Study Guide – The Legal System

 

Date Due

Assignment

Tues., Feb. 11

Essay on trial due

Meet in the Computer Lab

Weds., Feb. 12

1. Start reading and taking notes on the handouts about Congress and Interest Groups

2. Start work on the worksheet on Congress and Interest Groups

Mon., Feb. 17

Worksheet on Congress and Interest Groups is due

Tues., Feb. 18

Study for test

Weds., Feb. 19

Test

 

 

 

Identifications for Congress and Interest Groups

 

1.

Enumerated powers

15.

President pro tempore

30.

Conference committee

2.

Implied Powers

16.

Speaker of the House

31.

Veto

3.

“Necessary and proper clause”

17.

Party whips

32.

Pocket veto

4.

McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)

18.

Bill

33.

Congressional oversight

5.

Revenue bills

19.

How a bill becomes a law

34.

Interest Groups

6.

Impeachment

20.

Congressional committees

35.

Economic interest groups

7.

Reapportionment

21.

Party caucus

36.

Public interest groups

8.

Redistricting

22.

Subcommittees

37.

Equity interest groups

9.

Gerrymandering

23.

Hearings

38.

Lobbying

10.

Incumbents

24.

House Rules Committee

39.

Inside lobbying

11.

franking privilege

25.

Open and Closed debate

40.

Outside lobbying

12.

Pork barrel legislation

26.

Filibuster

41.

Grassroots lobbying

13.

Term limits

27.

Cloture

42.

Astroturf lobbying

14.

President of the Senate

28.

Riders

43.

Political Action Committees (PACS

 

 

29.

Christmas tree

44.

Revolving door