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Who are the US Senators from Florida?
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Mel Martinez
Bill Nelson |
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How many US Representatives districts are there in Florida?
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25
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Who are the Tampa area US representatives and what district are they from?
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9 - Gus Bilirakis (R)
11 - Kathy Castor (D) 12 - Adam Putnam |
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Who is the Florida Lt. Governor?
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Jeff Kottkamp
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Who is the Florida Attorney General?
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Bill McCollum
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Who is Florida's chief financial officer?
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Alex Sink
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Who is the Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services?
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Charles Bronson
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How many members in FL Senate? House?
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40, 120
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How long is the term for FL Senate? House?
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4, 2
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How many R/D are currently in FL Senate? House?
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26R 14D
78R 42D |
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What are the Tampa area FL Senators?
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Victor Crist (R)
Ronda Storms (R) Charlie Justice (D) Arthenia Joyner (D) |
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How many Tampa area FL representatives?
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12
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What is the term limit for Florida elected officials?
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8yrs
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Florida House + Florida Senate = ?
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Florida Legislature
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Florida legislature meets for a regular session of how many days? Begins when?
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60 days
March |
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Who is the Hillsborough County Sheriff?
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David Gee
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Who is the Hillsborough County property appraiser?
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Rob Turner
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Who is the Hillsborough County Tax collector?
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Doug Beldon
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Who is the Hillsborough County Clerk of courts?
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Pat Frank
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Who is the Hillsborough County Supervisor of elections?
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Buddy Johnson
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How many members serve on the school board of hillsborough county? How long is their term? How are they elected?
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7
4yrs Nonpartisan basis |
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How long is the term of county and circuit court judges? How are they elected?
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6yrs
Nonpartisan election |
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How are Florida Supreme Court and district court judges hired? How do they get changed?
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Appointed by governor
Subjected to a retention vote (yes/no) every 6yrs |
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How many members serve on the Tampa city council? How are they seperated?
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7
3 at large, 4 from single member districts |
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What are other incorporated municipalities in Hillsborough County?
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Temple Terrace and Plant City
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What is federalism?
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The significant sharing of power between central national government and regional units such as states or provinces
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What are the advantages of federalism?
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-Share power helps prevent either state or national government from becoming tyrannical
-Allow flexibility and experimentation--states as laboratories of democracy -Genuine differences between areas-water rights, population density -Encourages greater citizen participation and training ground for future national leaders |
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What are the disadvantages of federalism?
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-Lack of coordination and unclear authority-response to Hurricane Katrina
-Race to bottom-as states compete to attract businesses and higher income people -Today peoples' identities and loyalties are with nation rather than states -Some laws should not vary from state to state |
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The underlying factors for the American Revolution were
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-Memory of British history
-Challenges to monarch's authority -Strength of Parliament |
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This was better off in America than Britian
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sense of being
economic and social opportunity |
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This percentage of white males owned their farms and this many could vote in America, compared to these British numbers.
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America - 80%, over half
Britian - less than 25% |
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There was a population of ____ in 1700 and ____ in 1770.
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250,000
2mil |
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There was a population of 250,000 in ____ and 2mil in ____.
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1700, 1770
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Colonial assemblies grew in strength and by the 1750's they claimed right to:
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-Levy taxes
-Make appropriation -pass laws -approve appointments made by royal governors |
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Many British officials in America were:
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corrupt, incompetent
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There was loose British management of the colonies until after this occurred in these years.
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French and Indian War (1756-1763)
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After war _____ tried to control colonies more strictly.
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King George III and Parliament
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War greatly enlarged ____ and led to attempts to get greater revenue from colonies.
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British debt
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Many Americans wanted to do this but Britian tried to stop it.
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move west over Appalachian mountains into ohio valley
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Britian's ____ hurt American economy.
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mercantilist policies
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Britian required colonial assemblies to stop issuing ____.
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paper money
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British navy cracked down on ___. Persons accused were not tried before a sympathetic local jury but in ____.
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American smugglers
Admiralty courts without juries |
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Britian increased number of troops stationed in America and requred colonists to ____.
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feed and house them
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In 1773 Parliament passed law to help _____.
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East India Company
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The law that helped the East India Company said that
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duties on tea would be paid directly to the comapny and tea should be sold only by designated agents, thus avoiding colonial merchants and smugglers
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The Boston Tea party was carried out by ____ in ____.
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Sam Adams and Sons of Liberty, Dec 1773
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People accused of rioting could be tried
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outside of colony of residence (again attempt to avoid sympathetic local juries)
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In summer of 1774, towns throughout Massachusetts expanded protests and threatened
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judges who sought to enforce unpopular laws
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Other colonies organized committees sent ___ because they saw common threat.
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food and money to Massachusetts
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First Contenental Congress met in September 1774 agreed on
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grievances and called for broader boycott-no exports or imports
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Armed conflict leading to the Revolution began in ____ as an ______.
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April 1775
Unplanned battle at Lexington and Concord |
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American Revolutionary War was from years
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1775 to 1783
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The British surrendered to America at _____ in _____.
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Yorktown, 1781
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The Peace Treaty between America and Britian was signed in ____.
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1783
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Second Continental Congress passed the ______ and ______.
