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What is federalism?
Agencies & the national gov't working together
The courts' powers
Rights outlined in the Constitution for the fed. gov't
Division of powers b/w a central & regional government
What is gerrymandering?
Redrawing congressional district lines to aid one's party
System of voting for the president and vice president
Legislators supporting each other's legislation
Gathering support for campaigns for office
The set of problems that political leaders are concerned about is a
Casework
Litigation
Legislation
Policy agenda
Public policy can be defined as
Policy involving the federal budget
Course of action that the government takes to solve an issue
The vice president's agenda involving public opinion
A political party's interference in legislation
Compared to other democratic nations, the United States has a significantly
Ineffective government
Powerful judicial branch
low voter turnout in elections
Large number of political parties
Which is one of the reasons the Articles of Confederation was ineffective?
The judicial courts had too much control over legislation
The national government was too powerful
The president could amend the Articles easily
The states had different currencies
Of all the cases that appealed to the Supreme Court, it has heard
Approximately 80 each year
All of them
None of them
1-3 each year
What did Marbury v. Madison establish?
Stare decisis
Judicial review
Judicial activism
Judicial restraint
Which committee can only be found in the House of Representatives?
Joint Committee
Rules Committee
Ways & Means Committee
Standing Committee
What is an example of Congress' check over the executive branch?
Elect justices for the Supreme Court
It can perform congressional oversight
It can choose the president's administration
It has the power to stop executive orders
Which of the following is an informal power of the president?
Power of appointment
Issue executive orders
Create treaties
Command armed forces
When the Supreme Court applies an amendment to the states, it is called
Selective incorporation
Logrolling
Realignment
Pork barrel legislation
By which case was the Fourth Amendment applied to the states?
Gitlow v. New York
McCulloch v. Maryland
Mapp v. Ohio
Roe v. Wade
What doctrine did the Brown v. Board of Education case abolish?
The Incorporation Doctrine
The Right to Vote Doctrine
The Separate but Equal Doctrine
The Interstate Commerce Doctrine
Which court case declared that the state government cannot tax the national government?
McCulloch v. Maryland
Plessy v. Ferguson
Gideon v. Wainwright
Loving v. Virginia
Who is involved in the iron triangles?
It benefits Congress, the Cabinet, & Supreme Court justices
It benefits interest groups, the bureaucracy, & Congress
It benefits activists, minority groups, & policymakers
It benefits ambassadors, vice presidents, & presidents
