Principles
Principle that the power of the government should not be concentrated in 1 place.
What is Separation of Powers?
435 members, 2-year terms
What is the House of Representatives?
The President carries this title when leading the US military, although he does not declare war.
What is Commander in Chief?
This is the length of the term of a Supreme Court justice.
What is life?
The principle that each branch of government is held accountable by the other branches of the government.
What are Checks and Balances?
Principle that the gov't does not have unlimited power.
What is Limited Government?
100 members, 6-year terms
What is the Senate?
The number of the Article in the Constitution that establishes the Executive Branch.
What is 2?
The number justices that sit on the US Supreme Court.
What are 9?
Examples of this principle include free speech, freedom of religion, ability to remain silent.
What are Individual Rights?
The principle that no one, even powerful people, are above the law.
What is Rule of Law?
This title goes to the leader of the House of Representatives.
What is Speaker of the House?
These can be signed by the President and have the force of law, but they are not passed by Congress.
What are Executive Orders?
This case established the Judicial Branch's check on the Legislative and Executive branches - judicial review.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
This principle describes the Supreme Court's ability to determine whether laws or executive orders are Constitutional.
What is Judicial Review?
What is Federalism?
The Vice President is the President of the Senate, but the business of the Senate is really run by the person in this position.
What is President Pro Tempore?
This group is responsible for advising the President.
What is the Cabinet?
This describes the type of jurisdiction a court has to hear a case for the first time.
What is original jurisdiction?
This principle describes having a representative government that puts the people first.
What is Republicanism?
This describes the process the government must follow to protect individual rights.
This power is reserved for the Senate, which allows them to confirm presidential appointments.
What is Advice and Consent?
This is the role the President is performing when he is carrying out laws and policies through bureaucratic agencies.
What is Chief Executive?
This is the term to describe when the Supreme Court leaves policymaking to the other branches.
What is judicial restraint?
This principle describes people participating in government and providing consent to be governed.
What is Popular Sovereignty?