American Politics

Please try to express yourself in your own words (and do not borrow from outside materials). Any violations of academic honesty—including copying material verbatim or otherwise copying off of another student’s work—will be grounds for appropriate academic sanctions. Completed answers should be posted as text into Canvas or attached and uploaded to this assignment prompt. Section 1: Please choose five of the following terms. For each term you choose, write (approximately) a paragraph definition for that term that includes all of the following: 1) Definition: A single sentence summary of what the term means. 2) Explanation of why this term is important for understanding American politics. 3) Comparison/Example: You can either compare the term with another term on the final exam study guide, and explain why/how they are related(these terms can be found on the bottom of the desription) Or, you can provide a specific example of the term and explain why this example fits the term in question. Possible Terms: • Living Constitution Doctrine • Going Public • Agenda Setting • Heuristic (in voter decision-making) • Street Level Bureaucrat • Norm of Neutrality • Police Patrol Oversight and Fire Alarm Oversight (for this term your definition/explanation will need to cover both terms) • Framing Effect Please include enough details to make the various parts of your answer comprehensible to a moderately informed reader. Terms of the study guide for question 3:Veto, Pocket Veto, President as Chief Clerk, Executive Agreement, Executive Order, Going Public, Presidential Mandate, Signing Statement, “Take Care” Clause, Principal Agent Dilemma, Street Level Bureaucrat, Types of bureaucratic agencies, Presidential Cabinet, Red Tape, Police Patrol Oversight, Fire Alarm Oversight, Marbury V. Madison, Supreme Court Appointment, Judicial Activism, Judicial Restraint, Living Constitution Doctrine, Judicial Review, Standing, Granting certiorari, Political Socialization, Heuristic (in voter decision-making), Cognitive Bias, Opinion Leader, Political Action Committees (PACs), Issue Publics, Framing Effects, Priming Effects, Media Bias