The Judiciary
The Presidency
Grab Bag
Bureaucracy
The Presidency Cont.
100
The fundamental legal right that keeps people from being imprisoned without due process
What is Habeas Corpus?
100
This term refers to politicians who are completing their tenure in office after being voted out.
What is a lame duck?
100
An example of a regulatory agency, this federal department is responsible for ensuring the safety of food, drugs, and medical devices.
What is the FDA?
100
The Cuyahoga River caught fire dozens of times before the federal government stepped in. Discretionary and rule-making authority to implement policy are given to bureaucratic agencies, including this agency most responsible for stopping the pollution in that river./https://public-media.si-cdn.com/filer/e4/13/e4136a97-b510-432c-8089-15a4d7ba50f7/gettyimages-515303088.jpg)
What is the Environmental Protection Agency?
100
The advisory council for the president, consisting of the heads of the executive departments, the vice president, and a few other officials selected by the president.
What is the cabinet?
200
The Supreme Court case that solidified the power of Judicial Review
What is Marbury v Madison?
200
In addition to signing and vetoing, this is the third option afforded to presidents upon the presentment of bills from Congress.
What is the pocket veto?
200
A formal statement by a judge in an appellate court (like the U.S. Supreme Court) who disagrees with the majority's decision.
What is a dissenting opinion?
200
Civil Service reform replaced the patronage system with this alternative way to staff government.
What is the merit system?
200
The right to keep communications confidential, especially if they relate to National Security.
What is executive privilege?
300
A court's power to hear a case for the first time, rather than hearing it on appeal from a lower court.
What is original jurisdiction?
300
In 1942, Franklin Roosevelt used this implied power to establish relocation centers and detail American citizens.
What is an executive order?
300
An order from a higher court, usually the U.S. Supreme Court, to a lower court to send up the records of a case for review.
What is a writ of certiorari?
300
This image reflects this relationship between regulators, legislators, and lobbyists.
What is an iron triangle?
300
The Constitution states that this can be done if a President commits "Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors".
What is impeachment?
400
A separate legal document where a justice agrees with the final decision (outcome) of a case but provides different reasoning.
What is a concurring opinion?
400
In 1913, Woodrow Wilson began the modern tradition by which presidents use this annual message as a tool for agenda-setting.
What is the State of the Union address?
400
Jimmy Carter tried to cancel superfluous water projects early in his term as president, decrying them as this type of legislation.
What is pork barrell legislation?
400
The agency that serves as a clearinghouse for budgetary requests and management improvements for government agencies.
What is the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)?
500
A legal request that allows a person to proceed in court without having to pay standard fees and costs due to their inability to afford them.
What is in forma pauperis?
500
The justification for a single executive was outlined in this Federalist Paper.
What is Federalist #70?
500
Since Jimmy Carter has only served one term in office, this constitutional amendment guarantees he is eligible to run for one more term.
What is the 22nd Amendment?
500
A formal agreement between the U.S. president and the leaders of other nations that does not require senate approval.
What is an executive agreement?