American Politics And The Us Constitution (C963) Midterm Exam And Correct Answers.

joint committee {Ans: committees that have both members of the house and senate serving and working together}freedom of information act {Ans: 1966; purpose to increase transparency of executive branch}inside lobbying tactics {Ans: testifying in legislative hearings and helping to draft legislation}state of the union address {Ans: -message required by the constitution in which the president reports to congress on the state of the union from time to time and makes recommendations to congress -a discussion of past achievements and an agenda for the future}what is the purpose of a presidential signing statement ? {Ans: it indicates how the president intends to interpret a law}ex post facto laws {Ans: laws that retroactively make an action or behavior illegal}