Legislative
100, 6 year terms, 2 per state
Senate
Fraction needed to overturn a veto
2/3rd
Court case that established Judicial Review
Marbury v. Madison
Less social control, more economic control
Liberals
Name that document
"All men are created equal"
"Dervive their power from the consent of the governed"
Declaration of Independence
Unique power given to the House only
Raise revenue bills
Choose president in electoral tie
Bring impeachment charge
Issued by the President and has the force of law without Congressional input
Executive order
Argued that life terms are needed for judicial independence
Federalist 78
Conservativism
Desribe the Connecticutt (Great) Compromise
Bicameral legislature, one house based on population, the other based on equal reprsentation
Ways in which Legislative can be checked
Judicial review
Veto
executive order
Main idea of Fed 70?
Single executive needed for speed and secrecy, energy in executive needed
Specifically, how do federal judges get their jobs?
President appointments, Senate confirms
What is political efficacy?
The belief that your voice and vote matter/the government will respond/listen to you
Factions are inevitable and can be controlled by a large republic
Fed 10
Portion of Article I used in United States v. Lopez
Commerce Clause
2 ways to check Pres. power
Impeachment, overide veto, judicial review
The courts are "co-equal" branches and should use their power to overturn laws and expand justice and equality
Judicial activism
Difference between a primary and general election
Primary - choose party candidates, General- choose overall winner
Type of grant that the national government favors in which money is given to states with strings attached and strict requirements
Categorical grants
This term is used when determining how many represenatives each state gets
reapportionment
2 ways the bureaucracy is checked
Budget
Judicial review
Executive orders
Describe a characterstic of judicial restraint
Stick to precenent
Only overturn laws if clear and obvious
Outlawed racial gerrymandering
Shaw v. Reno
Main idea of Brutus 1
U.S. is too big for a republic
Reps. won't know needs/wants of citizens