1) Go to the following website and review realism and liberalism theories of foreign policy.http://www.sparknotes.com/us-government-and-politics/political-science/international-politics/section2.rhtml

 

Write a short paragraph in which you contrast realism and liberalism. 

 

2) Read the following article and do the following

 

B) Analyze the authors argument. Write a few sentences in which you explain why you agree or disagree with the authors argument. 

 

 

 

 

House GOP wins Obamacare lawsuit. 

 

 

 

C-Span 

 

Tom Richey Keith Hughes: Hangout: live at 5:00

 

 

 

 

Executive and Congress FRQ Quiz

 

1. The Constitution gives the President few powers to act without Congress. However the power of the presidency has significantly grown over time.

 

1. A) Describe one national security power of the president, one legislative power, one administrative power and one judicial power. (see page 399 in textbook)

 

1. B) Describe two reasons why presidential power has expanded.

 

1. C) Describe two ways Congress can serve as a check on the president.

 

1. D) Describe the honeymoon period of a presidency.

 

1. E) Describe how the War Powers Resolution attempted to limit the power of the president.

 

The Expansion of the federal bureaucracy has dramatically changed the way the government operates.

 

1. A) Describe the quasi-legislative and quasi-judicial powers that many bureaucratic agencies have.

 

1. B) Describe the concept know as the iron triangle

 

1. C) Describe what is meant by policy implementation?

 

1. D) Describe two reasons why policy implementation can fail.

 

1. E) Describe two ways Congress attempts to control the bureaucracy

 

 

Congress

 

The framers not only created a Bicameral legislature but also created two distinct chambers.

 

1. A) Name one power exclusively given to each chamber and explain why the framers gave it to that chamber.

 

1. B) Describe two aspects of Congress that can lead to gridlock.

 

1. C) Describe the importance of both the committee system and committee chairs in Congress.

 

1. D) Describe each of the following types of committees: standing, joint, select.
2. E) Describe one thing that Congress does besides write laws.

 

 

Vocabulary

 

Constituent Services

Legislative Oversight

Caucus (Congressional not a way of picking candidates)

Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

Discharge Petition

Pendleton Civil Service Act

Merit Principle

Independent Regulatory Agency

Deregulation

 

Chapter 15 Discussion Questions

 

 

 

 

 

1) What did the Pendleton Civil Service act do? Explain what civil service means.

 

 

2) What is an independent regulatory agency? Explain how one might argue that they have both executive and legislative powers. Provide two examples of independent regulatory agency.

 

 

3) What are government agencies? Do you think these are necessary or could private companies better accomplish their goals? Explain and provide examples.

 

4) What are independent executive agencies? Provide two examples.

 

 

5) What is policy implementation? Describe each of the 6 reasons why policy implementation fails.

 

 

6) What is regulation? Which agencies regulate the automobile industry?

 

 

7) What is deregulation? Critics of regulation claim it does what?

 

 

8) What are the four ways presidents attempt to control the bureaucracy?

 

 

9) What is an Iron triangle/issue network? Provide an example that is not listed in the book.