Congress
Leader of the House of Representatives
What is the Speaker of the House?
President's role as leader of military
What is Commander in Chief
The court's ability to strike down a law or action in conflict with the constitution.
What is judicial review?
What is patronage?
Ruled that gerrymandering based on racial groups was unconstitutional
What is Shaw v. Reno?
Committees created as necessary by the Congress
What are Special Committees?
The President's address to the people in January
What is the State of the Union
The authority to hear a case first, act as a finder of facts and decide a case.
What is Original Jurisdiction?
Congress creating general goals and targets for a bill but not all of the details.
What is bureaucratic discretion?
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
The type of government spending that goes to programs like Medicare, Social Security and Medicaid.
What is Mandatory Spending
used to express discontent with Congress, or provide the president's plan for implementation of law.
What are Signing Statements?
The supreme court allowing a previous decision to stand, and avoid creating a new precedent.
What is Stare Decisis?
The ability of congress to continue to examine implementation of laws it passed.
What is legislative oversight?
The vote required to bring a cloture motion
What is 3/5?
the ability to call witnesses to congressional hearings
What is congressional subpoena power?
President sending their message and goals directly to the people to pressure congress
What is the Bully pulpit?
the theory of democracy that iron triangles illustrate
What is pluralist?
A role of the Chief Justice in impeachment proceedings.
What is presiding over removal trial in senate?
The House committee that meets to discuss the state of the union address.
What is the Committee of the Whole?
The power of the President to move funds and resources to help certain communities or regions in times of need.
What is declaring a national emergency?
A philosophy of interpretation where justices wield the power of Judicial review regularly, creating new policies.
What is judicial activism?
The independent regulatory commission that regulates financial markets and Wall Street
What is the SEC?
The set of briefs sent to the Supreme Court by groups and organizations.
What is an amicus curiae brief