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- 16 Most common type of interest group
- businesses
- 2 How the Presidential Primary Process Works
- each states holds primary/caucuses on different dates.
- c) Research
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- a) Contact/lobbying
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- 19 Bicameral
- 2 chamber
- 14 Average cost of a House and Senate election
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- 10 PACS
- political action comittee: SIGs that want to donate money must file their SIG with the gov, and follow rules
- 13 Why interests groups face little opposition from a majority of citizens
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- 23 Earmarks
- adding spending on a very specific item into a law
- 39 Power of committee chairpersons Rules:LouiseSlaughter
- controls which bills are heard first when they get to th eir committee. They control what hearings are called.
- 27 Role of Congressional committees
- Ficreate laws, limited to enumerated power in constitution
- 37 Veto Override
- 2/3 ovverrides
- f) Lawsuits
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- 12 Common tactics of interest groups
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- 30 Why Senate doesn't have a Rules Committee
- smaller and powerful
- 5 What is the importance of the Interstate Commerce Clause (ICC)
- so that the states don't do illegal things
- 3 How the General Election Process Works
- primary winner from each party(including 3rd party) fight. Voting all on one day 1st Tuesday in Nov Every 4 years
- 32 Filibusters
- using his/her right to talk to delay a bill
- e) Campaign advocacy
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- 35 Floor Vote
- vote of everyone in the chamber
- 36 Veto
- president doesn't sign
- 38 Bipartisanship
- having both parties work together
- d) Campaign donations
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- 20 Casework
- provide help to their community
- 25 Federal Law Making Process
- 1)House 1/2 or Senate 1/2 2)president veto 2/3 legislature
- 33 Cloture
- modern rule to stop filibusters with a 60votes, hard to get 60 votes
- 11 Lobbyist
- to persuade government
- 24 PACs influence on Congress members
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- 17 Iron triangle
- gov workers who come from SIGs, gov workers who retire to work for SIGs to lobby their old gov agency
- 9 Interest groups
- group of people organized around an issue
- 22 Pork barreling
- passing laws that brings job to their community
- 21 Power of the purse
- congress can spend money on anything
- 31 Role of Conference Committee
- members of both chambers meet to work out bill differences
- 7 California State Law Making Process
- !)assemble1/2 or senate 1/2 2)Governor veto 2/3 legislative
- 26 US Constitutional Amendment Making Process
- 1)2/3of congress(House&Senate) 2)3/4 of state (legis or voters)
- 29 Power of the House Rules Committee
- sets rules for discussing bills on the floor, and sets what changes can be made if any
- 18 Reason for enumerated powers
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- b) Media
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- 6 Selective incorporation
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- g) Protest
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- 34 Riders
- adding something to a bill that has nothing to do with the bill
- 8 California State Constitutional Amendment Making Process
- 1)2/3 of legislative 2)1/2 CA voters
- 40 Power of the Speaker of the House and Senate Majority Leader
- picks who is on which committees, decides which committes bills are sent. Party in control of what chamber elects their leader.
- 1 Social Contract
- agreement to obey government and be protected
- 28 Role of Congressional hearings
- investigate potential laws, effectiveness of old laws, interview appointees
- 15 Organizational sclerosis
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