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Edexcel Politics 7. US Politics: Constitution and Congress

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That, the principle legal consequence of which is that laws vary widely between states
Federalism
The most significant facet or by-product of federalism
Limited Government
That body formed for the optional and decreasingly used fifth stage of the legislative process in which said ad hoc committees with members from both chambers that reconciles differences between their two versions of the same bill
Conference Committee
That 'ideological' group which has mostly disappeared from Congress due to increased partisanship
Centrists
An approach to comparative politics that focuses on individuals under the premise that they act logically and out of self interest
Rational Approach
The percentage of members of the House of Representatives and Senate respecitvely that were women in 2016?
19% and 21%
The number of successful constitutional amendments since 1787, excluding the Bill of Rights, and including the two amendments regarding prohibition
17
An increasingly common type of vote in either chamber in which the majority of one party votes against the majority of the other party
Party Unity Vote/Party Vote
The 1868 amendment that guaranteed equal protection and due process for all US citizens (anyone born in or naturalised in the US)
Fourteenth Amendment
The number of times three quarters of state conventions have ratified an amendment as opposed to three quarters of state legislatures
Once
The three 'i's' regarding approaches to comparative politics in alphabetical order
Ideas, Individuals, and Institutions
Redrawing of electoral boundaries to achieve a desired - often partisan - result, as done by the Democrats in California until state legislators lost their power to do so to an independent commission in 2011
Gerrymandering
That which George W. Bush's increased spending on defence and homeland security was a response to
9/11 and the War on Terror
That, the economic consequences of which are that taxation becomes much more complex, with taxes varying between cities and taxes like income tax being levied by both federal and state governments
Federalism
A return of certain powers and responsibilities from the federal government to the States, characteristic of the 1970's to 1990's
New Federalism
That which, when under divided government, is criticed for often being done for political or partisan motivations rather than int he public or national interest
Congressional Oversight
Usually ad hoc committees with members from one or both chambers of Congress which investigate a particular issue where it falls outside the purview of existing standing committees or is too time consuming for them
Select Committees
A system of government that gives each branch the means to partially control the power exercised by the other two
Checks and Balances
The age requirements for membership of the House of Representatives and Senate respectively
25 and 30
Those political entities which decide upon the framework within which elections are undertaken in their area, as opposed to the federal government
States
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