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Chapter 12, 13, 14 (Congress (Responsibilities (lawmaking, representation,…
Chapter 12, 13, 14
Congress
Legislature
parliamentary system
Responsibilities
lawmaking
representation
impeachment
seating and disciplining members
selecting leaders for executive branch
busy life
controversial pay
Bicameral congress
president of senate
majority and minority leader
committees
create bills
long process
President
power of president has grown
demanding background checks
Responsibilities
Chief executive
commander in chief of military
chief diplomat
major role in law making
veto power
unilateral powers
executive orders
signing statements
national security directives
Bureaucracy
public agencies
help government run
federal bureaucracies
overlapping responsibilities
driven by politics
helps interpret laws
Bureaucracy
different types of models
rational choice model
not run by democratic principles