PSCI 1101 Study Guide - Final Guide: Political Question, De Jure, Budget Resolution
7 Sep 2016
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Apt chapters: 11, 12, 13, 14, 5, 15, 16. Neustadt: gap between public expectation of presidency and president"s actual powers (power of persuasion, because no actual power) Jones = president isn"t powerful; only one player in american government with diffused responsibility. Clymer: obama subject to second term curse (no new set of best ideas, already used best members of staff/cabinet, hubris) Can"t operate like a business bc government will never serve public as well as private profit seeking organization. Hamilton: judiciary = least dangerous to political rights; no influence over sword or purse. O"brien: court fits into political process as demonstrated by brown v. board of education. Rosenberg: court pushes nation to change policies when congress/president won"t act. Bicameralism: system of having two chambers within one legislative body, like the house and the senate in u. s. congress: house (2 year terms), local constituencies, senate (6 year terms), national interests.
