W Questions
Who is next in line of succession after the vice president?
Speaker of the House
A series of position statements that express a party's official stand on a number of issues is a _____.
party platform
This limits the intrusiveness of the federal government...
Bill of Rights
The power to amend the Constitution rests with the ________.
states
What document authorized the president to use military force to support South Vietnam?
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
State constitutions establish what three branches of government?
executive, legislative and judicial
Executive orders allow presidents to act without ____.
Congress
This law set the pattern for territories becoming states...
Northwest Ordinance
The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2021, prompted the creation of the Department of _______.
Homeland Security
What money promises that a suspect will appear in court?
bond money
What department oversees U.S. relations with other countries?
State
An agreement between a prosecutor and a defendant is a _______.
plea bargain
This case involved legal procedures for the accused...
Miranda v. Arizona
The amendment outlawing the production, sale and transportation of alcoholic beverages was _______.
repealed
In most states, the number two position in the executive branch is who?
lieutenant governor
What is America's central bank called?
Federal Reserve System
______ means, "Let the decision stand."
stare decisis
This limits the president's ability to deploy troops...
War Powers Act
The heads of the U.S. executive departments make up the ______.
cabinet
What federal department accounts for one-fourth of federal spending?
Health and Human Services
What state has a unicameral legislature?
Nebraska
The presidents annual message to Congress is the _______.
State of the Union
This provides that powers not specifically delegated to the federal government by the Constitution nor denied to the sates remained with the states or the people....
Tenth Amendment
Roads, bridges, and utilities are part of a state's ______.
infrastructure
What is the maximum number of justices on the Supreme Court?
nine