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Chapters 12, 13, & 14 - Coggle Diagram
Chapters 12, 13, & 14
Chapter 12- Congress
The concept of the US Congress
Legislature
Parliamentary System
Presidential System
Responsibilities of Congress
Primary Responsibilities
Lawmaking
Representation
Secondary Responsibilities
Impeachment
Seating and Disciplining members
Selection Leaders for the Executive Branch
Other Policy Responsibilities
Members of Congress and their World
Backgrounds of National Legislators
Tenure and Carrer Patterns
Daily Life of a Member of Congress
Congressional Pay and Perquisites
Bicameralism in the American Congress
Leadership in the US Senate
Leadership in the US House of Representatives
Committee System
Getting assigned to a committee
Committee Chairs
Committee Rankings
House and senate differences
Running the legislative obstacle course
Bill Introduction and Committee Referral
Committee Consideration and action
From Committee to the floor
Resolving house-senate differences
Chapter 13 - Presidency
The Concept of the US Presidency
The Development of the Presidency
A single Executive
Board Constitutional Provisions
Public Acceptance of Positive Government
Congressional Delegation of Power
Contemporary Expectations of the President
The President and the Presidency
The President as an Individual
The Presidency as an Organization
Vice President
Cabinet
Executive office of the president
First Lady
Organization of the presidency and presidential effectiveness
The President's Primary Constitutional Responsibilities
Chief Executive
Commander in Chief
Chief Diplomat
The president as Party Leader
Limitations on the President as Party Leader
The president and Party Organization
The president and Electoral Activities
Elections
Presidential
Congress
The president as public opinion leader
Going Public
Personal Trips
The Press
Presidential Speeches
Limited benefits
Presidential Approval Ratings
The president and Congress
Messages abd Recommendations
The Veto
Presidential Success in Congress
Electoral Constituencies and Cycles
Party and Ideology
Party polarization
Presidential Popularity
Presidential Bargaining Skill
Unilateral Powers
Executive Orders
Signing Statements
National Security Directives
Chapter 14 - The Bureaucracy
The Concept of Bureaucracy
The characteristics of Bureaucracy
The Weberian Model of Bureaucracy
The Merit System
Neutral Competence
The Bureaucrats
The Structure of American Bureaucracies
The executive Office of the President
Cabinet Departments
Independent Agencies
Regulatory Agencies and Commissions
Government Corporations
Other Bureaus
The Politics of Organization
The Power of Bureaucracy
Rule-making
Adjudication
Bureaucratic Lobbying
Controlling the Bureaucracy
Theories of Bureaucratic Behavior
Monitoring Bureaucracy
Influencing Bureaucracy
The Congress and the Bureaucracy
The President and the Bureaucracy
The Judiciary and the Bureaucracy
Reforming Bureaucracy
Running government like a business
Businesses Running Government