Presidential Power
This document is the source of the president’s powers.
The Constitution
This body of Congress is made up of two chambers.
Bicameral legislature
This landmark case established the principle of judicial review
Marbury. v Madison
This system was created to reduce political favoritism in hiring government employees.
Civil service system
This term refers to the ability of courts to interpret laws and strike them down if unconstitutional.
Judicial review
These directives issued by the president carry the force of law without needing Congressional approval.
Executive Orders
This term describes drawing new district lines after a census.
This is the practice of letting previous court decisions guide current ones
Stare decisis
This act ended the spoils system and established merit-based hiring
Pendleton Act
This is the difference between a criminal and a civil case
Criminal law involves offenses against the state, while civil law deals with disputes between individuals
This act limits the president’s ability to commit troops without Congressional approval.
What is the War Powers Act?
These small groups in Congress focus on specific policy areas.
Congressional committees
These “friends of the court” briefs are submitted by non-parties with an interest in the case outcome
amicus curiae
This 1939 law limits political activities of federal employees
Hatch Act
These are the three types of opinions the Supreme Court may issue
Majority, dissenting, and concurring opinions
This term describes the president’s right to withhold information from Congress or the courts.
Executive privilege?
This type of veto allows a president to ignore a bill until Congress adjourns.
Pocket veto
This model of judicial philosophy encourages judges to interpret the Constitution based on original meaning
Originalism
These government workers implement and enforce federal laws and policies
Bureaucrats
This is the legal right to bring a case to cour
This type of international agreement made by the president doesn’t require Senate ratification.
Executive Agreement
This is the Senate’s power to approve or reject presidential appointments.
Senatorial courtesy
This is the formal request asking the Supreme Court to review a lower court case.
Writ of certiorari
This refers to the expansion of government agencies and their roles over time.
Federal bureaucracy
This term describes when judges are seen as creating new policy through their rulings rather than strictly interpreting the law.
Judicial activism