Congress
Presidency
Judiciary
Bureaucracy
Miscellaneous
100
Representatives serve _____ year terms, while senators serve _____ year terms.
What is 2 years and 6 years
100
This part of the US Constitution clarifies who can run for the Office of President.
What is Article 2, Section 1 No person except a natural born citizen, or a citizen of the United States, at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the office of President; neither shall any person be eligible to that office who shall not have attained to the age of thirty-five years, and been fourteen years a resident within the United States.
100

How many justices are there on the Supreme Court? How many must vote to hear a case?

What is 9 justices and 4 justices must vote yes

100

This Act was first passed in 1939 and limited federal employees political involvement

What is the Hatch Act 
100
Prior to a bill going before the President for signature it must what?
What is pass through both the House and Senate
200
Legislation that allows representatives to bring money and jobs to their districts in the form of public works programs, military bases or other programs is referred to as?
What is pork legislation/port barrel spending.
200
Name three of the six Constitutional Powers awarded to the President
What are: Appointment, Convene Congress, Make treaties, Veto, Commander in Chief, Pardoning
200

What Article of the Constitution established the judiciary system?

What is Article III
200

This system refers to the practice of firing public-office holders of a defeated political party to replace them with loyalists of the newly elected party.

What is the spoils system
200
A committee which proposed bills are referred and continues from one Congress to the next is a ______ committee. Whereas a committee that includes members from both houses of Congress to conduct investigations or studies is a _______ committee.
What is standing committee and a joint committee
300
Name three types of committees found in Congress
What are: Standing committees, Joint committees, Conference committees, Select (or special) committees, House of Reps Committee on Rules
300
This Act lead to the Twenty-Fifth Amendment which establishes procedures for filling vacancies in the office of president and vice president as well as providing for procedures to deal with the disability of a president.
What is the Succession Act
300
________ Act created the US's 3 tiered court system. What are the three tiers?
What is the Judiciary Act of 1789


Federal District Courts

Circuit Courts

Supreme Court

300

The term iron triangle refers to what three parts of government? And how do these three parts interact?

What is Congress, Interest Groups and the Bureaucracy

300

A designated survivor is what?

What is someone who has been assigned to assume the presidency in case there is a tragedy

400
This term refers to when Senate members elect party leaders, review committee assignments, discuss party policy/platform, or determine party discipline.
What is party caucus
400
In order to remove the president from office the _______ must call for an impeachment and the _______ conducts a trial.
What is the House of Representatives and the Senate
400

In order to be confirmed to the Supreme Court a justice must pass two steps these steps are?

What is 1) the president must nominate and 2) the Senate must confirm

400
This economic legislation altered the role of the Federal Govt for the remainder of the 20th Century
What is referred to as the New Deal Legislation pushed by FDR 
400
__________ resolution permits the president to send troops into action only with the authorization of Congress or if the United States, its territories, or the armed forces are attacked.
What is the War Powers Resolution
500
Members of Congress participate in _____ representation when they are deciding what's best for their constituents. Where as _______ representation is when they listen to their constituents.
What is Trustee representation and Delegate representation Politico representation – a hybrid approach
500
Presidents typically have a _____ approval rating at the beginning of their term and a ______ approval rating as their term continues.
What is a higher approval rating and a lower approval rating
500

Name two of the four ways that Congress has control over the judiciary.

What are Number of justices on Supreme Court, Court’s jurisdiction, Structure of court system, Court’s budget

500

There are four general types of agencies within the US Bureaucracy system. Name three of the four types.

What are: Cabinet departments Government corporations Independent executive agencies Independent regulatory commissions

500
The only way that Senators may end a filibuster is by ______ of them signing a motion for _______
What is sixty and cloture
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