Legislative Branch
This is the age you must be to be elected to the House of Representatives
What is 25 years old?
This is the term length for the President
What is four years?
This type of jurisdiction is the primary type of jurisdiction held by the Supreme Court
What is appellate jurisdiction?
This is the branch that can impeach the President or Supreme Court Justices
What is the legislative branch (Congress)?
This branch is the Commander-in-Chief of the US armed forces
What is the executive/President?
This style of representative combines constituent input with expert advice and their own opinions to make decisions
What is a politico?
This is the citizenship status of someone who wants to run for president
What is a natural-born citizen?
This is the type of opinion written by Supreme Court Justices that establishes precedent
What is the majority opinion?
This presidential power allows the President to prevent a bill from becoming a law
What is a veto?
This branch has the power to judge cases involving different states
What is the judicial/Supreme Court?
This apportionment of representatives is done according to a state's population size
What is proportional representation?
This type of election is the final election between two candidates of different parties
What is the general election?
This type of jurisdiction is concerned with the facts of the case
What is original jurisdiction?
This is the power of the Supreme Court to declare acts of Congress or the President unconstitutional
What is judicial review?
This branch has lifetime appointments
What is the judicial/Supreme Court?
Giving every state two senators (equal representation) benefits this size state.
What are small states?
This type of primary does not require you to be registered with a political party to vote in the primary
What is an open primary?
This executive branch position serves as the lawyer on behalf of the United States in Supreme Court cases
What is the solicitor general?
This proportion of House Representatives and Senators is required to override a Presidential veto
What is 2/3rds?
This branch can grant pardons
What is the executive/President?
This chamber of Congress has two-year terms
What is the House of Representatives?
This executive position used to be elected separately from the President
What is the vice president?
This Latin term refers to impacted groups writing to the Supreme Court encouraging them to decide on a case in a certain way
What is an amicus curiae?
This branch of government nominates Supreme Court Justices
What is the executive branch (President)?
This branch makes citizenship rules
What is the legislative/Congress?