The structure of the legislative branch of government is described by ________ of the Constitution.
Article I
100
Senators are elected for ________-year terms.
6
100
To run for president, you must be at least _____ years of age.
35
100
To run for President, you must have lived in the US for at least ________ years.
14
100
What fraction of each house of Congress does it take to override a presidential veto?
Two-Thirds
200
True or False. The Senate has the sole power to declare war.
False. Senate has the sole power to approve presidential appointments.
200
The most powerful position in the House of Representatives is the _______________________
Speaker of the House
200
The constitutional officer who presides over the Senate is the ____________________________
Vice President
200
Which branch of government employs the most people?
Executive branch
200
A document containing the legal written arguments in a case filed with a court by a party prior to a hearing or trial.
Brief
300
Process by which presidents generally defer selection of district court judges to the choice of senators of their own party who represent the state where the vacancy occurs.
Senatorial Courtesy
300
The Supreme Court will hear a case if ________ justices vote to do so.
Four. (Rule of Four)
300
Codes of behavior related to the protection of property and individual safety.
Criminal Law
300
Codes of behavior related to business and contractual relationships between groups of individuals.
Civil Law
300
Power of the courts to review acts of other branches of government and the states.
Judicial Review
400
An agreement between the president and the leaders of other foreign nations that does not require
the advice and consent of the Senate is called a/an
Executive Agreement
400
Which type of committee is a bill most likely going to be sent to first?
Standing Committee
400
The ________ created a merit-based civil service.
Pendleton Act
400
Vote trading; voting to support a colleague's bill in return for a promise of future support.
Logrolling
400
In court rulings, a reliance on past decisions to formulate decisions on new cases is called __________________
Stare decisis
500
Which type of committee is used to reach a compromise on a bill after both chambers have passed similar versions
Conference Committee
500
The break-in of the Democratic Party's national headquarters and the proceeding cover-up was known as _________________________.
Watergate Scandal
500
Under the Twenty-Second Amendment, what is the maximum number of years someone can be
president?
10. 2 Four-Year terms plus a maximum of two years as acting President.
500
President Andrew Jackson fundamentally changed the nature of the federal bureaucracy by
implementing
the Spoils System
500
Which court case held that the U.S. Supreme Court had the power to review the constitutionality of
acts of Congress?