POLI 2052 : Final Study Guide
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Define and explain the significance of party-line votes and polarization (explain whether. Congress is polarized-and if so, why congress is polarized): party line voting when every member in a political party votes the exact same way, polarization completely divided opinions regarding an issue, congress is polarized. This happens because most republican and democratic ideology clashes. Define and explain the following terms: impeachment (give an example of a president and a judge) Impeachment when a public official is removed from office due to misconduct (unlawful activity: president bill clinton (1998) for perjury, specifically, lying to a federal grand jury. Judge alcee hasting for taking over ,000 in bribe money for sentencing leniency. Congress tries to control the bureaucracy through hearings and through their role in creating the bureaucracy"s budget: the courts will prevent the bureaucracies from enforcing or acting on certain laws if they feel that they are unconstitutional.
