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Sole power of impeachment lies with..
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House of Representatives solely holds this power
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Sole power to TRY all impeachments lies with...
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Senate solely holds this power
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Sitting senators large staff during reelection
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Incumbency advantage
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Strict constructionist view of Constitution is..
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They have a very narrow and literal interpretation of the Constitution
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Candidates claim a public endorsement of policies and moral authority to put into place after successful elections
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Claim of a mandate
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Administrative law judges reside in which part of US government
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These judges are part of the executive branch
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Bureaucracy has grown so complex and gained so much autonomy our government is called...
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Our government is sometimes called an Administrative State because of this
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Two parties that dominated the two-party system by 1840s
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The two parties, Whigs and Democratic-Republicans dominated this system
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By the end of the 18th century most ____ Americans were qualified to vote
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Most White male Americans were qualified to vote at this time
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Chairmanships of all committees and subcommittees are given to...
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The majority party member who has served the longest continuously on the committee is given this position
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Congress' harshest check on the president is
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Impeachment (then veto) is the harshest check this branch initiates against the president
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Corporations who own several different kinds of media businesses
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Media conglomerates
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Framers intended Congress to be...
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The original intent of congress was to be a bicameral deliberative body who voices the informed and considered views of the American people.
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Progressive's succeeded in adopting this..
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Primary elections were adopted with the help of this former political party
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Despite black voters after the Civil War siding with Republicans why did the South become democratic stronghold?
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Because after federal troops were pulled out of the South, white democratic voters found ways to stop black from voting
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