Chat Review 4/29

me: TWO MINS

8:00 PM OK. ROLL CALL. TYPE "HERE"

 mills242: here

 abell2012: here

 samaralcancel: Here

 Lisa: here

 chowhuiyanangel: here

8:01 PM hong.thi.nguyen.17@gmail.com has joined

 me: OK. HOLD PLZ.

8:02 PM HELLO EVERYONE.

  GOOD WEEKEND THUSFAR?

 hong.thi.nguyen.17: Hi.

8:03 PM me: FAIR WARNING: WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING SOME INTERNET ISSUES AT PEDONE CENTRAL TONIGHT.

  HOPEFULLY WE CAN CARRY THROUGH

  HOWEVER, IF WE CANNOT, I WILL BE AVAILABLE DURING ADVISORY TOMORROW.

 hong.thi.nguyen.17: There's less people today.

8:04 PM me: ANY IDEA WHY WE'RE LIGHT?

 hong.thi.nguyen.17: No.

 me: WELLL...NO MATTER.

 chowhuiyanangel: no

 mills242: people forgot

 me: LETS BEGIN.

  THE EXAM IS, ONCE AGAIN, 20 MC QUESTIONS AND AN FRQ

 hong.thi.nguyen.17: Hey, I can't post on facebook everytime

8:05 PM me: WHERE SHALL WE BEGIN?

  ANYONE?

  .........

 Lisa: can we go overt he FRQ that we had to do?

8:06 PM me: WHICH 1?

  HW 4.4?

 chowhuiyanangel: any acts we need to know?

 me: ANGEL: IMPOUNDMENT CONTROL ACT

  THATS IT?

 mills242: budget formation

 Lisa: from 4.4

 me: OK.. HOLD PLZ

 Lisa: Kkay

 me: A.. Practice FRQ:

A number of factors enable presidents to exert influence over Congress in the area of domestic policy. However, presidents are also limited in their influence over domestic policymaking in Congress.

(a) The Constitution grants the president certain enumerated powers. Describe two of these formal powers that enable the president to exert influence over domestic policy.

(b) Choose two of the following. Define each term and explain how each limits the president’s ability to influence domestic policymaking in Congress.

mandatory spending (YOU MUST CHOOSE THIS ONE)
party polarization
lame-duck period

8:07 PM OK, LETS START WITH A.

8:08 PM THE ABSOLUTE EASIEST WAY TO ANSWER THIS IS PRESIDENTIAL VETO AND APPOINTING BUREAUCRATS.

8:09 PM DO WE SEE WHY?

 mills242: no

 hong.thi.nguyen.17: Yes.

 chowhuiyanangel: yes

8:10 PM me: TERRELL: THE PREZ CAN INFLUENCE DOMESTIC POLICY B/C HE CAN VETO LAWS HE DOESN'T LIKE

  HE ALSO APPOINTS CABINET HEADS AND TOP LEVEL BUREAUCRATS WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR EXECUTING DOMESTIC POLICY

8:11 PM mills242: understandable

 me: FOR B:

 Lisa: yes

8:12 PM me: MANDATORY SPENDING: THERE IS A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THE FEDERAL BUDGET THAT IS "LOCKED IN". (INTEREST PAYMENTS, ENTITLEMENT PROGS.)

  THE GOVT MUST PAY THIS; THE PREZ HAS NO SAY

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 Lisa: what about the appointment of justices?

8:13 PM me: JUDGES DO NOT REALLY HAVE TOO MUCH TO DO WITH POLICY FORMATION....KIND OF A STRETCH.

  LAME DUCK PERIOD: THE TIME BETWEEN THE NOVEMBER ELECTION AND JANUARY INAUGURATION WHEN THE OUTGOING PRESIDENT HAS LITTLE INFLUENCE....

8:14 PM THESE BOTH MAKE SENSE?

 chowhuiyanangel: yes

 mills242: yes

 Lisa: yes

 hong.thi.nguyen.17: Yes.

 me: OK, SO NOW THAT WE DID THE FRQ, WHAT SHOULD WE MOVE ON TO?

8:15 PM chowhuiyanangel: party polarization?

 hong.thi.nguyen.17: What would an executive agreement look like?

8:16 PM me: PARTY POLARIZATION SIMPLY MEANS THAT IF THE PREZ IS ONE PARTY AND CONGRESS IS ANOTHER, THE PREZ'S IMPACT MIGHT BE MINIMALIZED....NOTHING GETS DONE.

  HONG...GOOD:

  EXECUTIVE AGREEMENTS

  EXECUTIVE AGREEMENTS ARE DEALS MADE BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT AND FOREIGN LEADERS.

  THEY ARE INFORMAL AND DO NOT NEED TO BE APPROVED BY THE SENATE

 chowhuiyanangel: congress has no say?

 hong.thi.nguyen.17: Isn't that also gridlock?

8:17 PM me: THEY ARE VERY SIMILAR TO EXECUTIVE ORDERS.

  HONG...YUP.

 hong.thi.nguyen.17: How can you tell the difference?

 me: EXECUTIVE AGREEMENTS DO NOT CARRY OVER FROM PRESIDENT TO PRESIDENT. THEY ARE EASILY BROKEN AND OFTEN CHANGED.

8:18 PM EXECUTIVE ORDER = DOMESTIC POLICY

  EXECUTIVE AGREEMENT = FOREIGN POLICY

  ............

