Review Of Political Science

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Difference between trustee and delegate model • Verify different institutions in our political system Know what franking is Multiple and sequential referral Glossary of rules and terms in congress that have to be followed when debating a bill • Know filibuster or cloture Different types of committee • Standing and ad hop committee • Ad hop o Joint or select committees • Joint ? Conference committee Know rules for pocket veto by president Be able to describe oversight function of congress Define deliberative • More deliberative o Which is more “ “ house of congress or ? Incumbent advantage? And what contributes to it? Presidents that expanded powers • Commander in chief • Who • Significantly expanded commander in chief and charisma Know which level of bureaucracy is closest to president and which is furthest away Explain executive orders • are they formal powers? Not mentioned at all?? Or vague discretionary powers? Power to persuade is? What is bully pulpit? Who used the media most? Constitution specifically mentions things such as the cabinet and officers? Which level is senior level? Bureaucrats do? Which is not a congressional function? Hatch act? Pittlemen act Decision of the supreme court of hattan vs the republican party Which article of constitution explains powers of which branch Difference between circuit vs district courts • District are only ones with jury trials • Circuit doesn’t even have witnesses How many circuit courts are there? • 13 amicus curiae? Writ of certiorari Stare decisis Difference between judicial activism and strict? How judges approach jurisprudence? • Which is more liberal and conservatist Norm of the court? • Mention several Know what standing before the court is • Know what is not standing as well • Significant harm and such Know how many justices is takes to issue a writ of circularea • 4 know civil war amendments • 13th 14th and 15th • know 3 clauses in 14th amendment know what strict scrutiny is and suspect classifications • know the supreme court case that established these exclusionary rule • mac vs ohio • get rid of evidence at trial lemon test • lemon vs curtsman • when govt can get involved in religion free speech cases roe vs wade schenk vs united states Johnson vs texas Uc regions vs bakae • Affirmative action Difference between warren courts, burger courts, roberts, rindquist • Know which were activists and constructionists Death penalty • Which struck down and which reinstated it Once clause remains as powerful way of fight for civil rights • Made 2 pretty meaningless Know jim crowe laws and which ones prevented African Americans from voting Supreme court has no enforcement system Nixon would end up desegregating public school system Know affirmative action cases What precidents did uc regions vs bakae establish • What did supreme court say about the way uc was determining acceptance What is sexual harassment • Know what has to be done to prove An active government for economy • Reasons economy should be run by government Only one country has lower taxes than us, JAPAN Why do we need taxation Know difference between micro and macro economic policy • Fiscal vs monetary policy Welfare state • Social insurance, means tested, and entitlement programs- KNOW • Social security, medicare, etc...