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Chapter 13, 14, 15

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Chapter 13. The Presidency As noted by Richard Neustadt, presidential power is the power to persuade, not the power to command. Therefore, it is the job of the president to get people to do what they would normally not do. The Presidents The presidency is an institution composed of the president?s job description, the power at his disposal, and the bureaucracy he controls. Within this institution, the president?s personality also makes a difference. Great Expectations: when a new president takes office, his most difficult task is living up to the expectations set by the American people. On the one hand, the American people want a powerful president who uses the office for good ? Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, FRD, JFK?

Chapter 13, 14, 15

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Chapter 13. The Presidency As noted by Richard Neustadt, presidential power is the power to persuade, not the power to command. Therefore, it is the job of the president to get people to do what they would normally not do. The Presidents The presidency is an institution composed of the president?s job description, the power at his disposal, and the bureaucracy he controls. Within this institution, the president?s personality also makes a difference. Great Expectations: when a new president takes office, his most difficult task is living up to the expectations set by the American people. On the one hand, the American people want a powerful president who uses the office for good ? Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, FRD, JFK?

Chapter 13, 14, 15

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Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act

Chapter 13. The Presidency As noted by Richard Neustadt, presidential power is the power to persuade, not the power to command. Therefore, it is the job of the president to get people to do what they would normally not do. The Presidents The presidency is an institution composed of the president?s job description, the power at his disposal, and the bureaucracy he controls. Within this institution, the president?s personality also makes a difference. Great Expectations: when a new president takes office, his most difficult task is living up to the expectations set by the American people. On the one hand, the American people want a powerful president who uses the office for good ? Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, FRD, JFK?

The Judiciary

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Chapter 16: The Federal Courts I. The Nature of the Judicial System (504-507) A. Introduction The judicial system in the United States is an adversarial one in which the courts provide an arena for two parties to bring their conflict before an impartial arbiter. Most cases never reach trial because they are settled by agreements reached out of court. In a criminal law case, an individual is charged by the government with violating a specific law. Civil law involves disputes between two parties and defines relationships between them. B. Participants in the Judicial System

Chapter 16- The Judiciary

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Chapter 16: The Federal Courts I. The Nature of the Judicial System (504-507) A. Introduction The judicial system in the United States is an adversarial one in which the courts provide an arena for two parties to bring their conflict before an impartial arbiter. Most cases never reach trial because they are settled by agreements reached out of court. In a criminal law case, an individual is charged by the government with violating a specific law. Civil law involves disputes between two parties and defines relationships between them. B. Participants in the Judicial System

Chapter 3 quiz answers

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Question 1 As a result of the Watergate affair?s discussion in the text, what conclusion can we draw about the Constitution? a. The legislative and judicial branches lack the power to check presidential excesses. b. The Constitution still provides an effective means of checking the abuse of power by a particular branch. c. The Constitution loses popular legitimacy when public officials violate it. d. The Constitution can be easily subverted by a determined president. Question 2 John Locke?s social contract theory was embodied in a. the Boston Revolution. b. the Declaration of Independence. c. the Intolerable Acts. d. none of the above. e. all of the above. Question 3 Social contract theory essentially means which of the following?

Unit 3 Vocabulary

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1. Cabinet A group of presidential advisers not mentioned in the Constitution, although every president has had one. Today the cabinet is composed of 14 secretaries and the attorney general. 2. central clearance Review of all executive branch testimony, reports, and draft legislation by the Office of Management and Budget to ensure that each communication to Congress is in accordance with the president's program. 3. clinton v city of ny Declared the line item veto unconstitutional. 4. closed rule An order from the House Rules Committee that sets a time limit on debate; forbids a bill from being amended on the floor. 5. cloture A procedure for terminating debate, especially filibusters, in the Senate. 6. concurring opinion

New Deal Chart

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The New Deal Reform Chart The First New Deal: 1933-1934 March 6, 1933 National Bank Holiday closes all banks temporarily for five days March 9, 1933 Emergency Banking Act (Relief) It impounded all gold and devalued the dollar. It allowed only banks approved by the Federal Reserve to remain in operation in the United States. It is relief because it was designed to restore the nation?s unstable economy March 20, 1933 Economy Act Cut federal costs by reorganizing cuts in salaries and veterans? pensions. March 22, 1933 Beer-Wine Revenue Act amends Volstead Act legalized and taxed wine and beer March 31, 1933 Civilian Conservation Corps (Relief)

“Sunrise at Philadelphia” by Brian McGinty summary

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?Sunrise at Philadelphia? by Brian McGinty In the ?Sunrise at Philadelphia?, McGinty gives a detailed series of events on how the constitution was born. He goes in a chronological order and lists the important figures such as George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and James Madison. He incorporates quotes from various figures in order to give insight on how the general atmosphere of the convention was and how the representatives felt about the convention and the constitution itself.

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