  PREZ USES EXEC AGREEMENTS WHEN A FORMAL TREATY WOULD BE TOO SLOW OR COMPLICATED.

8:19 PM hong.thi.nguyen.17: Is there an example of one?

 me: MANY.

 mills242: what if senate doesnt ratify it?

8:20 PM me: FOR EXAMPLE, OBAMA RECENTLY MADE SOME EXEC AGREEMENTS WITH THE RUSSIANS INVOLVING MISSLE DEFENSE

  ...

  SENATE ONLY RATIFIES FORMAL TREATIES AND TRADE AGREEMENTS.

  ...

  EXEC AGREEMENTS ARE NOT REVIEWED BY CONGRESS.

8:21 PM Tiana has joined

 me: WHAT NEXT?

 Tiana: is this a mixed test or just pub policy

 me: PUB POLICY

  20 MC 1 FRQ

8:22 PM Tiana: can we review financial pub policy

 me: K.

  YOU MEAN FISCAL?

  FISCAL POLICY: ANY DOMESTIC POLICY DECISION RELATED TO TAXING, SPENDING OR BUDGET FORMATION

8:23 PM Tiana: well I meant clarify more differnces btw monetary and fiscal

8:24 PM me: MONETARY POLICY: ANY DOMESTIC POLICY DECISION RELATED TO MONEY SUPPLY, INTEREST RATE AND RESERVE RATE

 hong.thi.nguyen.17: Do we need to know Keynesian economics?

 me: .......

  HONG: FOR THE AP TEST, YEAH.

  KEYNESIAN ECONOMICS IS THE OPPOSITE OF LAISSEZ FAIRE

  KEYNES WAS "HANDS ON"

8:25 PM samaralcancel@gmail.com has left

 me: HE SUPPORTS ACTIVE MONETARY POLICY

  ........

  MANY ORGS ARE INVOLVED IN FISCAL POLICY, BUT MONETARY POLICY IS THE PRODUCT OF ONLY THE FEDERAL RESERVE

8:26 PM .........

  WHAT ELSE?

 chowhuiyanangel: can president and congress check on federal reserve?

 hong.thi.nguyen.17: Are there any trends other than mandatory spending has increased?

8:27 PM me: ANGEL: THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD MEMBERS ARE APPOINTED BY THE PREZ AND APPROVED BY CONGRESS, BUT THEY SERVE 14 YEAR TERMS AND ARE SIMILAR TO JUDGES.

  .....

8:28 PM ONCE YOU ARE ON THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD, YOU ARE PRETTY MUCH UNTOUCHABLE.

  .....

  THE FED IS GIVEN SUCH INDEPENDENCE TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE FREE TO MAKE UNPOPULAR DECISIONS AND THAT THEY REMAIN FREE OF PARTY POLITICS.

  .....

8:29 PM SO...NO CHECK ON THEIR POWER.

  HONG: MANDATORY INCREASED, TAXES DECREASED.

  BUDGET SHORTFALL INCREASED.

8:30 PM BALANCED BUDGETS BECOMING INCREASINGLY RARE...

  ..........

  ANOTHER TOPIC FOR REVIEW?

 maamarbousseloub@gmail.com has joined

8:31 PM me: ...........

 Tiana: questions please

8:32 PM me: OK.....HOLD PLZ.

  6) Which of the following is NOT a step in the process of passing the annual federal budget?

(a) Federal agencies submit their budget
requests directly to Congress.
(b) The Office of Management and Budget
reviews the budget requests of the
various federal agencies.
(c) The appropriations committees in the
House and the Senate consider the
proposed budget.
(d) The budget committees in the House and
Senate consider the proposed budget.
(e) The president signs or vetoes the various
appropriations bills passed by Congress.

8:33 PM .............

  OK..................GO

 chowhuiyanangel: a

 hong.thi.nguyen.17: A...

 Lisa: S

  A

 Tiana: A

 me: NICE JOB.

  THE ANSWER IS A.

8:34 PM abell2012: a

  ohh..sorry

 me: INDIVIDUAL AGENCIES MAKE BUDGET REQUESTS TO THE OMB.

  THE OMB COMPILES AND INCORPORATES THESE REQUESTS INTO THE PRESIDENT'S BUDGET PROPOSAL.

8:35 PM chowhuiyanangel: any court cases we need to know?

 samaralcancel@gmail.com has joined

 me: WE ARE GOING TO BE ENDING A BIT EARLY TONIGHT.

  AT 8:45.

  SO TEN MINUTE WARNING

  .......

 Tiana: can we just do questions then?

 me: NO COURT CASES IN THIS UNIT

8:36 PM NO. YOU ONLY GET ONE QUESTION. THAT WAS IT.

 Tiana has left

 me: .......

  REVIEW TOPIC?

8:37 PM mills242@gmail.com has left

 hong.thi.nguyen.17: Do we need know monetarian...ism...?

 me: MONETARISM? NO.

 hong.thi.nguyen.17: Ok.

8:38 PM me: ANYTHING ELSE, GUYS?

 Lisa: I dont'think so

  can we just go to your classroom to do practice questions on different topics?

8:39 PM me: SURE. ILL BE THERE DURING ADVISORY AND ALSO 3RD.

  OK THEN. POSTING TO BLOG. SEE YOU TOMORROW.