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Module II – Examine the Interrelations of the Institutions of the U.S. Government
Chapters 10, 11, 12, and 13
1. Identify the makeup of the Senate and the House of Representatives (e.g. number of members, geographical ties, length of term, term limits, formal eligibility requirements, etc.).
2. Identify the current U.S. Representatives and U.S. Senators for the State of Oklahoma.
3. Identify the structural components of Congress including powers unique to each chamber (e.g. initiation of budget bills, impeachment/removal proceedings, filibuster/hold/cloture), the leadership structure and responsibilities of each (e.g. Speaker, Majority/Minority Leaders, Majority/Minority Whips, President of the Senate, Senate Pro Tempore, etc.), and committees.
4. Describe the legislative process whereby a bill becomes a law (including the role of leadership, committees, filibuster, and veto/override).
Chapter Eleven:
5. Identify the formal and informal requirements to run for President.
6. Define the powers of the president as it pertains to facilitating the executive branch, such as Commander-in-Chief, Chief Diplomat, Chief Executive, Chief of State, and Chief Legislator.
7. Describe executive privilege and its limitations. Consider unitary executive theory and imperial presidency.
8. Define presidential actions include executive orders, signing statements, executive agreements, and treaties.
9. Identify the most prominent members of the President’s support team including the Vice President, Cabinet Members, Executive Office of the President, and the First Spouse.
Chapter Twelve:
10. Identify the Spoils System and the subsequent Pendleton Civil Service Act (1883).
11. Identify the Bureaucratic Model and bureaucratic problems (pathologies).
12. Understand rulemaking (process) and implementation. Identify the
Federal Register.
13. Discuss ways to reform bureaucracies including privatization/contracting, the Freedom of Information Act, and efficiency strategies.
Chapter Thirteen:
14. Identify the structure of federal and state courts.
15. Define judicial review.
16. Differentiate judicial activism from judicial restraint.
17. Define the major types of law—e.g. criminal, constitutional, common (stare decisis/precedent), and special.
18. Identify the basic steps the Supreme Court takes in accepting cases (the Rule of Four) and in reaching a decision.
19. Identify the types of opinions issued by the court such as majority, concurring, and dissenting.
20. Discuss seminal U.S. Supreme Court cases and their impact.
