Sci 1101 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

PSCI 1101 Presidency Test Questions and Answers What are the constitutional power of the president? (8) - Answer-- commander in chief - appoint head of executive department, ambassador, supreme court justice. -makes treaties w/ advice of congress - grant pardon and reprieves - call house / congress for special session - receives ambassadors and other rep from foreign country -commission US officers - ensure faithful law execution from congress What are the inherent power of t...

PSCI 1101 Chapter 3 Test with Correct Solutions Enumerated Powers - Answer-The explicit powers given to Congress by the Constitution in Article I, Section 8. These include the powers of taxation, coinage of money, regulation of commerce, and provision for the national defense Externality - Answer-Public goods or bads generated as by-products of private activity. For example, air pollution is an externality (public bad) because it is, in part, the by-product of the private activity of dri...

political party - Answer an organized group of people who have the same ideology, or who otherwise have the same political positions, and who field candidates for elections, in an attempt to get them elected and thereby implement the party's agenda; main 2 in US are democrat and republican Puzzle of parties - Answer Politicians build parties to raise money, awareness, chances of winning elections etc. Parties are beneficial to the politicians.

interest groups An organization of people who share common political interests and aim to influence public policy by electioneering and lobbying. linkage institutions institutions such as political parties, interest groups, the media, and elections that are channels through which individuals can communicate their preferences to policy makers

What are the inherent power of the president ?? - Answer - power of persuasion - executive arrangements -define limits of their authority to obstacles raised What are the 3 expansion presidential powers ? - Answer * presidential expanded legislative power - call congress to enact law - work with congress

Block Grant A broad grant of money given by the federal government to a state government. The grant specifies the general area (such as education or health services) in which the funds may be spent but leaves it to the state to determine the specific allocations Common Core A national set of education standards in mathematics and English language arts/literacy that outline what students should know and be able to do at the end of each grade (K-12) Previous Play Next Rewind 1...

17th amendment - Answer allows for direct election of US senators, turned the senate away from state interests Supremacy Clause of Constitution - Answer specifies that national law is supreme so long as national law "conforms to the Constitution." Necessary and Proper Clause (Elastic Clause) - Answer increases national power insofar as it allows congress to "make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing powers"

Bicameralism intended to be a compromise between Federalists and Anti-Federalists House of Representatives closer to the people Congress intended to be the most important branch Ad Hoc Committees A congressional committee appointed for a limited time to design and report a specific piece of legislation Casework The activity undertaken by members of Congress and their staffs to solve constituents' problems with government agencies Closed Rule An order fro...

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