Name at least one power that ONLY the House has according to the Constitution.
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Name at least one power that only the Senate has according to the Constitution.
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This role of the President puts him in control of the United State's military.
What is Commander in Chief?
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This landmark case gave the Court the power of Judicial Review.
What is Marbury vs. Madison?
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The greatest tool used by Congress for oversight of the bureaucracy.
What is Authorization of spending?
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They are responsible for redrawing Congressional district boundaries every ten years.
What are State Legislatures?
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This is the ability for a member of the Senate to talk for as long as they hold the floor.
What is a filibuster?
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He is last in the line of succession to the President.
What is the Secretary of Homeland Security?
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They are empowered to create new federal courts and specify the number of judges on each court.
What is Congress?
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She is the head of the Department of Justice.
Who is the Attorney General?
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In the House this committee sets the condition for debate and amendments on most legislation.
What is the Rules committee?
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A custom whereby presidential appointments are confirmed only if there is no objection to them by the senators from the appointee's state.
What is Senatorial Courtesy?
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Requires the President to notify Congress within 48 hours of committing armed forces to military action and forbids armed forces from remaining for more than 60 days
What is the War Powers Resolution?
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This is the prominent type of jurisdiction the Supreme Court uses in most cases.
What is Appellate Jurisdiction?
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This Act made it so bureaucratic jobs were based on merit and not the spoils system.
What is the Pendleton Service Act of 1883?
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Name at least two incumbent advantages that allow for a 95% reelection rate in the House and 85% in the Senate.