Executive Branch
The one person the president cannot pardon of a federal crime.
Himself
This type of committee resolves the differences between two different versions of the same bill passed by the House and the Senate.
Also known as "friend of the court" briefs.
Amicus Curiae briefs
This proposition states 40% of the general fund must go to K-14 education.
Proposition 98
All powers of the governor fall to this person when the governor is out of the state.
Lieutenant Governor
This president was the largest actor on the basis of inherent powers.
George W. Bush
The share of both houses of Congress required to override a presidential veto.
2/3
This type of law comes from British tradition and is often referred to as judge-made law.
Common law
This 1994 proposition led to a 40% increase in California's prison population.
Proposition 184 (Three Strikes Law)
This person oversees all federal and state elections in California.
Secretary of State
The main responsibility of the Vice President aside from presiding over the Senate.
Have a pulse
This tactic is used in the Senate to "talk a bill to death".
Filibuster
The only requirement to serve on the federal bench (at any level).
Presidential nomination and confirmation by the Senate
The governor's most important budget-related power.
Line-item veto
This is the only nonpartisan position within the plural executive.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
The President can sign this type of treaty without the Senate's approval.
A sole executive agreement
Majority parties will use this tactic to resolve differences in a bill passed by the two chambers of Congress rather than the conventional method.
This case established the Supreme Court's power of judicial review.
Marbury v. Madison
This proposition capped property taxes at 2% of their assessed value in 1975.
Proposition 13
This 2012 proposition set term limits for California lawmakers at 12 years in either chamber of the state legislature.
Proposition 28
The inherent powers of the presidency do not derive from the Constitution but rather from this principle.
National sovereignty
This senator famously crossed party lines to vote No on the Affordable Care Act's 'skinny repeal'.
John McCain
This man is the most conservative member of the current Supreme Court.
Clarence Thomas
The largest source of general fund revenue comes from this type of tax.
Personal Income taxes
The only California governor to be successfully recalled.
Governor Gray Davis