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Interest groups are guaranteed
which amendment?
What is the free rider dilemma?
Those who enjoy the benefits of
collective goods but did not participate in
acquiring them.
The most important tack for lobbyists is
to
Name three types of interest groups
and give an example of each.
• Business (ex. AT&T)• Labor (ex. Unions)• Professional (ex. ABA)• Ideology (ex. pro-life/pro-choice)• Environmentalists (PETA)• Non-profit (ex. Red-cross)• Ethnic (ex. NAACP)• Religious (ex. Christian Coalition)• Gender (ex. NOW)• Watchdog (ex. Common Cause)
Name the four essential
characteristics that makes an interest
group powerful
Size
Density
Resources
Reputation
What are the requirements to
become president of the United States?
•35 years old
•Lived in the U.S. for 14 years
•Natural born citizen
Name two types of powers that the
president has and give explain each.
• Expressed (listed in the Constitution)
• Delegated (mandated by Congress)
• Inherent (not expressed in the Constitution)
• Emergency (used in times of catastrophes).
The 25th Amendment provides clarified succession if the
President is unable to perform his duties,
give the successors.
1. President2. Vice President3. Speaker of the House4. Senate Pro Tempore 5. Cabinet level offices
What is the take care clause?
Where the president swears to ensure
that all laws will be faithfully executed.
Name four of the eight “Powers of the P’s”
PopularityPersuasionPerceptionPersonality
Power of the PenPublic Support
Personal Leadership SkillsPersonal Leadership Style
Which court decides if a particular law
passed is Constitutional?
United States
Supreme Court
What is the goal of criminal law?
The goal is to decide guilt or innocence and if convicted, to decide punishment.
What is the burden of proof for criminal
law?
Beyond a reasonable doubt (100%)
What is the goal of civil law?
The goal of civil law is to determine who
is responsible.
What is the burden of proof for civil law?
Perpondence of the evidence (51%)
Give 3 reasons to explain why Congress
was the most important part of the U.S. Constitution to
the Founding Fathers
•We can actually serve• It’s the 1st Article in the Constitution•Congress can deal with locals needs and issues
The Senate can use this to “talk a bill to
death”
Filibuster
(What can be done to stop a filibuster?)
The amount of money approved by
Congress in statues, that each unit or
agency can spend.
Name three of the four responsibilities that Congress has
RepresentMake law
Consensus buildOversight
ClarityInvestigate
Approval Power
Name the five types of committees in
Congress.
1. Standing
2. Select
3. Joint
4. Authorizing
5. Conference
The complex structure of offices, tasks, rules, and
principles of organization that are employed by all large scale institutions to
coordinate the work of their personnel.
The stable, cooperative relationship that often
develops among a congressional committee, an administrative agency,
and one or more supportive interest
groups.
The effort by Congress, through hearings,
investigations, and other techniques, to
exercise control of the activities of executive
agencies.
Where appointees to positions in public
bureaucracies must objectively be
deemed qualified for those positions.
The claim that confidential
communications between a president and
close advisers should not be revealed without
the consent of the president.
Executive Privilege
What country has the most people on death row? The
least?
India – 37,170
Iceland - 5
According to polls, how do Americans
feel about the death penalty?
Since 1965, the majority of American have been in favor of
the death penalty.
What has the Supreme Court ruled regarding juveniles
and the death penalty?
The Supreme Court in 2005 ruled that
executing juveniles is unconstitutional.
How many exonerations have
their been in Texas?
8
(Total in U.S.: 124)
In 2007, what percentage of
executions were carried out in the
South?
FINAL JEOPARDY
How a Bill Becomes a Law
FINAL JEOPARDY
Give the steps on how a bill becomes
a law.
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