Chapter 11 to 14 Study Guide, Wilson 7^th Edition Text

Chapter 11: Legislative Branch

British Parliament vs. U.S. Congress

Bicameral Legislature

Speakers of the House during one of the powerful phases: Henry Clay, Thomas Reed, Joseph Cannon, Newt Gingrich

Senate as the “Millionaires’ Club”

17^th Amendment

Filibuster, Rule 22, Cloture, Double Tracking

Incumbency

Marginal Districts vs. Safe Districts

Malapportionment and Gerrymandering

Shaw vs. Reno and Majority-Minority Districts

Descriptive Representation vs. Substantive Representation

Sophomore Surge

Senate Majority and Minority Leaders

Whip

Speaker of the House

Caucuses

Standing, Joint, Select, Conference Committees

Joint Resolution

Discharge Petition

Closed vs. Open Rule Floor Debate

How Members of Congress Vote:  Representative, Organizational and Attitudinal View

Term Limits on Congress

Pork Barrel Legislation

Franking Privilege

Chapter 12: Executive Branch

U.S. President vs. British Prime Minister

Gridlock

Divided vs. Unified Government

Evolution of the use of the veto

Electoral College (Page 370 and 371)

22^nd Amendment

Powers of the President

Cabinet of President (Page 381)

Three Audiences of the President: People, Party, and Politicians

Watergate and its affect on the Presidency

Veto, Pocket Veto, Line-Item Veto

Executive Privilege

Impoundment of Funds

25^th Amendment

Impeachment

Chapter 13: Bureaucracy

Bureaucracy

President’s removal power of appointed-and-confirmed officials

Patronage

The Growth of the Bureaucracy: Civil War, New Deal, and World War II

Regulatory vs. Service Agencies

Discretionary Authority

Competitive Service and the OPM

The Pendelton Act of 1883

The Spoils System

Appropriation