Congress
and the Presidency Review Sheet
U.S.
Government
Congress
- Purpose
of Congressional committees
- What
is a congressional “session”?
- House
of Representatives – term of service, size of body, type of representation
- Who
holds most seats in Congress?
- Difference
between expressed and implied powers
- Necessary
and Proper Clause
- Immunity
of members of Congress while on the floor
- Who
gets to be committee chairpersons?
- Conference
or Joint committees
- Filibusters
and how to end them
- Incumbency
advantages and disadvantages
- Where
most bills die
- “Constituency
vs. Conscience” (Democracy in America)
The President
- Commander-in-chief
powers
- Office
of the President
- Roles
of the President
- White
House Staff
- “The
Bully Pulpit” (Democracy in America)
- “The
Johnson Treatment” (Democracy in America)
Essay Topic
- Watergate
exposed corruption within the government, but also proved the
effectiveness of checks and balances.
(a). Discuss one example of corruption in the
Watergate Scandal. (HINT: Give short background of Watergate, and deal
with one example of corruption in your intro.
Outline the next topics in the intro as well, and then deal with them in
their own body paragraphs)
(b). Discuss ONE examples of how spin and
packaging were used to attempt to cover up the scandal.
(c). Discuss ONE example of how presidential
power was used to cover up the scandal.
(d). Discuss TWO examples how checks and
balances operated to expose the corruption you mentioned in Part A.
