Examples/ case studies Flashcards

1
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extreme partisan voting

x2

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ACA: O republicans in the senate

Dodd Frank: only 3 Republicans in the House

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Partisan gerrymandering case

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Vieth v. Jubelirer 2004
split decision, no majority option
court decided not to intervene as no appropriate judicial solution could be found

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Area of cases SC don’t like to hear

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partisan gerrymandering

Scalia said these cases were non-judiciable

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Judge holding original meaning theory

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Scalia

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5
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Nuclear option used

x2

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2013- democratic senate use it for all exec branch nominations and federal judge appointments
2017
extended to SC nominees to get Neil Gorsuch through

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amendment passed to counter a SC decision

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16th amendment

(allows Congress to levy income tax) after SC decision that federal income tax not allowed

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President criticising a SC decision

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Obama in state of union address 2010 criticised decision in Citizens United

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8
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War powers clause

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congress has the power to declare war

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last use of congressional power to declare war

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1942: against Hungary, Bulgaria and Romania

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PATRIOT act

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2001

expanded Bush’s foreign policy power after 9/11

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Trump airstrike

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Jan 2020
drone strike to kill Iranian Major General
didn’t consult congress beforehand

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Obama defying the war powers resolution in Libya

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2011 no-fly zone

said it didn’t count as ‘hostilities’ so WPR didn’t apply

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Obama defying the war powers resolution in Syria

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made each bombing raid in Syria an independent mission: never met the 60 day limit

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War Powers Resolution: date and x3 provisions

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1973

  • deployment of troops needs congressional approval after 60 days
  • president must consult congress
  • any action must be reported to congress
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Shutdown 1: date and reason

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October 2013
deadlock between house (R) and Senate (D)
D senate trying to preserve ACA funding and R House kept adding de-funding

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Shutdown 2: date and reason

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Jan 2018
stemmed from disputes over DACA
only ended with Rs agreeing to a debate on the issue

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Shutdown 3: date and reason

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Dec 2018- Jan 2019
longest ever gov shutdown
Trump refused to sign money bill without the $5.7 billion for his wall

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18
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Trump firing examples x4

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  • Sally Yates (attorney General) within ten days of his inauguration
  • James Comey
  • Reince Priebus
  • Antony Scaramucci (only lasted 10 days)
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All of Mick Mulvaney’s roles (3) under T

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was already director of the OMB

T made him Director of the CFPB and briefly Chief of Staff all at once

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20
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National emergencies act: date etc

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1976
in theory, must be renewed annually but congress never vote on them
30 in effect today

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21
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how was ACA adapted by congress

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no single payer option added

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how was Dodd-Frank adapted by congress

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regulations reduced/ softened

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23
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Bush EO

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post 9/11: set up Guantanamo Bay

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24
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Obama EOs

x3

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  • DACA
  • DAPA
  • post Sandy Hook: mandatory background checks, ban on assault weapons and high capacity magazines
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25
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Gang of eight immigration bill:

title and date and passage

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2013
Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act
passed senate 68-32 (all dems, 14 republicans)
House: Boehner (speaker) refused to introduce

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26
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Record for party voting

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House of Reps
2011
75.8% of votes were maj against maj

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Record congressional inactivity

congress, date, no. of bills and make up.

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112th congress
2011-2013
284 bills passed
Senate was Democrat and House was Republican

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28
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Vacancies Reform Act

date and provision

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1998

allows position to be filled temporarily (for 210 days) in cases of death or resignation without congressional approval

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29
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Whitaker Appointment

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2018
Trump asked Jeff sessions to resign after he recused himself from the Mueller investigation
Filled spot (using Vacancies Reform Act) with Matthew Whitaker who now had control over the investigation which he had previously been critical of

30
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Benghazi eg

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2012
Ambassador for Libya killed in Benghazi
Hillary C as secretary of state
investigated by Gowdy and the House Select committee under suspicions she knew stuff
led to investigation into her use of personal server for confidential info

31
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Nunes Memo

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2018
Devin Nunes was chair of the House intelligence committee
used position to criticise Mueller investigation and claim it was politically motivated

32
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RBG appointment vote

A

98:2

33
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Kavanaugh appointment vote

A

50:48

34
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Gorsuch appointment vote

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54:45

35
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Harriet Miers nomination

A

Nominated by Bush in 2005

insufficient knowledge and no prior experience as a judge: withdrew after hearing

