Presidential powers in the legislative process
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Political parties seek to win elections to control the government.
Identify two activities that parties do to win elections
Describe one way third parties affect elections
Explain how single-member districts make it difficult for third parties to win elections
Explain how electoral competition is affected by gerrymandering
Public opinion polls are commonly used by politicians and the media
Identify two characteristics of a reliable scientific public opinion poll
Describe two ways that polling results are used by politicians
Explain how frequent public opinion polls impact media coverage of political campaigns
The United States Constitution gave Congress and the president specific legislative powers. As a result, the interactions between the two are dynamic and complex.
Describe the constitutional principle of checks and balances.
Describe EACH of the following presidential powers in the legislative process:
Veto
State of the Union address
Explain two ways how Congress can reduce the likelihood of a presidential election
In a democracy, what the majority wants should influence public policy. The opinion of the majority is sometimes, but not always, reflected in policy changes.
Explain how interest groups reduce the influence of public opinion on policy.
Explain how EACH of the following increases the likelihood of policy changes.
Newly elected president
National crisis
Describe the role of EACH Of the following institutions in the policy process
The courts
The media
The balance of power between the United State national government and state governments is governed by the Constitution and Supreme Court rulings
Describe EACH of the following constitutional provisions
Supremacy Clause
Tenth Amendment
Explain how one of the following court rulings changed the balance of power between federal and state governments
United States v Lopez
Obergefell v Hodges
Describe TWO advantages of federalism for the creation of public policy.
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