Relationship Between Legislative and Executive Branches
Presidential Government
Parliamentary Government
The Number Who Can participate
Dictatorship
Democracy
Direct Democracy
Representative Democracy
The Foundation of Democracy
Fundamental Worth of the Individual
Equality of all Persons
Majority Rule and Minority Rights
Necessity of Compromise
Individual Freedom
anarchy
Ch. 2
Basic Concepts of Government
Ordered Government
Limited Government with respect to England and the Magna Carta 1215
representative governement (will of the people)
Magna Carta
The Petition of Right
The Bill of Rights
English Bill of Rights
John Locke (natural rights)
Government in the Colonies
charter
Royal Colonies
bicameral
The Proprietary Colonies
unicameral
The Charter Colonies
Royal Control
Growing Colonial Unity
Early Attempts
The Albany Plan
Albany Plan of Union (Ben Franklin Factor)
The Stamp Act Congress
The First Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress
The Declaration of Independence
The First State Governments
Written Constitutions (in states)
Common Features of New States
Popular Sovereignty
Limited Governement
Civil Rights and Liberties
Seperation of Powers and Checks and Balances
The First National Constitution
ratification
Articles of Confederation
Governmental Structure
Powers of Congress
State Obligations
weaknesses
The Critical Period, the 1780's
The Meetings at Mount Vernon and Annapolis
The Framers
Framers (included who?)
Organization and Procedure
The Decision to Write a New Constitution
The Virginia Plan
Virginia Plan (3 branches govt.)
The New Jersey Plan
New Jersey Plan (plural Executive)
The Connecticut Compromise
The Three-Fifiths Compromise
The Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise
"A Bundle of Compromises"
Sources of the Constitution
The Convention Completes Its Work
Ratification
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
Success (Federalists)
Inauguration of the New Government
Ch. 3
Popular Sovereignty
Limited Government
constitutionalism
rule of law
seperation of powers
Checks and Balances
Judicial Review
unconstitutional
Federalism (How did it come about?)
amendment
formal amendment
First Method
Second Method
Third Method
Fourth Method
The 27 Amendments
Bill of Rights
informal amendment
Basic Legislation
Executive Action
executive agreement
Court Decisions
Party Practices
Custom
Ch. 10, 11, 12 " The Congress"
Ch. 10
Bicameralism
term
session
special session
apportioned
reapportion
Congressional Election Date
Off-Year Election
Districts
single-member district
at-large
Gerrymandering
gerrymandered
Wesberry VS Sanders
Qualifications for House Members
continuous body
Election and Terms
Qualifications for Senators
Interpreting Tables
Personal and Political Backgrounds
Jeanette Rankin
Duties of the Job
constituents
oversight function
Trustees
Delegates
Partisans
Politicos
Other Roles
Compensation
Nonsalary Compensation
The Politics of Pay
Membership Privileges
Ch. 11
Congressional Power
Strict Versus Liberal Construction
strict constructionist
liberal constructionists
The Power to Tax
direct tax
indirect tax
The Power to Borrow
Commerce Power
The Currency Power
Legal Tender
Bankruptcy
Foreign Relations and War Powers
Foreign Relations Powers
War Powers
Additional Powers of Congress
Naturalization
The Postal Power
Copyrights and Patents
copyright
patent
Weights and Measures
Power Over Territories and Other Areas
eminent domain
Judicial Powers
Necessary and Proper Clause
The Battle of Implied Powers
McCulloch vs Maryland 1819
The Doctrine in Practice
Constitutional Amendments
Electoral Duties
Impeachment
impeach
Executive Powers
Investigatory Power
Ch. 12
Congress Convenes
Opening Day in the House
Opening Day in the Senate
The Presidents State of the Union Message
The Presiding Officers
Speaker of the House
president of the senate
president pro tempore
Floor Leaders and Other Party Officers
The Floor Leaders
floor leaders
whip
The Party Caucus
party caucus
Committee chairman
Seniority Rule
Criticism of Seniority Rule
Standing Committees
The House Rules Committee
Select Committees
Joint and Conference Committees
joint committee
conference committee
Creating and Introducing Bills
