P SC 1113 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Equal Protection Clause, Indirect Election, Lyndon B. Johnson
16 Apr 2018
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Separation of powers, checks and balances in federalism. Senate: role in foreign policy, check on people , long terms. Executive does not equal monarchy; enumerated powers are not absolute. Judiciary in relation to state courts and government. Congress created during the constitutional convention connecticut (great) and three-fifths compromises added to the constitution. John jay, alexander hamilton, and james madison write the federalist nos. Massachusetts governor elbridge gerry passes a redistricting plan designed to give his party political advantage; origin of the term gerrymander . Ratification of the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments. Jeannette rankin becomes the first woman elected to congress in the house of representatives. Congress changes its organizational rules, allowing bills to be referred to multiple committees. Al gore begins his national political career as a member of congress. September 14: congress bypasses the committee system to authorize the use of the military in. Afghanistan in response to the september 11, 2001 attacks on new york.
