Congress and the Constitution
1. Be a natural born citizen
2. Be of 35 years of age
3. Have been a resident of the United States for 14 years
What are the requirements to be president in the United States?
TRUE OR FALSE: The president’s main duty as commander-in-chief is to declare war
What is FALSE?
The ability of the courts to determine if a law or action is constitutional
What is judicial review?
The governments right to rule
What is legitimacy?
What is the 22nd amendment?
The formal process by which the president is tried for high crimes and misdemeanors
What is impeachment?
TRUE OR FALSE: Regulations that are issued by the president that have the force of law are known as vetoes
What is FALSE?
Article III
Which part of the U.S. Constitution establishes the Supreme Court and any inferior courts?
The right to vote
What is franchise?
bully pulpit
The responsibility of the Senate
**to ... appointments
Who confirms the appointments made by the president?
TRUE OR FALSE: The Great Society agenda most expanded the power of the presidency following the new deal era.
What is TRUE?
The system in which judges work on behalf of the government to gather facts and information regarding a case
What is the inquisitorial system of justice?
Requires government permission for publication, a form of government censorship.
The rules that make up the fundamental laws of a nation or state
What is constitutional law?
The Great Depression
**as the reason for...
What is FDR's expansion of the power of the president in the United States?
TRUE OR FALSE: The presidents best chance to get legislation passed is when the president is up for reelection
What is FALSE?
When judges follow the decisions of past judges and respect to judicial precedent
What is stare decisis?
Impression made while young, the information first presented makes a longer lasting impression
What is primacy tendency?
The Supreme Court will not hear a case unless at least four justices agree to hear said case
What is the "rule of four"
Article II
What part of the Constitutions specifies the functions of the president in foreign affairs?
TRUE OR FALSE: A pact made between the president and a foreign government is called an executive agreement
What is TRUE?
An order by the Supreme Court to hear a case from a lower court
What is a "writ a certiorari"
The eligibility to file a lawsuit
What is a standing?
One of these reduces the severity of punishment, while the other relieves a person of guilt and punishment
What is a reprieve and what is a pardon?