOWEVER, THE SUPREME COURT STRUCK IT DOWN. ON WHAT BASIS WAS IT RULED TO BE IN VIOLATION WITH THE CONSTITUTION
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IT VIOLATED THE PRINCIPLE OF SEPARATION OF POWERS
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IN ITS ORIGINAL 1787 FORM, THE CONSTITUTION REQUIRED SENATORS TO BE ELECTED BY
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THE LEGISLATURES OF EACH STATE
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CONGRESS' POWERS DO NOT INCLUDE THE POWER TO
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OVERTURN THE SUPREME COURT BY MAJORITY VOTE
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AS ORIGINALLY SPECIFIED IN THE CONSTITUTION, THE ONLY OFFICIALS DIRECTLY ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE WERE
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MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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THE FACT THAT EACH BRANCH HAS ITS OWN CONSTITUTIONAL SOURCE OF POWER IS AN EXAMPLE OF
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SEPARATION OF POWER
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WHY IS THE LT. GOVERNOR OF TEXAS SO POWERFUL
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ALL OF THESE INCLUDING HE CAN CONTROL THE FLOW OF LEGISLATION IN THE TEXAS SENATE
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BASED ON WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED ABOUT WAR-TIME PRESIDENTS, DID SEPTEMBER 11 STRENGTHEN OR WEAKEN THE PRESIDENT'S POWER
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STRENGTHEN
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WHEN IT COMES TO FOREIGN POLICY
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THE PRESIDENT HAS NEARLY UNLIMITED FOREIGN POLICY POWER, ESPECAILLY IN THE TIMES OF CRISIS
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WHAT IT THE MOST IMPORTANT KIND OF CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE (THE ONE WHERE MOST OF THE DAY-TO-DAY DRAFTING OF LEGISLATION TAKES PLACE
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STANDING
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A "MODERN ROLE" OF THE PRESIDENT
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SECRETARY OF THE STATE
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A CONSTITIONAL FEATURE OF THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE
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535 MEMBER HOUSE
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UNLIKE THE US CONGRESS, THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE IS UNICAMERAL
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FALSE
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ONE OF THE PURPOSES OF THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE SYSTEM IS TO PROVIDE FOR A DIVISION OF LABOR (OPPORTUNITY FOR SPECIALIZATION)
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TRUE
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IN THE ORIGINAL 1787 CONSTITUTION (UNAMENDED), THE PRESIDENT WAS LIMITED TO TWO TERMS OF OFFICE IN ORDER TO AVOID CORRUPTION AND ABUSE OF POWER
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FALSE
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THE SYMBOLIC AND CEREMONIAL CHIEF OF STATE ROLE OF THE PRESIDENT
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CAN ADD TO THE PRESIDENT'S POLITICAL POWER
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WHICH PRESIDENT GREATLY EXPANDED THE POWER OF THE PRESIDENCY BY REACHING OUT TO THE PEOPLE FOR SUPPORT DURING AN ECONOMIC DEPRESSION AND WORLD WAR
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FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT
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PRESIDENTS SINCE GEORGE WASHINGTON HAVE TAKEN ACTIONS NOT SPECIFICALLY GRANTED TO THEM BY THE CONSTITUTION BY CLAIMING THAT THEIR OFFICE HAS
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IMPLIED POWERS
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AN IMPORTANT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE THAT HAS THE POWER TO KILL A BILL AFTER IT PASSES IN BOTH HOUSES IF TWO VERSIONS CANNOT BE RECONCILED IS CALLED A
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CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
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THE IMPEACHMENT OF PRESIDENTS SUCH AS BILL CLINTON IS A COMMON EVENT. TEN HAVE HAVE BEEN IMPEACHED BUT ONLY TWO HAVE BEEN CONVICTED
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FALSE
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WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE SPEECH THAT THE CONSTITUTION REQUIRES THE PRESIDENT TO MAKE TO CONGRESS
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STATE OF THE UNION
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ONE REASON WHY THE FRAMERS ADOPTED THE CONCEPT OF BICAMERALISM WAS
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TO PROVIDE A CHECK AND BALANCE ON EACH HOUSE OF CONGRESS
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UNDER ARTICLE I OF THE CONSTITUTION, ALL BILLS FOR RAISING REVENUE (TAXES) MUST ORIGINATE IN
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THE HOUSE
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IT IS SAFE TO SAY THAT IN 1787 THE FRAMERS INTENDED FOR CONGRESS AND NOT THE PRESIDENT TO BE THE PRIMARY PROTECTOR OF NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY
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FALSE
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HOW MANY US REPRESENTATIVES ARE ELECTED FROM EACH US CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
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1 (ONE)
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WAS NOT A REASON FOR THE FRAMER'S ADOPTION OF THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE
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THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE WOULD GIVE THE AVERAGE VOTER A GREATER SAY IN THE ELECTION OF THE PRESIDENT
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THE PRESIDENT'S JOINT CHIEF OF STAFF ARE
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TOP GENERALS AND ADMIRALS WHO SERVE AS A LINK BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT AND THE MILITARY
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WHO BECAME PRESIDENT AFTER FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT DEATH
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TRUMAN
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WHO BECAME PRESIDENT AFTER JOHN F KENNEDY'S DEATH
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JOHNSON
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RONALD REAGAN DEFEATED WHICH INCUMBENT PRESIDENT TO BECOME PRESIDENT IN 1980
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JIMMY CARTER
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GEORGE W BUSH SERVED ONLY FOR ONE TERM OF OFFICE AS PRESIDENT
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FALSE
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WHICH IS NOT A ROLE OF THE PRESIDENT
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SENATE LEADER
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THE TWENTY-SECOND AMENDMENT
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RESTRICTS THE PRESIDENT TO TWO TERMS OF OFFICE
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IN NOVEMBER 2010 AN OFF-YEAR ELECTION WAS BE HELD. THE TERM OFF-YEAR ELECTION REFERS TO
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A CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION HELD DURING A YEAR WHEN THE PRESIDENT IS NOT UP FOR ELECTION
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WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF AN OFF-YEAR ELECTION
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ALL OF THE ABOVE INCLUDING IT IS OFTEN A GUAGE OF THE DEGREE TO WHICH VOTERS ARE "SATISFIED WITH THE DIRECTION OF THE NATION"
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WHAT IS THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE US SENATE
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100
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WHAT IS THE NUMBER OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE US HOUSE
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435
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WHAT IS THE GREATEST PROBLEM FACED BY THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE
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NOT ENOUGH TIME IN SESSION
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THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE IS IN SESSION ONLY EVERY OTHER YEAR
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TRUE
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MEMBERS OF THE US SENATE SERVE FOR
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6 YEAR TERMS
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HOW MANY OF THE 435 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SEATS ARE UP FOR REELECTION AT THE SAME TIME
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ALL OF THEM
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THE NUMBER OF SEATS GRANTED TO EACH STATE IN THE US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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CHANGES EVERY TEN YEARS FOLLOWING REAPPORTIONMENT AFTER A NEW CENSUS IS TAKEN
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THE SENATE DELAY TACTIC OF "TALKING A BILL TO DEATH" EVEN THOUGH THERE MIGHT BE SUPPORT FOR IT IS CALLED
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FILIBUSTERING
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THE POWERS OF THE PRESIDENT AS OUTLINED IN THE CONSTITUTION ARE
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BRIEFLY STATED AND VERY VAGUE
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THE CONSTITUTION DOES NOT GIVE THE PRESIDENT THE POWER TO DECLARE WAR
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TRUE
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THE PRESIDENT CAN VETO ANY LEGISLATURE ENACTED BY CONGRESS EXCEPT
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PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
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