Legislative Branch
2/3rds or 66%
These allow the President to carry out a directive with the full force of the law.
Executive Order
What are the three ways a Justice can leave the Supreme Court?
They quit, they die or they get impeached.
These are things that someone earned through length of service or by meeting another requirement (age, etc..)
Entitlement Programs
AMTRAK, TVA, USPS
This process is used to allow a Senator to "talk a bill to death"
Filibuster
Presidential role associated with the president being the leader of the armed forces.
Commander in Chief
In order for a case to be heard in the Supreme Court what must happen?
Four justices need to agree (Rule of Four)
This is the difference in money spent versus money gained in the budget
Budget Deficit
This created a merit based civil service program in the United States
Pendelton Act
This amendment allows congress to determine the outcome of an election in the event of a tie.
12th Amendment
Allows the president to bypass Congress' treaty approval check.
Executive Agreements
This is the term in which courts use decisions from previous cases to determine "precedent"
Stare Decisis
These are things that can have funding adjusted each year in order to balance the budget
This banned federal employees from participating in politics
Hatch Act
This committee has jurisdiction over all taxation, tariffs and revenue generating programs.
House Ways and Means Committee
What are the qualifications to become President of the United States?
At least 35, Citizen for 14 Years, Natural Born Citizen
These are filed by outside parties and provide details about a pending Supreme Court case
Amicus Curiae Briefs
What two bureaucratic organizations are responsible for the budget process in the United States?
OMB (Office of Management and Budget) and the CBO (Congressional Budget Office)
Name each point of an iron triangle.
Bureaucratic Organization/Agency, Congress, Interest Group
What are the two parts of the impeachment process and who is in charge of each part?
House investigates and decides to bring the charges through impeachment. Senate conducts trial and votes on whether the President is guilty.
What are three ways a President can deal with a bill?
Sign it, Veto it, Pocket Veto it
Parties must file this in order to get the Supreme Court to hear a case
Writ of Certiorari
Give me three examples of entitlement programs
Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, Pensions
List two ways Congress can check the bureaucracy.