Supreme Court Cases
This U.S. Supreme Court case was the first that Judicial Review was used when the Supreme Court struck down part of the Judiciary Act of 1789 that gave the Supreme Court a new power that wasn't listed in the Constitution
Marbury vs. Madison
This is the role the president is taking as overseeing the armed forces as the top of the military chain of command
Commander in Chief
This is a responsibility of Congress, largely in committees, to make sure that executive agencies are carrying out their responsibilities appropriately
Oversight
A permanent committee in Congress that specializes in a certain policy area
Standing committee
This is the name of the clause in the 1st Amendment that prevents the national government from creating a national religion
Establishment clause
In this novel, Atticus Finch is a white lawyer who is defending a black man named Tom Robinson who is falsely accused of a crime in the state of Alabama in the 1930s
To Kill a Mockingbird
This Supreme Court case granted women the right to an abortion nationwide in the first two trimesters of a pregnancy
Roe vs. Wade
This is the role the president is taking as the unofficial leader of his political party
Chief of Party
The use of unlimited debate in the Senate to prevent a vote on a bill from occurring
filibuster
Most standing committees are broken down into smaller committees called these to further specialize
Subcommittees
These laws, which are not allowed in the Constitution, would mean someone could be arrested for an act that was legal at the time if it later bacame illegal
Ex post facto laws
K stands for this element in the periodic table of elements
Potassium
This Supreme Court case ruled that under the Free Exercise of Religion Clause in the 1st Amendment that Amish families do not have to legally send their children to school past the 8th grade
Wisconsin vs. Yoder
This is the role the president is taking when meeting with leaders of other nations and guiding U.S. foreign policy.
Cheif Diplomat
When a member of Congress is voting based on what a majority of his/her constitutents would like to see happen despite his/her personal beleifs
delegae role
These are temporary committees, usually for investigations, and these disband once the investigation is completed
Select committee
This is not allowed under the 5th Amendment which would allow someone to put back on trial for the same crime after being found not guilty in a pervious trial
Double jepoardy
In trigonometry, this stands for opposite side/hypotenuse
sin
This Supreme Court case ruled that the national government cannot make legislation to ban guns in school zones under the commerce clause, as that is a state responsibility to regulate guns under the 10th Amendment
United States vs. Lopez
This is the role the president is taking by overseeing a vast bureaucracy and carrying out th laws of the nation
Chief Executive
When both political parties are working together for a common goal
bipartisanship
This is a temporary committee made up of members of both the House and the Senate only to come up with one version of a bill when a different version of a bill passes each chamber
Conference committee
This is the name of a standard for a reasonable belief that a crime was committed by someone
Probable cause
How do you say the color "purple" in Spanish
Morado
This Supreme Court case ruled that the state of North Carolina violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment based on the odd shape of a new congressional district it created based only on race
Shaw vs. Reno
This is the role the president is taking by having a legislative agenda and being involved in most stages of the legislative process
Chief Legislator
A leadership position from each party in both chambers of Congress responsible for kepping track of how each member of their party plans to vote and to try to convince party members on how to vote on certain bills
Whip
This is a permanent committee made up of members of both the House and the Senate mostly for gathering information
Joint committee
The name of rights such as to remain silent and to have an attorney present during questioning that must be read to anyone being arrested by the police
Miranda Rights
What is the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water.
photosynthesis