Supreme Court Cases
This SCOTUS Case dealt with redrawing congressional district lines to favor one particular demographic.
What is Shaw v Reno?
This is used by some congress members by "sneaking" money into a bill to fund programs of their legislative district.
What is Pork-Barrel Spending?
This amendment guarantees freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.
What is the First Amendment?
This clause establishes that the Constitution, federal laws are the supreme law of the land.
What is the Supremacy Clause?
This committee has jurisdiction over issues related to homeland security, emergency preparedness and response, and oversight of the Department of Homeland Security.
What is the Committee of Homeland Security?
This SCOTUS Case dealt with the overuse of executive privilege of the POTUS.
What is New York Times v United States?
This method in Legislature is used to help gain support on a bill in exchange for supporting another legislators upcoming bill.
What is Logrolling?
This amendment protects against unreasonable search and seizure.
What is the Fourth Amendment?
This Clause guarantees that individuals cannot be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without fair legal procedures.
What is the Due Process Clause?
This Committee is responsible for drafting legislation to allocate funds to government agencies, departments, and programs.
What is the House Committee on Appropriations?
This SCOTUS Case established that the Federal Government is supreme over states.
What is McColluch v Maryland?
What is a Filibuster?
This Amendment ensures due process of law, protects against self-incrimination, and prohibits double jeopardy.
What is the Fifth Amendment?
This Clause prohibits states from denying any person equal protection.
What is the Equal Protection Clause?
This Committee is responsible for enforcing the House's ethics rules and investigating potential violations of these rules by members of the house.
What is the United States House Committee on Ethics?
This SCOTUS case's ruling about political campaign spending was corporations, unions, and associations are people and protected under the first amendment.
What is Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission?
This presidential power allows a bill to be vetoed without a signature if Congress adjourns within 10 days of sending it to the President.
What is a Pocket veto?
This Amendment lowers the voting age to 18.
What is the Twenty-Sixth Amendment?
This Clause grants Congress to pass any laws that they deem necessary and proper.
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause?
This Congressional Committee is responsible for overseeing taxation, tariffs, and other revenue-raising measure.
What is the House Ways and Means Committee?
This SCOTUS Case ruling was that the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms for self-defense is applicable.
What is McDonald v. Chicago.
This legislative procedure is used in the senate to end a Filibuster if three-fifths of the Senate agrees to initiate this.
What is a Cloture?
This amendment defines citizenship, prohibits states from depriving any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, and guarantees equal protection under the law.
What is the Fourteenth Amendment?
This Clause implies that Congress has powers beyond those specifically stated in the US Constitution
What is the Elastic Clause?
This committee is responsible for monitoring, investigating the executive branch and bureaucracies and that it is in accordance with the Constitution.