Legislative Branch
The Bureaucracy isn't a true branch of government, as its role isn't lawmaking, but ________ making and enforcing.
What is rule?
Current vice president
Who is Kamala Harris?
Organizations like the Public Broadcast System, the US Postal System are called...
What is the government corporations?
Marbury v. Madison resulted in this powers relegation to the Supreme Court
What is judicial review?
Supreme court case that determined the federal cannot use the commerce clause to regulate guns in school zones.
What is US v. Lopez?
Current Attorney General?
Who is Merrick Garland?
The term that describes the advantage of running for the office you currently hold.
What is the incumbency advantage?
The president neglects to sign a bill at during a Congressional recess
What is a pocket veto?
This term describes the rules and procedures that are enacted by the bureaucracy - often a source of criticism.
What is Red Tape?
The act that established the size of the Supreme Court
What is the Judiciary Act of 1789?
_________________ acts as the judge during impeachment trials held in the Senate.
Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
Congress exercises significant power over the Bureaucracy and its budget as they have the __________ of the _________.
What is the Power of the Purse?
Law that limits the power of the president to keep troops deployed, effectively causing war - passed in the wake of backlash of the Vietnam War
War Powers Act of 1973
A civil service reform act or ________ _____ (1939) created tests for bureaucracy employees, and limits corruption.
What is the Hatch Act?
This term describes the relationship between the bureaucracy, interest groups and congressional committees.