Legislative
This is the main job of the legislative branch
What is making laws
This person is the head of the executive branch.
Who is the President?
This is the highest court in the United States
What is the Supreme Court?
Not explicitly written in Article III of the Constitution, this foundational power was claimed by the Court in Marbury v. Madison.
What is judicial review?
This is the two-part name of the U.S. legislative body
What is Congress (the Senate and the House of Representatives)?
This is the main job of the executive branch
What is enforcing or carrying out laws?
This is how long a Supreme Court justice's term lasts.
What is for life (or until retirement)?
This house of Congress has 100 members, with two coming from each state
What is the Senate?
This is the maximum number of years a president can serve in office (two terms).
What is 8 years?
This body must approve the president's choices for federal judges.
What is the Senate?
Representation in this house of Congress is based on each state's population
What is the House of Representatives?
This group of official advisors to the president makes up a key part of the executive branch.
What is the Cabinet?
This specific rule requires the agreement of at least four Supreme Court justices to grant a writ of certiorari and agree to hear a case.
What is the Rule of Four?
What is the correct three-tiered hierarchy of the federal court system, moving from the lowest level to the highest?
This fraction of a vote by Congress is required to override a presidential veto
What is two-thirds?
This presidential power allows the leader to reject a bill passed by Congress
What is a veto?
Cases involving foreign ambassadors, public ministers, and disputes where a state is a party fall under this type of Supreme Court authority, defined directly in Article III of the Constitution.
What is original jurisdiction?