Cup and Saucer · 1 #CivicsLifestyle Name _____ Unit 2: INTERACTION AMONG BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT Words-with-Friends in the Frayer Pan

1

#CivicsLifestyle Name ______________________________

Unit 2: INTERACTION AMONG BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT Words-with-Friends in the Frayer Pan

Definition in own words What it’s not

Is this metaphor still operational? Picture / Visual


Example Current Event Summary


Example Picture / Visual

“Without education, we are in a horrible and deadly danger of taking educated people seriously.” G.K. Chesterton

Cup and Saucer

Constituent

Policy-making process

2


Example Current Event Summary


House Example Senate Example

Picture / Visual


Current Speaker / Bio. Primary duties


Current Maj. Leader / Bio. Primary duties

Coalitions

Congressional Committees

Speaker of the House

Senate Majority Leader

3






Current chairman? Party? Picture / Visual



Filibuster

Cloture

Rules Committee

Discharge Petition

4


Data Point Picture / Visual


Data Point Current Event Summary


Current status? Why did Obama reject these?

Picture / Visual



Discretionary Spending

Entitlements Mandatory Spending

Pork Barrel Legislation

Log-rolling

5


Compare # of bills passed: Last year Twenty years ago

Picture / Visual




Why did the Court enter the political thicket?

Picture / Visual


Divided government? 2018 2016 2014 2012 2010

Current Event Summary

Gridlock

Gerrymandering

Baker v. Carr (1961)

Divided Gov’t

6









Role of Trustee

Role of Delegate

Role of Politico

Policy agenda

7









Pocket veto

Executive Agreements

Executive Orders

Signing Statements

8




Examples Picture / Visual


Quote: Picture / Visual


Brief historical background How long did it take to ratify?

Picture / Visual

Cabinet Members

White House Staff

Federalist #70

22nd Amendment

9







Definition in own words

What it’s not

American views toward bureaucracy? Why?

Picture / Visual

Bully Pulpit

Executive Departments

Independent Agencies

Federal Bureaucracy

10






Examples Picture / Visual



Issue Networks

Iron Triangles

Civil Service

Congressional Oversight

11


Quote Picture / Visual







Federalist #78

Judicial Review

Stare Decisis

Judicial Activism

12




Recent example Picture / Visual

What’s the funny?

Judicial Restraint

Judicial Appointments

Documents

Cup and Saucer · 1 #CivicsLifestyle Name _____ Unit 2: INTERACTION AMONG BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT Words-with-Friends in the Frayer Pan