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Bill |
Can be introduced by anyone but only proposed by a member of congress. The person who introduced it is called the sponsor |
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House rules committee |
Determines how long a bill can be debated and whether to allow an open or closed rule for amending it Can kill a bill by delaying a vote or making it easy for the opponents to add poison pill/killer amendments Can bring bills up for an immediate floor vote
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Filibuster |
Since the senate is small, there are no time constraints on debate Tactic to delay the vote on a bill Cloture requires 60 members to vote |
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Pork barrels |
Senate members can add any amendments they want Amendment that brings federal money to home state |
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Earmarks |
Provision within legislation that appropriates money to specific project. Illegal in house but not senate |
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Conference committee |
Negotiates compromises between senate and house's versions of the same bill. Must go back for voting in both houses once written |
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Pocket veto |
If prez does nothing for 10 days, a bill passes If congress ends in those 10 days, it's the president's choice For a normal veto they must give the reasons in writing |
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Types of committees |
- standing committee: permanent, special committees - joint committee: made of members of both house and senate. Used to communicate to public or investigate - Select committee: temporary committees for special investigations - Conference committees: temporay committees, negotiate compromises |
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Pigeonhole |
Bill stuck in a committee A discharge petition brings it out |
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Speaker of the house |
Leader of the house Elected by majority party Direct floor debate Influences committee assignments Sort bills by committee |
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Majority leader of house |
Keeps party members in line and helps determine party policy and agenda |
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Minority leader of the house |
Keeps party members in line Determines party legislative agenda |
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House whips |
Help their party leaders keep the members loyal |
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Vp and senate |
Vp is prez of senate by const Only votes to break a tie |
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Prez pro tempore |
Presiding officer in senate when vp is absent Honorary position, given to senior of majority party |
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Senate majority leader |
Has the most power Controls the legislative agenda Power broker and policy initiator |
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Senate minority leader |
Power broker but cannot initiate policy or control agenda |
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Logrolling |
Help me with this bill and I'll help with yours |
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Nw ordinance |
Introduced by articles of conf in 1787, reaffirmed by congress in 1789 |
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Pendleton act |
1883 Eliminated spoils system for gov jobs, changed it to exams and merit |
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Sherman anti trust act |
1890 Congress can regulate and break up monopolies/trusts. Actually used to break up labor unions |
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Hatch act |
1939 Gov employees can vote in elections but not partisan politics |
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Freedom of info act |
1966 Declassified gov documents |
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Air quality act |
1960s-1990s |
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Federal election campaign acts |
1971, 1974 Created federal election commission Required disclosure and limitations on contributions to campaigns |
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War powers act |
1973 Limited prez power to use troops overseas, put a time limit on use, gave congress power to withdraw troops. Completely ignored by prez |
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Budget and impoundment control act |
1974 Established congressional budget committees and congressional budget office, presented the prez from refusing to fund congress initiatives |
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Gramm rudman hollings bill |
1985 Tried and failed to balance the budget |
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No child left behind act |
2001 Education standards, state testing, sanction bad schools |
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Unfunded mandates and reform act |
1995 Make congress recognize and vote on unfunded mandates |
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Espionage act, sedition act |
1917, 1918Limited freedom, gov could control public activity Limited freedom, gov could control public activity Repealed in 1921 |
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Immigration act |
1924 Limited number of immigrants |
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Voting rights act |
1965 No literacy tests, states can't change voting procedures w/o federal permission. Fed officials can count votes |
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Age discrimination in employment act |
1967 |
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Civil rights act/fair housing act |
1968 Banned public discrimination by race and employment discrimination based on gender |
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Title IX education act |
1972 No gender discrimination in federal education |
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Americans w disabilities act |
1990 Mandated reasonable accommodations in public facilities Bans job discrimination |
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National voters registration act |
1993 Aka motor voter act Can register to vote when applying for a driver's license |
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Patriot act |
2001 Police can convict suspected terrorists |
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New deal legislation |
1933-1939 Expanded role of gov, created social welfare programs |
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Personal responsibility and work opportunity reconsiliation act |
1996 Recipients of welfare must fet a job within 2 years and only receive benefits for 5 years States distribute welfare money |
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Bipartisan campaign reform act |
2002 Aka McCain feingold bill Banned soft money, raised hard money limit to $2000 Mostly struck down by Supreme Court in 2010 citizens united v federal election commission |
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Prez powers |
Handle foreign policy Ceremonial head of state Force congress into session Must brief congress on state of the union Can veto legislation Grant reprieves and pardons Commander in chief |
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Gulf of Tonkin resolution |
1964 Power of prez to commit unlimited troops for unlimited length of time in Vietnam war |
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Stewardship doctrine |
Prez has any power not directly prohibited by const |
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Unitary executive theory |
Unlimited power for prez |
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Chief of staff |
Top aid to the prez, controlle which can see the prez and organizes the white house |
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National security council |
Nsc Advises the prez on military situations |
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Domestic policy council |
Helps prez formulate policies on everything domestic |
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Ofdice of management and budget |
Omb Prepares the budget, allocates it to cabinet departments |
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Council of economic advisors |
Economic policy |
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Us trade representative |
Negotiates complex trade and tariff agreements on behalf of prez |