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Assignment 2—read chapters 13, 14 and 20 in the Wilson text.
For Assignment 2, look for the following and try to be thoroughly familiar with their meaning to aid you in preparation for Exam II.
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Chapter 13
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The powers of Congress
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A parliamentary system
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The Speaker of the House
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Bicameralism
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Incumbency
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Marginal districts
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Safe districts
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Representational behavior in the House
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Organizational behavior
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Attitudinal behavior
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Senate majority/minority leaders
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Party whips
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Congressional privileges
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Standing committees
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Select committees
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Joint committees
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Conference committees
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Committee chairperson’s powers
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The creation of a law
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Quorum
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Closed vs open rule
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Roll call vote
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“pork-barrel” legislation
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Earmarks
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Franking privilege
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For Chapter 14
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The Cabinet
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Gridlock
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Unilateral powers of the president
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Joint-executive/Senate powers
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The electoral college
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Jackson as a new example of presidential power
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The president’s relationship to overall party success
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The power of veto (pocket veto/veto message)
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Executive privilege (the U.S. v Nixon as example of attempted use of this
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White House structures (pyramid, circular, ad hoc)
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Agencies in the Executive Office
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Presidential “programs”
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The vice-presidency
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Impeachment
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For Chapter 20
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President as commander-in-chief
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Role of the Secretary of State in foreign policy
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Undeclared wars
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The War owers Act
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The role of public opinion in foreign policy
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Isolationism
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Containment
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Disengagement
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Human rights
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The military-industrial complex
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Defense spending
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Gold plating
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The Joint Chiefs of Staff
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terrorism
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