Edexcel Politics 7. US Politics: Constitution and Congress

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The percentage of members of the House of Representatives and Senate respectively that were Hispanic-American in 2016

That function of Congress which was weakened in the wake of 9/11 against a backdrop of popular support for President George W. Bush

The number of times three quarters of state conventions have ratified an amendment as opposed to three quarters of state legislatures

The portion of Article VI of the Constitution that makes the Constitution, treaties, and federal laws, the 'supreme law of the land'

The first stage of the legislative process in which a bill is separately presented to the House of Representatives and Senate

Permanent, policy specialist committees of either chamber of Congress with proportional party representation that conduct the committee stage of the legislative process, scrutinise the executive, and in the case of the Senate, begin the confirmation process for presidential appointments

A grassroots conservative movement formed to oppose greater federal spending and intervention in the wake of the Great Recession

That area in which congressional power had diminished in favour of the executive

Broadly, those groupings of party members in each chamber of Congress, though there are a number of additional cross-party ones based on common interests that help inform members and encourage wider congressional support

An approach to comparative politics that focuses on individuals under the premise that they act logically and out of self interest

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A 1789 document of originally seven articles that replaced the Articles of Confederation with a bicameral system protecting national interest, States' rights, and individual liberties

The number of congressional days between a President leaving a bill on his/her desk and it automatically becoming law

That position in government which has become the norm since 1969, with only 13 years without it

A 2002 George W. Bush era act that; mandated annual testing in schools, increased federal funding for the poorest schools, and increased federal funding for scientifically based reading programmes

The percentage of members of the House of Representatives and Senate respecitvely that were women in 2016?

The number of voting members of the House of Representatives

That which may be too flexible as it has not prevented governments undermining civil liberties such as in the wake of 9/11 through bodies such as the NSA, or historically regards minorities such as African-Americans and Native Americans

The number of times the party of the incumbent President has gained seats in a mid-term election

That, the principle policy consequence of which is that the States can act as places where new solutions to old problems can be tested

That the power of which has been increased by; westward expansion, population growth, industrialisation (requiring regulation), The Great Depression, improved communications (creating a national identity), the increased scope of foreign policy (solely the purview of the federal government), Supreme Court decisions, and Constitutional Amendments