POLS 2311 Exam #2 Notes and Exam Prep REAL
EXAM 2026!!
redistricting - ANSWER ✔✨---the process by which congressional districts are redrawn every ten
years
the Rules Committee - ANSWER ✔✨---the committee in the House of Representatives which
channels legislation to the floor
constituted position - ANSWER ✔✨---mentioned in the constitution
seeing that the laws are faithfully executed - ANSWER ✔✨---NOT considered a power of the
Congress
powers of the congress - ANSWER ✔✨---oversight
regulation
creating budgets
values of presidential mandate - ANSWER ✔✨----that it confers constitutional and legal authority
on the president
-it conveys voter preferences
-that it allows the claim that voters prefer the policies of the winner over the loser
, paul ryan - ANSWER ✔✨---the current speaker of the US house of representatives
the US constitution is... - ANSWER ✔✨---vague in describing the powers of the President
infotainment - ANSWER ✔✨---broadcast material that is intended both to entertain and inform
incumbent - ANSWER ✔✨---people in office (running again)
incumbency factors - ANSWER ✔✨----redistricting works in their favor
-incumbents have fundraising advantages over challengers
-the franking privilege: free mailing for members of the Congress for purposes of case work
-case work
congressional whips - ANSWER ✔✨---those who keep the party members voting according to
party lines (not constituted positions)
minority and majority whips
original jurisdiction - ANSWER ✔✨---the authority to hear a case for the 1st time
precedence - ANSWER ✔✨---"Rulings by courts that guide judicial reasoning in subsequent cases"
synonyms: example, model, pattern
the rule of 4 - ANSWER ✔✨---4 of the 9 justices must agree to hear a case that has constitutional
merit
EXAM 2026!!
redistricting - ANSWER ✔✨---the process by which congressional districts are redrawn every ten
years
the Rules Committee - ANSWER ✔✨---the committee in the House of Representatives which
channels legislation to the floor
constituted position - ANSWER ✔✨---mentioned in the constitution
seeing that the laws are faithfully executed - ANSWER ✔✨---NOT considered a power of the
Congress
powers of the congress - ANSWER ✔✨---oversight
regulation
creating budgets
values of presidential mandate - ANSWER ✔✨----that it confers constitutional and legal authority
on the president
-it conveys voter preferences
-that it allows the claim that voters prefer the policies of the winner over the loser
, paul ryan - ANSWER ✔✨---the current speaker of the US house of representatives
the US constitution is... - ANSWER ✔✨---vague in describing the powers of the President
infotainment - ANSWER ✔✨---broadcast material that is intended both to entertain and inform
incumbent - ANSWER ✔✨---people in office (running again)
incumbency factors - ANSWER ✔✨----redistricting works in their favor
-incumbents have fundraising advantages over challengers
-the franking privilege: free mailing for members of the Congress for purposes of case work
-case work
congressional whips - ANSWER ✔✨---those who keep the party members voting according to
party lines (not constituted positions)
minority and majority whips
original jurisdiction - ANSWER ✔✨---the authority to hear a case for the 1st time
precedence - ANSWER ✔✨---"Rulings by courts that guide judicial reasoning in subsequent cases"
synonyms: example, model, pattern
the rule of 4 - ANSWER ✔✨---4 of the 9 justices must agree to hear a case that has constitutional
merit
