Legislature
When the House of Representatives brings formal charges against the president or a judge
impeachment
President's term limits according to the 22nd Amendment
2 terms or 10 years
The Article in the Constitution that contains the rules for the Courts
Article III
Economies that are controlled by supply and demand - also called a free market
capitalism
When the people are counted every 10 years
census
The people who try to influence lawmakers
lobbyists
Number of executive departments
15
Court case that gave SCOTUS the power of judicial review
Marbury v. Madison
confederation or confederacy
An illegal action of a government in which a person found not guilty is tried again for the crime in which they were acquitted.
double jeopardy
When a senator talks for an unlimited amount of time to stall the passing of a bill. This only happens in the Senate.
filibuster
The order of people set to replace the president
line of presidential succession
Judicial Review
A government where all work according to their abilities and all receive according to their needs.
Communism
A political party that is not Republican or Democrat
3rd party
Clause that allows Congress to pass laws that are needed to fulfill the goals of government but are not listed in the Constitution.
Necessary and Proper Clause
Number of electors needed to win the presidency
270
The civil rights case that made school segregation illegal which overturned Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Papers written to encourage people to support the new Constituton.
Federalist papers
The agreement at the Constitutional Convention between the large and small states that created the Senate and the House of Representatives
Great Compromise
Law made to ensure that African Americans right to vote was not infringed in state and local elections
Voting Rights Act 1965
The only president elected 4 times.
Franklin Roosevelt
The legal authority of a specific court to hear a case
jurisdiction
When government takes private property for public use with just compensation
Eminent Domain
Committees set up by corporations or interest groups that raise and spend campaign money from voluntary doanations.
PACs or Political Action Committees