AP Gov 13-14
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- Definition of bureaucracy
- Large, complex organization composed of appointed officials
- Meaning of \"complex\"?
- Power divided among officials
- \"Leave alone\"
- laissez-faire
- Two events that to huge bureau?
- WW2 & Great Depresstion
- How can bur. do things not spelled out by law?
- Discretionary authority
- Did away with the spoils system?
- Hatch/Peneton Act
- How many cabinets? Can heads be fired by pres?
- 15/Yes
- CEA
- Council of Economic Advisors
- OMB
- Office of Management and Budget
- Congressional oversight on bureaucracy?
- Hearings, appropriations
- Bur. affects congress?
- Media, appeal to congress
- Iron triangle?
- Interest groups, bureaucratic agencies, congressional committees
- What do Bur. Agencies get?
- Increased funding
- What does congress get in I.T.?
- Money and votes
- What do congressmen get in I.T.?
- $$ and votes
- What percentage of bur. members get fired?
- 1/10 %
- Why so difficult to fire a bureaucratic worker?
- Defensive mechanisms
- What banned bur. agencies from engaging in partisan politics?
- Hatch Acts
- Clinton/Gore attempt to reform bur.?
- National Performance Review
- Bureaucratic imperialism
- tendency of the government agencies to grow without regard to public benefit
- Red tape
- Excessive government rules and regulartions
- Waste
- Uh... waste
- Duplication
- Tendency of multiple agencies to e involved in the same administrative actions
- Name of the right of judiciary to declare congress\'s laws void?
- Judiciary review
- Strict constructionist
- judges should confine themselves to applying those that are clearly implied or stated in the language of the constitution
- Activist
- Judges should discover the general principles underlying the constitution, amplify them, and apply them
- Founders:
- Court cases was not to rely on what judge believes but what the law requires
- Activist:
- Judges don\'t find the law, they make it
- Two lower courts:
- Circuit court of appeals and district courts
- Federal judges--can they be fired or penalized?
- Nope
- Most important court? How many?
- District; 94
- How many Circuit Court of Appeals are there?
- 12
- All federal judges confirmed by
- Senate
- Who nominates them?
- President
- \"Senatorial courtesy\"
- Senate won\'t confirm a judge if the senior senator from the judge\'s state doesn\'t approve
- Presidents find candidates with the same ___ and __ views.
- Political and judicial
- What is a litmus test?
- Test of ideological purity
- What steps does the Senate so in the confirmation process?
- Judiciary com. hearing & full floor debate/vote
- Dual court system means...
- Federal & State court system
- District Court jurisdiction?
- Fed crime, Civil suits under fed law, maritime issues, bankruptcy, fed. admin. agencies
- Supreme Court jurisdiction?
- Conflict b/w states, conflict b/w US and state, cases involving foreign amb. or diplomats, state & citizen in another state
- What is civil law?
- Body of rules defining relationships among private citizens
- Where do most federal court cases begin?
- District
- Writ of what?
- Certiorari
- How many justices must agree to hear a case?
- 4
- When will S. Court grant writ of Certiorari?
- 2 or more circuit courts have different rulings or state supreme courts find laws in violation of the constitution
- What percent of cases does Su. court hear?
- 3-4%
- S. Court increased workload or decreased?
- Increased
- Define standing
- The right to sue 1. Real controversy 2. Proof you\'ve been harmed 3. Being a taxpayer is not enough
- Class action lawsuit
- Case brought into court by a person on behalf of all others in a similar circumstance
- What is a brief?
- A document setting forth the facts of the case
- How long can lawyers argue in Supreme Court?
- 30 minutes
- Fed government\'s lawyer?
- Solicitor general
- Amicus curiae
- \"Friend of the court\"--from an interested party not directly involved in the suit
- Speaks last, votes first?
- Junior member
- Opinion of the court
- Decision
- Concurring Opinion
- Agrees with decision for different reasons
- Dissenting Opinion
- losing side
- What is a remedy?
- Judicial order setting forth what must be done to correct a situation believed to be wrong
- Criticism for judges who impose wide sweeping remedies?
- Not experts Not elected
- Congressional checks on judiciary?
- Confirmation process and impeachment
- Marbury vs. Madison
- Judicial Review N/A
- McCullogh v, Maryland
- Extending power of fed government No?
- Baker vs. Carr
- Banned malapportionment Depends
- Brown vs. Board of Eduction
- Segregation No
- Engel vs. Vitale
- Banned school prayer No
- Gideon vs. Wainwright
- Right to attorney in state case Mmmmm... depends
- Gitlow vs. NY
- Rights in the states Ignored
- Griswold vs. CT
- Right to privacy Yes
- Hearts of Atlanta Motel vs. US
- Segregation in private facilities Interstate commerce Depends
- Korematsu vs. US
- Treatment of Japanese Americans in WW2 Yes
- Mapp vs. Ohio
- Exclusionary rule (evidence got illegally didn\'t count) No
- Lemon vs. Kurzman
- Religion and secular government Yes
- Miller vs. California
- Obscenity
- Miranda vs. Arizona
- Rights of the accused NO
- Regent of the University of California vs. Bakke
- Reverse discrimination Split
- Roe vs. Wade
- Abortion No
- Texas v. Johnson
- Flag-burning NO
- US vs. Nixon
- Executive privilege Yes
- Webster vs. Reproductive Health Services
- Public funding for abortions Yes
- Gratz v. Bollinger
- Affirmative action/discrimination Kinda (not)
- Kelo vs. New London, CT
- Eminent domain NO
- Roper vs. Simmons
- Executing juveniles NO
- Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
- Busing/Af. action No