Executive Branch
What amendment declared that a president could only serve 2 terms
22nd amendment
How long does a representative serve
2 years
What bureaucratic problem refers to agencies with dysfunctional relationships
Conflict
secretary of Treasury
janet yellen
1973: In what supreme court case did the court rule that the Constitution of the United States protects a pregnant woman's liberty to choose to have an abortion without excessive government restriction.
Roe V. Wade
How is a states number of electoral college votes determined
Congressional representation: however many representatives they have + 2 (2 senators for each state)
Power to tax, power to spend and the power to borrrow
powers of the purse
What is a three way relationship between a congressional committee, an interest group, and a bureaucratic agent .
Iron Triangle
who is secretary of defense
lloyd austin
1993: what supreme court case determined that a question of whether the Senate had properly tried an impeachment was political in nature and could not be resolved in the courts if there was no applicable judicial standard
Nixon v. United States
Which presidential role covers giving the state of the union address, representing the US, giving the National dress, and press conferences.
Chief of state
Where does a bill have to go after floor debates before it reaches the president.
Conference Committee
what is a government agency that is constituted by legislature to regulate the employment and working conditions of civil servants, oversee hiring and promotions, and promote the values of the public service
Civil service committee
What 4 departments make up the inner cabinet
Defense, State, Treasury, and Justice departments
What supreme court case declared the line-item veto unconstitutional.
Clinton V. City of New York
What refers to the review, monitoring, and supervision of federal agencies, programs and policy implementation, and provides the legislative branch with an opportunity to inspect, examine, review and check the executive branch and its agencies.
Congressional Oversight
what three qualifications does one need in order to run for senator
- 30 years or older
- at least 9 years of US citizenship
- Residency in the state they want to represent
What is the system of employing and promoting civil servants who are friends and supporters of the group in power
Spoils system
What structure has the one person at the "top", closest to the president, and everyone else reporting to the president through him/her
Pyramid structure
1962: which supreme court case decided that redistricting qualifies as a justiciable question under the Fourteenth Amendment, thus enabling federal courts to hear Fourteenth Amendment-based redistricting cases.
Baker V Carr
In accordance to the 25th amendment, the succession plan states that the VP will take the place of the president if needed. If something then happened to the VP, who would become president?
President Pro Temper of the Senate
How many members does the house of representatives have
435
what is it whe people are appointed to a government office on the basis of merit, as ascertained by a written exam or by applying certain selection criteria
Competitive service
What body confirms cabinet nominations and by what majority.
senate and a simple majority
1954: which supreme court case decided that that U.S. state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional, even if the segregated schools are otherwise equal in quality.
Brown v. Board of education