AP Government Unit 2

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House of Congress based on equal representation for all states. Members have 6 year terms and 1/3 of the seats are up for election every 2 years. Has 100 members and has been viewed as the upper house with more powers and responsibilities of the 2 houses.

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Senate

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Established the principle of "one person, one vote", ordered state legislative districts to be as near equal as possible in population. The Court asserted that the federal courts had the right to tell states to reapportion their districts for more equal representation.

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Baker v. Carr (1962)

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Drawing the boundaries of legislative districts in bizarre or unusual shapes to favor one party.

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Gerrymandering

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Power of the Senate to approve, or not approve of, the president's nominations to federal courts, agencies, ambassadors, etc.; the Senate also ratifies treaties agreed to by the president

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Advice and Consent Powers

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One party controls the White House, and another controls one or both houses of Congress.

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Divided Government

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The executive branch is created in

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Article 2

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Which of the following is NOT an expressed power of the president? Options: declare war, commander-in-chief, grant pardons, make appointments

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declare war

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The main function of the bureaucracy is:

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perform the day to day business of the federal government

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A group of advisers to the President that include the heads of departments are called the what?

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The Cabinet

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Even with large majorities in their own party in Congress, presidents experience difficulty in exercising legislative leadership because

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the weak nature of political parties hampers the president's ability to control Congress