Unit 6
The next in line of succession after the vice president
Who is the Speaker of the House
This department oversees U.S. relations with other countries
What is State
This type of money promises that a suspect will appear in court
This means, "Let the decision stand."
What is Stare Decisis
State constitutions establish these three branches of government
What are executive, legislative, and Judicial
This document authorized the president to use military force to support South Vietnam
What is the Tonkin Gulf Resolution
America's central bank is called this
What is the Federal Reserve System
This is the maximum number of justices on the Supreme Court
What is Nine
The power to amend the Constitution rests with them
What is the States
This state has a unicameral legislature (a government body with only one chamber or house, as opposed to a two-chamber system)
What is Nebraska
A series of position statements that express a party's official stand on a number of issues
What is Party Platform
This federal department accounts for about one-fourth of federal spending
What is Health & Human Services
An agreement between a prosecutor and a defendant is this
What is Plea Bargain
This was done to the amendment outlawing the production, sale and transportation of alcohol
The number two position in the executive branch for most states is this
What is Lieutenant Governor
Executive orders allow presidents to act without this
What is Congress
The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 prompted the creation of this department
What is Homeland Security
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This is the president's annual message to Congress
This limits the intrusiveness of the federal government
What is the Bill of Rights
Roads, bridges and utilities are part of a state's ___
What is Infrastructure
This limits the president's ability to deploy troops
What is the War Powers Act
The heads of U.S. executive departments make up this
What is Cabinet
This case involved legal procedures for the accused
What is Miranda v. Arizona
This law set the pattern for territories becoming states
What is the Northwest Ordinance
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This provides that powers not specifically delegated to the federal government by the Constitution nor denied to the states remained with the states or the people