REVIEW SHEETS

Review Sheet #3

Covers the Presidency, Congress, Supreme Court, environmental politics, and foreign and defense policy.

constituency service
frank or franking privilege
social characteristics of members of Congress and the public
standing committees
incumbency and elections
bicameralism
filibuster
seniority
apprenticeship norm
legislative work norm
Speaker of the House
courtesy norm
reciprocity norm
majority leader, minority leader, whips
specialization norm
Monicagate scandal
22nd Amendment
legislative oversight
power to declare war
trustee, politico, delegate representation roles
party membership on committees
procedural reforms in Congress ("revolution of 1974")
impeachment process
power to persuade
conventional presidency
institutionalized presidency
permanent campaign
Office of Mangement and Budget (OMB)
cabinet
non-interpretive powers of the president
interpretive powers of the president
Barber's presidential personality framework
FDR's fireside chats
personal presidency                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           executive order
"going public"                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              judicial review
Marbury v. Madison (1803)
amicus curiae briefs
Thurgood Marshall
Sandra Day O'Connor
stare decisis
Rachel Carson's Silent Spring
global warming/climate change
Lois Gibb and Love Canal
fossil fuels
"nature's pharmacy"
Superfund
Exxon Valdez oil spill
foreign policy
containment policy
detente
the rise of China
rally around the flag or rallying effect