Structure and Qualifications
This chamber of Congress has 435 members and representation based on population.
What is the House of Representatives?
This presidential role makes the president the top civilian leader of the military.
What is Commander in Chief?
This power allows the president to formally reject legislation passed by Congress.
What is the veto?
This principle promotes consistency by encouraging courts to follow precedent.
What is stare decisis?
This model of representation says lawmakers should vote the way their constituents want.
What is the delegate model?
The Constitution requires members of this chamber to be at least 30 years old and serve six-year terms.
What is the Senate?
This clause gives Congress the authority to use its implied powers to pass laws essential to carry out its enumerated responsibilities
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause?
This process begins in the House of Representatives and can remove a president from office.
What is impeachment?
The Supreme Court must rely on this branch to enforce its decisions.
What is the executive branch?
This type of representation focuses on lawmakers reflecting the demographic makeup of society.
What is descriptive representation?
This amendment limited presidents to two elected terms after it became official in the 1950s.
What is the 22nd Amendment?
These presidential tools allow the president to manage the executive branch without congressional approval.
What are executive orders?
This Supreme Court case established the power of judicial review.
What is Marbury v. Madison (1803)?
This philosophy supports the use of judicial review to protect minority rights and strike down unjust laws.
What is judicial activism?
This case established the “one person, one vote” principle.
What is Baker v. Carr?
The Constitution establishes only this federal court; all other federal courts are created by Congress.
What is the Supreme Court?
Most of the work on legislation in Congress happens in these smaller groups.
What are committees?
Congress checks the judiciary by creating lower courts and controlling this aspect of the Supreme Court.
What is the number of justices?
This philosophy argues courts should defer to elected branches when possible.
What is judicial restraint?
This term describes drawing district lines to benefit a political party.
What is gerrymandering?
The president must meet these three constitutional qualifications to hold office.
What are being at least 35 years old, a natural-born citizen, and a U.S. resident for 14 years?
This role of the president has expanded significantly in the modern era and includes agenda-setting and persuasion.
What is Chief Legislator?
A two-thirds vote of both chambers of Congress is required to do this to a presidential veto.
What is override the veto?
This Supreme Court power allows the judiciary to check Congress and the president, but can also lead to accusations of undemocratic policymaking.
What is judicial review?
This Supreme Court case ruled that race can be considered—but not be the primary factor—in drawing districts.
What is Shaw v. Reno?