Study Guide Exam 2

Front 1

Terms of Senators

Back 1

A term is 6 years (they can be re-elected indefinitely)

Front 2

How many votes are needed to override a Presidents veto?

Back 2

2/3 majority of both houses (both house of representatives and senate)

Front 3

Compare deterrence vs. preemption

Back 3

(two different military strategies/policies) Deterrence is to prevent an enemy from attacking you and preemption is attacking somebody before you are attacked, as a result of a perceived threat.

Front 4

Federal jurisdiction vs. state jurisdiction

Back 4

Anything Federal has jurisdiction over anything state

Front 5

Federal corporation vs independent regulatory agency

Back 5

Federal corporations: U.S. Postal Service, Independent agency: NSA, NASA, CSI-- agencies that are separate form federal bureaucracy but are still checked or supervised by the executive branch

Front 6

Role of President vs Congress for declaring war, negotiating treaties and for foreign policy decisions

Back 6

Shared responsibilities

Front 7

Delegated powers vs inherent powers

Back 7

(powers of the president) Delegated powers tell the president exactly what to do, when to do it, and how to do it. Inherent powers are left to the discretion of the president.

Front 8

Merit system for government appointments

Back 8

Based in business. Before the federal bureaucracy had a proper system, people were just appointed to power as a result of favor.

Front 9

Iron triangle

Back 9

State of relationship between congress, interest groups, lobbies, and private sector.

Front 10

Stare decisis

Back 10

Important legal principle in the U.S. system of common law, that says, "let the decision stand"

Front 11

Federal Reserve Bank

Back 11

Central bank of the U.S. States. System of banks. In charge of setting interest rates, of monitoring fiscal policies (monitoring exchange rates, etc.)

Front 12

Pork-barrel legislation

Back 12

Legislation that congress people specifically use to fond specific projects that will benefit them

Front 13

Filibuster

Back 13

Technique on an individual that delays the passing of legislation by speaking competitively on the floor (delays passing legislation by continuously talking)

Front 14

Bicameralism

Back 14

Two chambers (house of representative and senate