A power that is specifically granted to the national government in the Constitution
What is the enumerated power
100
List the constitutional qualifications for president
35, 14 yr residency, natural born
100
any large organization that is structured hierarchically to carry out specific functions
What is bureaucracy
100
awarding of government jobs to political supporters and friends
What is spoils system
100
Given from the lower courts to the SC for them to hear a case
writ certiorari
200
Dating back to 1790 which stalls by using time-wasting maneuvers/debates to block a bill
What is a filibuster
200
a 1973 law that states when the president can send out troops without congresses approval
What is war powers resolution
200
The total amount in the Electoral College
538
200
established principle of employment in the bureaucracy must be based based on merit
What is Pendleton Act
200
The SC can decide whether to hear most cases. This type of case is an exception.. they must hear
Cases involving state govt against state govt
300
drawing legislative district boundary lines to get an advantage by manipulating the shape for the dominant party
What is gerrymandering
300
The 15 member advisory body for the president
What is the Cabinet
300
The amount of US Court of Appeals, District Courts, and SC
12, 94, 1
300
A critique of the Bureaucracy
Red tape
Conflict
Duplication
Waste
Lack of Accountability
300
a document filed from outside the participants of the case that contain a legal argument that supports a desired outcome by a third party
What is amicus curiae brief
400
Identify and describe the leadership in Congress
Speaker, Maj Leader, Maj Whip, Min Leader, Min Whip
VP, Pres Pro Temp, Maj Leader, Maj Whip, Min Leader, Min Whip
400
Identify the only two constitutional responsibilities of the VP
1) Preside over Senate
2) Decide president's disability/succession
400
A bill to raise taxes would be referred to this committee
What is House ways and Means Committee
400
President's organizational Method that can cause the President to be "Left Out' of important decisions
Ad hoc
400
Where do most Federal Cases begin and end.
District Courts
500
The process of a bill becoming a law
1) Proposed
2) Sponsored by Congressmen
3) Sent to committee
4) Voted on the floor
5) Sent to the next house
6) Rep 3-4
7) Sent to Conference
8) Sent to President to sign into law
500
this establishes how to fill the presidential and vice presidential vacancies
What is the twenty-fifth amendment
500
The SC's power of Judicial Review was granted by this
What is Marbury v. Madison
500
three part alliance between legislators bureaucrats and interest groups to make or preserve policies
What is iron triangle
500
philosophy looking to the "letter of the law" when interpreting the constitution
vs.
philosophy looking to the context and purpose of a law when interpreting