Random Grab Bag
The required minimum age to run for President
What is 35 years old?
This federal department focuses on enforcing federal laws
What is the Department of Justice?
This case established the power of judicial review
What is Marbury v. Madison?
The current White House Press Secretary
Who is Karoline Leavitt?
This amendment states that citizens have rights beyond those listed in the Bill of Rights.
What is the 9th amendment?
This clause in the Constitution says federal law is above state law
What is the Supremacy Clause?
This term describes the period between the presidential election and the inauguration when the president has less influence and power.
What is the lame-duck period?
This case established that public schools cannot require students to recite a daily prayer.
What is Engel v. Vitale?
This English Philosopher inspired the Declaration of Independence
Who is John Locke?
A slogan used to advocate for the principle of equal representation in voting
What is "one man, one vote"?
This case established the power of judicial review
What is Marbury v. Madison?
The number of departments in the Federal Government.
What is 15?
In this case, the Court established that police can search your garbage on the curb of your house without a warrant.
What is California v. Greenwood?
The nine current justices on the Supreme Court
Who are Chief Justice John Roberts, and Associate Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett, and Ketanji Brown Jackson?
Under the War Powers Act, the amount of time the President has to notify Congress when introducing US forces into hostilities.
What is 48 hours?
This President had the highest approval rating ever recorded
George W. Bush
This type of bureaucratic agency operates independently of executive departments to regulate parts of the economy and is protected from presidential removal to insulate it from political pressure.
What is an independent regulatory commission?
Case in which the Court ruled that state's interest in compelling school attendance beyond the eighth grade did not outweigh the parents' fundamental right to free exercise of religion.
What is Wisconsin v Yoder?
This Columbia professor argued the Constitution was an economic document that benefited landowners and the political elite
Who is Charles Beard?
This model of democracy emphasizes broad participation in politics and civil society by citizens, rather than reliance on elected representatives alone.
What is participatory democracy?
This President helped expand suffrage to white males without property
Who is Andrew Jackson?
This term describes the relationship between congressional committees, bureaucratic agencies, and interest groups, often criticized for leading to policy-making that serves narrow interests.
What is the "Iron Triangle"?
1857 case in which The Court ruled enslaved people were not and could never be citizens, and therefore could not sue for freedom.
What is Dred Scott v Sanford?
This rogue English king signed the Magna Carta
Who is King John?
Senators first began to be elected in this year. (within 5 years)
What is 1913?