The Congress
The President
The Iron Triangle
The Bureaucracy
The Courts
100

The tv channel shows both houses of Congress when they are engaging in work

What is CSPAN
100
The President being able to fill a government office or position
What is appointment power
100
This act prohibits government employees from running for office
What is the Hatch Act
100
The system of awarding of government jobs to political supporters and friends beginning with s
What is the spoils system
100
to stand on decided cases judicial policy of following precedents established past decisions
What is Stare Decisis
200

This committee in the House gets to determine the limitation of debate time on a bill and if amendments allowed 

What is the Rules committee?
200
a 1973 law that states when the president can send out troops withough congresses approval
What is war powers resolution
200

About this percentage of the American population may be considered to be complete political activists, participating in all forms of political behavior. 

What is 1%?
200
established principle of employment based on merit
What is Pendleton Act
200

The policy of judicial restraint may also be referred to as this type of constructionism 

What is strict
300
drawing legislative district boundary lines to get an advantage by manipulating the shape for the dominant party
What is gerrymandering
300
"the executive power shall be vested in a president" who should "take care that the laws be faithfully executed"
What is inherent power
300

The trend of a government official leaving his or her position for a job with a business or an interest group is called this

What is the revolving door?
300
laws that require constant review and will be shut down if they aren't carrying out their function
What is sunset legislation
300
a document containing a legal argument supporting a desired outcome in a particular case filed by a third party
What is amicus curiae brief
400
The types of votes found in both houses. (Need all four. No partial credit.) 

What are teller, voice, division and roll call votes? 


400
a rule by the president that has the effect of the law
What is executive order
400

These people are helpful to elected officials because they provide specialized information 

Who are lobbyists? 
400

Amtrak is an example of this type of bureaucratic entity. 

What is a government corporation?

400
an order issued by a higher court to a lower court to send up the record of a case for reiew
What is writ of certiorari
500

This house of Congress is in charge of the trial portion of impeachment

What is the Senate?

500
this amendment limited the president to two terms.
What is the 22nd amendment
500
any government unit established to perform a specific function to administer and enforce laws
What is administrative agency
500

Ambassadors to other countries are part of this department in the executive branch

What is the State Department?
500

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces is an example of this type of court

What is a federal legislative court? (Set up by Congress to review work of an agency.) 
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