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1
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The ability for individuals and groups to initiate policy proposals that will be put on the ballot is called what?

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Initiative

2
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The sales tax can be considered what type of tax?

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Regressive tax

3
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What type of bonds are repaid by a government from its current revenues?

A

General Obligation

4
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what is the non-delegation doctrine?

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No branches of government can give its powers away.

5
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The Judiciary is mentioned in which article?

A

3

6
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Original jurisdiction vs appellate jursidiction?

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OJ = heard directly from supreme court

A = smaller courts have heard already

7
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who impeaches and who removes?

A

house impeaches

senate removes

8
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Andrew Johnson was impeached because of

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Tenure of office act

9
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what is a censure?

A

informal punishment of someone in congress

10
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What are the three views of congress?

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Representational = votes based on what peers want

organizational = votes based on what peers want cuz people doesn’t understand

Attitudanal = uses own views to vote

11
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what do committees do?

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hold hearings on policy issues related to their areas

12
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What is a conduct oversight hearing?

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Someone looking over government operations making sure there is no corruption

13
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what is a line item veto?

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ability to veto parts of a bill

14
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After how long does a president need congressional approval to sent out troops?

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after 90 days

15
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Main people in Cali executive branch

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Lieutenant gov, attorney general (legal matters) sec of state (paper work in order, chief elections officer)

16
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Congress can propose amendments to the constitution with… (how much of the chamber has to agree?)

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2/3 vote each chamber

17
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Defining the conditions and scheduling a bill for floor debate in the H o R is the responsibility of which committee?

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Rules committee

18
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There are currently ____ voting members of the H o R and ________ voting members of the senate

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435 and 100

19
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The idea that representatives ought to “do what i tell them to do” is an example of what kind of model?

A

delegate model

20
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Presidents can explain their own interpretation of a bill and tell executive officials how to carry it out by issuing a what?

A

signing statement

21
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The formal staff structure of the white house is called the

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Executive Office of the President (EOP)

22
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What determines the original jurisdiction of the supreme court?

A

the constitution

23
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Senatorial courtesy refers to the tradition whereby

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Nominees for federal judeships are treated with respect during senate confirmation

24
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_____ refers to the authority to be the first court to hear a case

A

Original jurisdiction

25
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The _________ established a merit system for certain federal positions

A

Pendleton Act

26
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Government employees who have the physical task of carrying out public policy and interacting with citizens in the field are called?

A

Field staff/frontline workers

27
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The administrative concept of neutral competence holds that the bureaucracy should

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be staffed by people chosen on the basis of ability and do its work fairly on behalf of all

28
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How many judges sit on the california’s state supreme court?

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7

29
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The chief elections officer in California and the official custodian of California’s public records is called

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Secretary of state

30
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What is the indepenedent state grounds doctrine of the california supreme court?

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the state constitution can provide for rights that a person may not have in the US federal court