AP Gov. Legislative Branch / Congress Part III [Everything You Need to Know For Your Exam]

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In the ninth lesson in our AP Government & Politics series for the redesigned AP Gov Exam, we finish off the legislative branch and Congress. Included in this lesson are:

• “Power of the Purse”
• Congressional role in the federal budget process
• Types of spending: mandatory and discretionary
• Deficit & national debt
• Types of revenue/taxes: income taxes, payroll taxes, excise taxes, corporate taxes
• Entitlement programs and the potential looming crisis
• Government shutdowns
• Oversight investigations and hearings – select committees, current examples
• Types of Congressional Representation: Delegate, Trustee, Politico
• Politics behind Congressional Policy Making:
• Incumbency
• Pork Barrell Spending – Earmarks & Riders
• Logrolling
• Lobbyist writing legislation
• President as “chief legislator.”
• Presidential Veto
• Federalism – laboratory, conflicting policies
• Political ideology in Congressional voting
• Partisanship leading to Political Gridlock
• Partisan Media
• Midterm Elections
• Divided Government: impact – appointment process
• Power – decentralized/fragmented
• Original Intent – Framers desire to make lawmaking a difficult process

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Political Cartoons available License – www.caglecartoons.com or www.politicalcartoons.com –
“Throw Them Bums Out” by Rick McKee 07/29/2017
“My Congressman vs. Your Congressman” (Pork Barrell) by David Fitzsimmons 07/28/2017
“Obama veto Override” by Rick McKee 07/28/2017
“Congress Recess” by Dave Granlund 07/28/2017
“Compromise” by Nate Beeler 07/28/2017