Pols Ch 7

Front 1

The legislator should be a trustee and vote how he sees fit until the public gets involved, at which point he should return to the delegate mode

Back 1

politico

Front 2

The legislator is a delegate most of the time, but if an issue keeps her head off the pillow at night, she turns into a trustee

Back 2

conscience mode

Front 3

Legislators must “act in the same manner as the whole body would act, were they present” -Thomas Paine (1776)

Back 3

delegate model of representation

Front 4

The legislator should consider the will of the people, but then should do what he or she thinks is best for the nation as a whole and in the long term. Burkean conception.

Back 4

trustee model of representation

Front 5

In almost all states, the process of redistricting must be undertaken every ___years to reflect changes in the state’s overall population relative the the rest of the country
population shifts within the state

Back 5

ten years

Front 6

The drawing of legislative districts for partisan advantage

Back 6

gerrymandering

Front 7

Lumping opposition voters in one area

Back 7

packing

Front 8

Splitting up groups of voters so they do not constitute a majority in any district

Back 8

cracking

Front 9

Work Horse of the Legislature

Members can become policy experts
More issues can be considered
Legislators can be on committees relevant to constituents
“Safety valve” function

Back 9

Standing Committee

Front 10

a committe of members of the house and senate that irons out differences in similar measures that have passed both houses to create a single bill

Back 10

conference committee

Front 11

a temporary committee created to deal with a specific issue

Back 11

select committee

Front 12

units that conduct oversight or issue research, but do not have legislative powers

Back 12

joint committee

Front 13

The United States ____ has the sole power to try all Impeachments. ____ to convict.

Back 13

Senate
Two-thirds

Front 14

the advisers considered most important to the president-usually the secretaries of the departments of State, Defense, Treasury, and Justice

Back 14

inner cabinet

Front 15

a group of the presidential staff agencies that provides the president with help and advice

Back 15

Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Front 16

an organization within the EOP to advise the prseident on foreign and domestic military policies related to national security

Back 16

National Security Council (NSC)

Front 17

the office that presidents use to better understand and control policies related to the financial operations of the government

Back 17

office of management and budget (OMB)

Front 18

a group of economists within the EOP appointed by the president to provide advice on economic policy

Back 18

Council of Economic Advisors

Front 19

the highest ranking member of the EOP and hence the most important of the presidents advisors

Back 19

chief of staff

Front 20

A pyramid structure with the Chief of Staff reporting directly to the president-- others go through CoS.

Back 20

Hierarchical Organization model.

Front 21

Like a wheel and spokes.

Back 21

collegial model

Front 22

defined: Constitutional powers that are assigned to one governmental agency but that are exercised by another agency with the express permission of the first.

Back 22

delegated powers

Front 23

defined: Powers claimed by a president that are not expressed in the Constitution but are inferred from it.

Back 23

inherent powers

Front 24

Veto power
Recommend measures
State of the Union

Back 24

Presidential Legislative authority

Front 25

Appointing ambassadors

Receiving ambassadors

Treaties

Executive Agreements

Fast-track trade authority

Meeting with foreign leaders to forge ties and make formal alliances

Back 25

President as Chief Diplomat

Front 26

Cief of State
Chief Legislator
Chief Diplomat
Commander and CHief

Back 26

Many HAts of the president

Front 27

Power of persuasion is the power to bargain

Back 27

Neustadt

Front 28

High self esteem, oriented towards results, adaptive

Back 28

Active-Positive


Kennedy Truman FDR

Front 29

Intense effort with low emotional reward, motivated by personal ambition-

Back 29

Active Negative

Nixon Johnson

Front 30

Try to please others, compliant with decisions by others

Back 30

Passive Positive

Reagan

Front 31

Minimal Performance, low self esteem, work out of sense of duty

Back 31

passive negative


Washington

Front 32

Organizations with a hierarchical structure and specific responsibilities, which operate on management principles intended to enhance efficiency and effectiveness

Back 32

Beuracracy

Front 33

any of the fifteen major government agencies responsible for specific policy areas whose heads are usually called secretaries and serve in the president's cabinet

Back 33

departmetn

Front 34

federal agencies with narrow responsibilities for a specific policy issue, such as the environmet, not covered by one of the fifteen environmental departments

Back 34

interdependent agencies

Front 35

have broad discretion to make rules for particular industries. Examples include:

the Federal Trade Commissions
the Federal Communications Commission
the Federal Elections Commission

Back 35

Interdependent regulatroy agencies

Front 36

federal law that limits the participation of federal government employees in political campaigns to protect them from feeling obligated to donate money or work for political candidates

Back 36

Hatch Act

Front 37

ensures employees are hired on the basis of their qualifications and cannot be fired merely for belonging to the wrong political party

Back 37

pendleton act

Front 38

meeting of the committee to debate and consider amendments to a measure under consideration.

Back 38

committee markup