Types of Bills and Resolutions
Bills
Joint Resolutions
Concurrent resolutions
Resolutions
The First Reading
The Bill in Committee
discharge petition
subcommittees
Rules and Calendars
The Bill on the Floor
Committee of the whole
quorum
Debate
Voting
Final Steps
Introducing the Bill in the Senate
The Senate's Rules for Debate
The Filibuster
The Cloture Rule
cloture
The Conference Committees
The President Acts
Veto
pocket veto
Ch. 13, 14, 15 "The Presidency and Federal Bureaucracy"
Ch. 13
chief of state
chief executive
chief administrator
chief diplomat
commander in chief
chief legislator
chief of party
chief citizen
Interrelated Nature of Presidential Roles
Formal Qualifications
The President’s Term
Pay and Benefits
The Constitution and Succession
Presidential Disability
The Vice Presidency
Importance of the Office
Original Constitutional Provisions
The Impact of the Rise of Parties
The election of 1800
The 12th Amendment
The role of Conventions
Extent of Control by Law
Convention Arrangements
The Appotionment of Delegates
Selection of Delegates
Presidential Primaries
History
Primaries Today
winner-take-all
Evaluation of the Presidential Primary
Caucuses and Conventions
The Convention Setting
The Opening session
The Second and Third Sessions
platform
The Final Sessions
Whom Does the Party Nominate?
The Electoral College Today
Flaws in the Electoral Collage (Major Defect)
The Second Major Defeat
The Third Major Defeat
Proposed Reforms
The District Plan
The Proportional Plan
Direct Popular election
electorate
The National Bonus Plan
A Final Word Chapter 14
The Changing View of Presidential Power
Why Presidential Power Has Grown
How Presidents Power Has Grown
media
How Presidents Have Viewed Their Power
Executing the Law
The Ordinance Power
The Appointing Power
executive order
The Appointing Power
The Removal Power
The Historical Debate
Removal and the Supreme Court
The Power to Make Treaties
Executive Agreements
The Power of Recognition
The President’s Dominant Role in Military Affairs
Making Undeclared War
Wartime Powers
The War Powers Resolution
The President in the Legislative Field
Power to Recommend Legislative
Other Legislative Powers
Judicial Powers
reprieve
pardon
commutation
amnesty
The Executive Office of the President
THe White House Office
The National Security Council
The Office of Management and Budget
federal budget
The Office of National Drug Control Policy
The Council of Economic Advisers
Other Units in the Economic Office
The Cabinet
Choosing Cabinet Members
Women and Minorites in the Cabinet
The Cabinet’s Role Chapter 15
What is a Bureaucracy?
bureaucrat
Major Elements of the Federal Bureaucracy
administration
The Name Game
Staff and Line
The Executive Departments and the Independent Agencies
The Cabinet
What are the Independent Agencies
independent agencies
The Independent Executive Agencies
The Independent Executive Agencies
The Independent Regulatory Commissions
quasi-legislative
quasi-judicial
The Government Corporations
The Civil Service
The beginnings
The Spoils System
patronage
The Movement of Reform
The Pendleton Act
Civil Service Today
Reorganization
Federal Employees and Party Act
Pay and Benefit Issues
Ch. 18 "Federal and Supreme Court"
Ch. 18
The Creation of a National Judiciary
A Dual Court System
Two Kinds of Different Courts
jurisdiction
Subject Matter
Parties
Exclusive
Concurrent Jurisdiction
plaintiff
defendant
Original
Apellate Jurisdiction
Appointment of judges
Terms and Pay of Judges
Court Officers
District Courts/ Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction
The Courts of Appeals/ Jurisdiction
The Court of International Trade
The Court of Appeals for the federal Circuit
Judicial Review
Jurisdiction
How Cases Reach the Court
writ of certiorari
certificate
The Supreme Court at Work
Oral Arguements
Briefs
The Solicitor General
The Conference
Opinions
majority opinion
concurring opinion
dissenting opinions
The U.S. Federal Claims Court
redress
The Territorial Courts
The Courts of the District of Columbia
The Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
The Court of Veterans Appeals
The United States Tax Court
Ch. 4, 24 "State and Local Government/ Federalism Ch. 4