Unit Exam Study Guide Chapters 11-13 Exam, California Politics Exam
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Chapter 11 - Congress
Bicameralism
Virginia Plan
New Jersey Plan
Powers of Congress
Necessary and Proper Clause
House and the Senate
Descriptive Representation
Speaker of the House
Minority Leader
Majority Leader
Whip
Filibuster
National Women’s Political Caucus (NWPC)
McCain Feingold Act
Federal Election Commission
Super PAC
Incumbent Advantage
Campaign Donations
Chapter 12 - The Presidency
Executive Branch
Duties of the President
The rise of the Primary System
Electoral College
Primary
Office of Management and Budget
First Lady campaigns
Impeachment
Rally around the flag Effect
Executive orders
Executive Agreements
Going Public
Chapter 13 - The Courts
Appellate Jurisdiction
Roots of the US Legal System
Riley v. California
State and Federal Courts
District Courts
Stare Decisis
Marbury vs. Madison
Appointments to the Supreme Court
Highest Ranking Supreme Court Justice
Annual number of cases reviewed by the Supreme court
California Politics Chapters 3-6
Recall
Proposing Laws
Votes needed to pass an initiative
Initiative Process
Number of California Assembly Members / Senate Members
CA Senate terms
Max Number of Years in CA Assembly
CA Term Limits
Governor vs. Presidential Powers
CA Executive
CA Court System - Number of Cases/ Year
The CA Court System Organized how?
% CA Cases that make it to trial
Justices on State Supreme Court
