Executive Branch
Term used to refer to the President’s role as head of the military
Commander in Chief
The term length of a House of Representatives member
2 Years
The number of US Senators
100
The term used to refer to a member of the United States Supreme Court
Justice
This action, when the President denies a bill, is a check on the Legislative Branch by the Executive Branch
Veto
The length of the President's term in office
4 Years
The name for the leader of the House of Representatives
Speaker of the House
This is the name of the process where a Senator stalls a vote by talking for as long as possible
Filibuster
The lowest level of the Federal Court System, the US District has this type of jurisdiction over most federal cases
Original Jurisdiction
This term refers to the idea that the three branches of government are meant to be interrelated and equally powerful
Separation of Powers
You must be this old in order to run for President
35 Years Old
The current Speaker of the House
Nancy Pelosi
The name for the position of leader of the Senate
President Pro Tempore
This practice, set up by the case Marbury v. Madison, allows the Supreme Court to determine the constitutionality of laws
Judicial Review
This action, where Congress removes the President from power, is a check on the Executive Branch by the Legislative Branch
Impeachment
The name of the heads of the different departments of the Executive Branch that advise the president
The Cabinet
Bills in the House of Representatives are introduced by putting them into this receptacle
The Hopper
The type of hearing where the Senate decides if they will allow someone appointed by the President to take office
Confirmation Hearing
These type of courts are where a case would go if it was being appealed
Appellate Courts
The Supreme Court may check the Legislative Branch by declaring a law ________
Unconstitutional
When the President denies a bill by neither signing nor vetoing it for 10 days when Congress is not in session
Pocket Veto
What measure do they use to determine how many representatives each state gets
Population
The person who casts the deciding vote if the Senate is tied 50-50
Vice President
This alliterative founding father was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
John Jay
This power of the President has been criticized recently as becoming too powerful and disrupting the balance between the three branches
Executive Order