Ahhh... the last blog of the semester. Like the midterm review blog this is simply an opportunity for you to ask and answer each other's questions and discuss anything that you think will be helpful in preparation for the final. I would suggest looking at your class notes, handouts from class, your reading assignments, and the chapter reviews in the textbook along with your review sheet. This is primarily an open forum for you so check back often during the week and comment/question/ponder/review as much as you would like.
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Good luck with all of your studying!
Also you can find a digital version of the final review sheet here: https://sites.google.com/site/usgovintro/home/course-documents-1
Question!
ReplyDeleteIn my notes on the court system we talked about how each case moves up. The first way was by having a Writ of Certiorari but what was the second way the case can move up??
Rule of Four (Supreme Court level): four or more justices want to review a case, then it is reviewed.
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DeleteOn the review sheet it talks about the saliency, can somebody explain what thas is? Thank you
ReplyDeleteSalience is when something stands out and is the focus of people's attention. So when an issue has the attention of the masses it has political salience.
DeleteHow can the President/Congress control the bureaucracy?
ReplyDeleteMorris Fiorna said that Congress has the capability to control the size of the bureaucracy but not the incentive and that the president has the incentive but not the capability.
DeleteDoes anybody know what the main responsibilities of the speaker of the house and the pro tempore are?
ReplyDeleteSpeaker- 2nd in line to Presidential Succession (after VP), presiding officer over HOR, sets Majority party's agenda, delegates duties, works bi-partisanly, administrative/procedural duties
Delete(John Boehner)
President Pro Tempore- 3rd in line to Presidential Succession, 2nd highest official in Senate (after VP), usually senior senator of Majority party, presides over sessions when VP is not present or delegates position, appointment of various congressional officers, certain commissions, advisory boards, and committees and joint supervision of the congressional page school, oversees procedures/workings of Senate
(Patrick Leahy, replacing late Daniel Inouye)
In the class notes on The Courts (Judicial Branch), I'm missing the part on "the rule of four". Anyone able to fill me in?
ReplyDelete4/9 Justices must agree that the case should be heard.
DeleteAnyone know about the constitutional origin of the courts?
ReplyDeleteit wasn't discussed in the constitution, however Alexander Hamilton did mention the court's inability to be effective in Federal Papers #78. There was the Judiciary Act of 1789 which gave congress the power to shape and organize the courts. The Act also delineated the levels of the court and directed and defined the powers of the Supreme Court Justices.
Deletewhat is unified government?
ReplyDeleteunified government refers to times in which the president and the majority of both congress and the house of representatives are affiliated with the same party.
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