This is the power of the judicial branch to determine the Constitutionality of laws?
What is judicial review.
100
Which power gives an executive officer the ability to reject certain parts of a bill?
What is line-item veto.
100
Which chamber approves treaties?
What is the Senate.
100
A type of direct primary limited to registered party members, who must declare their party affiliation in order to vote.
What is a closed primary.
100
I created the IRS.
Who is Lincoln.
200
What is the qualification for being a judge?
What is "good behavior."
200
What are two major formal powers of the United States President?
What is Commander in Chief, pardoning power, Chief of State, Chief Administrator, Chief Diplomat, and Chief Legislator.
200
Where do all appropriation bills start?
What is the House of Representatives.
200
The Buddy System
What is name request job.
200
"I did not have sexual relations with that woman." Name the President and the woman.
Who is Clinton and Monica Lewinsky.
300
Who approves the President's appointment of Justices?
What is the Senate.
300
What are two informal powers of the U.S. President?
What is Chief of Party, Chief Citizen, Moral Persuader, Crisis Manager.
300
What is a conference committee and who resides on this committee?
What is a conference committee is a committee of the Congress appointed by the House of Representatives and Senate to resolve disagreements on a particular bill. The conference committee is usually composed of the senior Members of the standing committees of each House that originally considered the legislation.
300
An agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security, initially created by Presidential Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 and implemented by two Executive Orders on April 1, 1979.
What is the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
300
Watergate scandal.
Who is Nixon
400
This is the test soon-to-be Justices must undergo in order to prove their non-bias.
What is the Litmus Test?
400
What fraction (and of which chamber) does it take to convict the President in an impeachment trial?
What is 2/3 and Senate.
400
The committee which sets conditions for debate and amendment of most legislation. Also puts bills on the calendar for debate.
What is the House Rules Committee
400
Unanimously elected President who rejected his salary.
Who is Washington.
500
Which branch of government has the power to make lower courts?
What is the Legislative Branch.
500
Who else presides over an impeachment trial for the President?
What is the Chief Justice.
500
These elections are most likely associated with party realignment.
What are critical elections.
500
An organization that raises money privately to influence elections or legislation, esp. at the federal level
What is a Political Action Committee (PAC).
500
Two Presidents had very odd jobs before their presidency, a tailor and a hangman, name one of these Presidents.