Legislative
The number of members in Congress.
What is 535?
President is the ___________ of the armed forces.
What is the commander-in-chief?
The number of current Justices on the U.S. Supreme Court
What is 9?
This word, built from the French for “desk” and the Greek for “rule,” literally means “desk-rule.”
What is bureaucracy?
Was accused of sexual misconduct during his confirmation hearing
Who is Brett Kavanaugh or Clarence Thomas?
The number one problem members of Congress have
What is coordination?
A rule issued by the president that has the effect of a law
What is an executive order?
The number of cases SCOTUS hears per year
What is 90-100?
Starting in the 1820s, this system gave out government jobs as rewards for party loyalty.
What is the spoils system?
"Let the decision stand"
What is Stare Decisis?
The process by which 60 of the Senators can end a filibuster
What is cloture?
Next in succession after the president and vice president.
Who is the Speaker of the House?
______ has the right to “Advise and Consent” on all judicial nominations
Who is the Senate?
The U.S. Postal Service is the best-known example of this type of federal bureaucracy, which runs a business-like enterprise that can earn a profit.
What is a government corporation?
Committees that deal with money or a significant issue.
What are powerful committees?
The majority party member with the greatest seniority in the Senate
Who is the President Pro-Tempore?
The president has the power to appoint _________ to the executive cabinet.
What are cabinet secretaries?
established judicial review for SCOTUS over laws passed by Congress
What is Marbury v. Madison?
This model says bureaucracies are competitive and power-hungry, and that they work to raise their own status at the expense of other agencies.
What is the acquisitive model?
Candy Desk started in 1965 by _________.
Who is CA Senator George Murphy?
Length of the longest group filibuster
What is 75 hours?
The President’s powers to make treaties, appoint ambassadors, and give recognition and legitimacy to another nation
What are diplomatic powers?
lawyer who represents the United States before the Supreme Court in cases where the federal government is a party
Who is the Solicitor General?
In this form of privatization, the government sells off a service entirely so that it operates in the private market.
What is divestiture?
a _______ brief submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court by an individual or group who is not one of the parties in the case
What is an Amicus Curiae brief?