Federal And State Governments Of The U.S.

The Washington,D.C. Municipal Court

The Territorial Court of the Virgin Islands

The U.S District Courts

The Police Court of New York City

The Court of Military Appeals

Establish schools

Conduct foreign relations

Establish post offices

Charter banks

Issue money

I, II, III, IV

II, I, III, IV

III, I, II, IV

IV, I, III, II

I, IV, III, II

Fourteenth Amendment

Preamble

Article One, Section 5

Article One, Section 10

Bill of Rights

Trial by jury

Presentment

Double jeopardy

Self-incrimination

Due process

Iron triangle

Joint committees

Standing committees

Dual branch committees

Select committees

Limiting themselves to being only grass-roots organizations

Being dominated by foreign interests

Never supporting incumbent candidates

Encouraging strict campaign finance regulations

Making politicians dependent on their financial support

He or she is the leader of the Senate majority party.

He or she is recognized first in debate.

He or she controls the scheduling of bills for floor consideration.

He or she has more power than Senate whips.

He or she is always selected from a different party than the vice president.

Judicial review

Appellate jurisdiction

Juris prudence

Original jurisdiction

Checks and balances

The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978

The Pendleton Act of 1883

The Hatch Act of 1939

The Garfield Amendment of 1902

The Civil Service Reform Act of 1946

Close banks which lend excessively to foreign countries and seldom to U.S. citizens

Take large amounts of money out of circulation in order to curb inflation

Raise or lower interests in order to influence interest rates of private banks

Levy taxes on luxury items in order to create more revenue for the government

Create new business by selling parts of federal agencies to the private sector

Literacy requirements for voters

Cumbersome registration requirements

Weakening power of political parties

Apathy on the part of the electorate

Disiliusionment with politics in general

Many labor unions were suspected of having communists or socialists among their membership who might advocate the violent overthrow of the government

The Smith Act forbade practices that might impede the profitable functioning of a business

The Smith Act forbade strikes in areas that were crucial to the functioning of the economy

Wages set by the Smith Act were often lower than the wages which many workers were currently receiving

Many labor union members expected consultation by the staff members of legislators before they made a law which would so profoundly affect union membership

Voters feel a stronger affiliation to their political parties when they are voting for president than when voting for a congressional representative.

The Democratic and Republican parties hold conventions to nominate their presidential candidates in order to discourage participation by low-ranking members.

In major elections, there is usually a third major party that emerges to challenge the Republicans and Democrats.

The stronger the grass-roots support for a party, the more divisive the nominating conventions are likely to be.

The trend over the last 50 years has been a lessening of party loyalty, especially in national elections.

There were more undeclared candidates than Democratic candidates.

Republican membership contains a majority of people in the top 1/3 in income status.

Republicans and Democrats have an equal number of people in the middle 1/3 income status.

Republicans and Independents have an equal proportion of the members in the middle income status.

Democrats, Republicans, Independents, and Undeclareds have an equal number of members.

Many voters are single-issue voters.

Party affiliation is no longer a strong influence on voting patterns.

Party platforms are formed with the purpose of bringing in a diverse group of supporters.

The amount of voters gained and lost by the abortion stance almost equalled out.

Abortion is a key issue for a candidate.

Herbert Hoover's economic policies

Richard Nixon's treatment of college students protesters

Abraham Lincoln's election platform

Teddy Roosevelt's African safaris

George Bush's stance on haitian refugees

Keeping the children of illiterates from voting

Weeding out people who would not vote wisely

Preventing women from voting

Discrminating against the elderly

Keeping African-Americans from voting

It strengthened the power of states to interpret the Constitution

It affirmed the power of the Supreme Court to have the final say in interpreting the Bill of Rights

It led to the eventual overturning of the Fourteenth Amendment

It placed more stringent limits on freedom of speech

It weakened federalism in favor of a system that more equitably balanced state versus federal powers

A person accused of sedition by the Congress

A person found guilty of slander against a mayor and jailed by local authorities

A union organizer accused of murder

A Senator accused of perjury by a political opponent

A doctor being sued for malpractice in two different states

Ethics Committee

Committee on Committees

Foreign Relations Committee

Ways and Means Committee

Rules Committee

Release prisoners he feels were falsely incarcerated

Take property from people who did not pay taxes

Control illegal narcotics imports

Strip errant legislators of their powers

Control the Congress's spending through the refusal to use funds

Creating and implementing the national budget

Negotiating and signing treaties with foreign nations

Creating and passing legislation

Repelling sudden attacks on the U.S.

Formally declaring war

To be elected, politicians must earn the support of a large cross section of the electorate.

Policial action committees often support candidates of meager financial means.

In the last two decades, almost every mainstream candidate for the presidency has been a millionaire.

Business leaders are often in desagreement over policy and political candidates.

There are more registered Democrats than Republicans.

The longer and more protracted a war is, the higher and stronger the current president's approval rating will be.

Short successful military engagements are followed by a sharp rise in the president's approval.

Every president tries to have at least one military action during his/her presidency, in order to solidify public approval

Presidents are always blamed when wars are lost and lauded when wars are won.

The higher the casualty rate of the enemy during a war, the higher the president's approval rating will be.