Unit Three

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Unit Three Lessons


Congress:
rtsp://streams.accd.edu/govt/2302/ag-2302-14-s.rm
Legislative Process:
rtsp://streams.accd.edu/govt/2302/ag-2302-15-s.rm
Congress and the President:
rtsp://streams.accd.edu/govt/2302/ag-2302-16-s.rm
The Presidency:
rtsp://streams.accd.edu/govt/2302/ag-2302-17-s.rm
Bureaucracy:
rtsp://streams.accd.edu/govt/2302/ag-2302-18-s.rm
Domestic Policy:
rtsp://streams.accd.edu/govt/2302/ag-2302-19-s.rm
Foreign Policy:
rtsp://streams.accd.edu/govt/2302/ag-2302-20-s.rm

Exam 3 Video Review

Exam 3 Review Questions
Test Time: 5:00pm-8:00pm----NO tests distributed after 7:00 pm

THREE of the questions listed for each exam will appear on that examination. If your question requests a “brief explanation,” you need to compose a short paragraph (at least three cogent sentences) that describe and explain the most important aspect or element of the topic. It is better to write a little more than a little less.

  • Discuss the steps a bill must take in the House and in the Senate to become a law. Be sure to discuss the role of standing committees in your discussion...
  • Briefly explain the following terms: pork-barrel legislation; senatorial courtesy; filibuster; seniority system.
  • Describe the roles and positions of leadership in the U.S. House and Senate.
  • Discuss five roles of the president and give at least one example of each.
  • Briefly describe four of the following terms: civilian supremacy; military-industrial complex; treaties; executive agreements; executive privilege.
  • Briefly describe four of the following terms: public administration; iron triangle; Office of Management and Budget; Hatch Act; ombudsman; whistle-blower.
  • Briefly describe four of the following terms: globalization; cold war; Monroe Doctrine; Marshall Plan; containment; 1973 War Powers Resolution.
  • Briefly describe four of the following terms: Employment Act 1946; capitalism; laissez-faire; mixed or modified economic system; Keynesian economics; fiscal policy; monetary policy.

 

 

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