Making Laws
A proposed law introduced in Congress has this name.
What is a bill?
This official leads the executive branch.
Who is the president?
This department handles U.S. diplomacy and relations with foreign countries.
What is the Department of State?
Article III directly establishes this highest federal court.
What is the Supreme Court?
This collective name identifies the first ten amendments.
What is the Bill of Rights?
The president uses this power to reject a bill passed by Congress.
What is a veto?
When directing the armed forces, the president serves in this constitutional role.
What is commander in chief?
This Treasury bureau collects federal income taxes.
What is the Internal Revenue Service, or IRS?
These federal trial courts ordinarily hear evidence and testimony first.
What are U.S. district courts?
Freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition are protected by this amendment.
What is the First Amendment?
A bill for raising revenue must begin in this chamber.
What is the House of Representatives?
This body confirms presidential nominations for Cabinet secretaries and Supreme Court justices.
What is the Senate?
The head of the Department of Justice holds this title.
Who is the attorney general?
These courts review district-court decisions for legal errors.
What are U.S. courts of appeals?
This amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures.
What is the Fourth Amendment?
Overriding a presidential veto requires this fraction of the members voting in each chamber, with a quorum present.
What is two-thirds?
The president may grant pardons for federal offenses, except in cases of this constitutional process.
What is impeachment?
These two departments handle diplomacy and national military defense, respectively.
What are the Departments of State and Defense?
Article III judges hold office during good behavior instead of serving fixed terms. This helps protect this principle.
What is judicial independence?
Establishes that powers not delegated to the federal government or prohibited to the states are reserved to the states or the people.
What is the Tenth Amendment?
Congress adjourns in a way that prevents a bill’s return, and the president leaves it unsigned for ten days, excluding Sundays. This results.
What is a pocket veto?
A president negotiates a treaty. Before ratification, this fraction of senators present must consent.
What is two-thirds?
The respective departments of the attorney general and the secretary of State.
What are Justice and State?
A court determines that a law violates the Constitution and refuses to enforce it. This power has this name.
What is judicial review?
Under the usual amendment process, these fractions of both houses of Congress and state legislatures are required to propose and ratify an amendment, respectively.
What are two-thirds of both houses and three-fourths of state legislatures?