36
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John Tower nomination

A

1989
nominated for Secretary for Defence by Bush (Sr.)
rejected 53:47 due to claims of drunkenness, womanizing and ties with defence contractors

37
Q

popular failed amendment

A

Flag desecration
has come up 6 times in the House since 1996
Clinton era: once only 4 votes short

38
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amendments process: most common way

+ used how many times

A

super maj in both houses
ratified by 3/4 of state legislatures
used 26 times

39
Q

Area of specificity in the constitution

A

Presidential candidates must be

  • US citizen
  • at least 35
  • resident for at least 14 years
40
Q

Obama veto of legislation x2

A

2015: JASTA (Justice against sponsors of Terrorism Act)
2016: attempt to repeal parts of ACA

41
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Merrick Garland nomination

A
2016
Mitch McConnell (Senate Majority leader and spawn of Satan) didn't schedule time for hearing
42
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Republican senator who said nice thing about Merrick Garland

A

Lindsey Graham

a ‘fine judge’

43
Q

SC declaring a law unconstitutional

A

2013
united states v. Windsor
declared the Defence of Marriage Act (1996) unconstitutional

44
Q

impeachment of a justice

A

2010
Thomas Porteous (federal judge)
for corrpution

45
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treaties not ratified by congress

x3

A
  • 1995 convention on the rights of a child
  • 1996 Comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty
  • 2012 UN disability rights treaty
46
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Congress amending a law to counter a SC decision

A

Mobile v Bolden 1980
narrowed meaning of Voting Rights act 1965 so Congress amended the law and changed the meaning so that the ruling did not apply

47
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Clinton pardons

A

140 on last day

48
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Obama Pardons

A

142 in last 3 weeks

49
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Senator reflecting interests of their state

A

Joni Ernst
senator for Iowa
on senate committee on agriculture
chairs subcommittee on rural development

50
Q

revolving door restrictions: act and provision

A

Honest Leadership and Open Government Act 2007:

cooling off period before Senators can lobby congress lengthened from one year to two

51
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Ex- congressman lobbyist eg

A

Joe Crowley (since 2018 loss)

52
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NRA influencing elections

A

1998- 2017: $144 million on online and TV ads attacking candidates who promote gun control

53
Q

PG hiring a relevant lobbyist

A

2014
Aircraft owners and pilot association hired Jim Loon who had previously been the majority staff director for the Avian sub committee in the House

54
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Large membership PG gaining media attention: membership and event

A

AARP (American Association of Retired persons) has over 40 million members
opposed ACA in 2017

55
Q

Mitch McConnell donors

A

financial/ investment firms

UBS, Bank of New York, Merrill Lynch

56
Q

Mitch McConnell is senator for which state

A

Kentucky

57
Q

Mitch McConnell approval rating stats x2

A

2017: highest disapproval of any senator
2019: 50% negative

58
Q

PG aiding an underdog candidate

A

Justice Democrats recruited and endorsed AOC who managed to beat Joe Crowley in the 2018 democratic primaries

59
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PG voter mobilisation campaign

A

Health Care voter got 750,000 people to register on the issue of healthcare in 2017

60
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amicus brief eg

A

NRA submitted opinion to DC v. Heller in 2008 which was brought up by Justice Antony Kennedy

61
Q

Trump’s SC list provided by who

A

Heritage foundation

62
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Congress passing legislation to counter a SC decision

A

Lilly Ledbetter Act of 2009

directly addressed and countered the decision made in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire and Rubber co. in 2007

63
Q

legislation which was drafted by PG

A

Dodd-Frank 2010

64
Q

Divided Gov. stats

A

1969-2016:

35.5/48 years saw divided gov

65
Q

years where president has had neither house

A

1969-2016

24 years

66
Q

22nd amendment

A

limits president to two terms in the office

67
Q

average presidential support score for first year vs. last year

A

83%

48%

68
Q

Bush approval rating high and low

A

reached 90% after 9/11

barely above 40% in his last three years

69
Q

eg of president’s power of persuasion

A

1993

Clinton persuaded House member Majorie Margolies- Mezvinsky to cast the deciding vote to pass his budget

70
Q

president with a strong electoral mandate in his second term

A

Reagan came in after winning 49/50 states and with 59% of the vote

71
Q

president as weak at the start of his first term

x3

A

Clinton only got 43% of the vote
Bush had just lost the popular vote to Gore
Trump had received over 3 million less votes than Clinton

72
Q

Presidential foreign power in second term

A

Bush:
2007: increased number of troops in Iraq even though he claimed the war was over in 2004