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Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation |
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The Primary purpose of the Declaration of Independence was
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to proclaim America's independence to the world-formal justification of an act already accomplished
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The main drafter of the constitution was
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Jefferson
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Jefferson was influenced by ideas of
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Aristotle, Cicero, Locke
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Preamble of the Declaration of Independence states
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Statement of a democratic political philosophy
specific grievances-formal announcement of intent to act as an independent nation |
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The Articles passed the second continental congress in ____ but was not ratified until ____
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Nov 1777
1781 |
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The Articles of Confederation did these things
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-Each state voted as a unit
-No separate executive or judicial branch -Ineffective in preventing trade wars between states and could not levy taxes directly on people -Could not enforce its decisions on states -Lacked credibility in diplomatic negotiations -Could not call up troops to put down Shay's Rebellion |
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Confederation Congress Occurred from
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1781-1788
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Constitutional Convention occurred in
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1787
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Supporters of the constitutional convention took the name
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Federalists
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Two major compromises were made in the Constitutional Convention
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Gave smaller states 2 senators
House of Reps would be based on population with reapportionment every 10 years after census |
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The Constitutional Convention agreed to this reguarding slavery
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Not to stop slave trade for 20yrs, tax exports such as cotton, or tax import of slavery
Slave states got greater representation in house and electoral college by 3/5 compromise. This based representation and taxation on total white population plus 3/5 slave population. |
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The three main points of the constitutional convention were ___. These were influenced by ____.
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-consensus of three branches of government
-seperation of powers -checks and balances Writings of Montesquieu |
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The Federalist papers were written by
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Madison, Hamilton, Jay
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Federalists had to agree to ___ in order to get some states to ratify the Constitution.
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Bill of Rights
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The Constitution was ratified in _____ and the new government began in ____.
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1788
1789 |
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What are the functions of congress?
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Legislation
National budget Oversight of executive branch agencies |
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How does a bill become a law?
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-Member of House or Senate submits bill to clerk who numbers it
-Bill is usually referred to a committee for study and discussion -Most bills (95%) die in committee-never get to floor for vote -Both Senate and House must pass a bill by majority vote for it to go to President -If President signs then it becomes law |
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How does the Senate vote for bills?
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-Has no time limit on debate
-One of more Senators can block passage by filibustering -60 of 100 Senators can end a filibuster by a vote of closure |
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How does the House vote for bills?
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House bills must go through Rules Committee which allocates time for debate and whether amendments will be allowed
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If the Senate and House pass different versions of legislation, what must happen to send it to the president?
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-Majority party leaders appoint a conference committee to work out a compromise
-The compromise version must then be approved by a majority in both House and Senate |
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How can the president veto a bill?
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Directly or by "pocket" veto-not taking action on bills if Congress adjourns during the 10 day period for Presidential review
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How can president's veto be overturned?
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2/3 majority vote of both House and Senate
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How is the federal budget determined?
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-President transmits proposed budget to Congress in early Feb
-House/Senate budget committees meet and set targets in various categories -Standing committees of House and Senate debate a variety of appropriations bills -October 1 deadline for new fiscal year |
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What are differences between Senate and House?
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Senate:
2 senators/state 6 year terms approve treaties and presidential appointments conduct trial after impeachment by house House: -based on population of state-changes every 10yrs after census -2yr terms -initiates money bills -decides whether to impeach president or other official |
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How is the Senate organized?
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President Pro Tempore
Majority Leader Minority Leader Minority Whip Vice-President can preside and cast a vote in the case of a tie |
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How is the House organized?
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Speaker
Majority Leader Majority Whip Minority Leader Minority Whip |
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Who is the speaker of the house?
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Nancy Pelosi
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How is the Congress numbered?
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Every 2yrs after election of all representatives of the house and 1/3 of Senators.
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What number is the current congress?
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110th
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What does a Standing committee do?
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special purposes
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What does a select committee do?
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Things to investigation-specific
ex. watergate |
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What does a Joint committee do?
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administrative purposes
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What types of representation are there?
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-the dominant group in his/her constituency
-his/her political party -the country as a whole -his/her own conscious and judgment |
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What methods are there to find out what voters want?
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Emails and letters
Public meetings Polls |
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How can polls be misleading?
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Sample design
Deliberate or unconscious lying Question wording Question order Refusal problem Non-availability problem |
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What are constituent services?
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Members of legislators staffs are trained to help with problems with federal agencies. They can answer questions bout eligibility and handle complaints. They cannot overrule an agency decision or give legal advice.
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What does lobbying involve?
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Long history
Problem with revolving door Trend toward lobbying to get benefits rather than avoiding restrictions |
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What is divided government? What problems does this present?
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when president and majority in congress are from different political parties
-Possibility of gridlock -Conflicts over military foreign policy -Congress given power by Constitution to declare war but President has become dominant in this area |
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What are the powers of the president?
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-Commander in chief of military
-Head of state-foreign policy/diplomacy -Can pursue domestic legislative agenda -Control over executive branch through appointments -Influence on judicial branch through appointments |
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What are the functions of vice-president?
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-Succeeds the president in case of death, resignation or incapacity
-Can break tie vote in Senate -Political resource -May be groomed to run for President |
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What is the order of succession?
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-25th amendment provides for vice-president and allows president to name a new vice-president if vacancy, subject to confirmation by congress
-legislation sets out order after VP -speaker of house, president pro tempore of senate, cabinet heads starting with secretary of state |
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What parts of government are part of the exectuve office of president growing in size and power?
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OMB - Office of Management and Budget
NSC - National Security Council Relaiance on these advisors rather than most of the cabinet |
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What are some current conflicts between Congress and President?
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Level of troops in Iraq
Signing statements What legislation is President likely to veto? Appointments |
