Legislative
Members of the House of Representatives serve this length of term.
What is 2 years?
The President must ensure that these are faithfully carried out.
What are laws?
The highest court in the United States.
What is the Supreme Court?
This type of case involves disputes between individuals and usually results in money damages.
What is a civil case?
This system divides power between national and state governments.
What is federalism?
There are these many members in the Senate.
What is 100?
The President can serve a maximum of these many years.
What is 8 years?
This landmark case established judicial review.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
This type of offense includes serious crimes like murder.
What is a felony?
Powers not given to the federal government are called these.
What are reserved powers?
The Vice President serves this role in the Senate.
What is presiding officer?
This group advises the President and is made up of department leaders.
What is the Cabinet?
This philosophy says judges should interpret the Constitution strictly.
What is judicial restraint (or original intent)?
This formal charge is issued by a grand jury.
What is an indictment?
Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 is known by this name.
What is the Elastic Clause?
This is the annual speech the President gives to Congress.
What is the State of the Union?
Agreements between the President and foreign leaders are called these.
What are executive agreements?
This court case overturned “separate but equal.”
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This legal principle prevents the government from depriving someone of life, liberty, or property unfairly.
What is due process?
This amendment is the source of reserved powers for the states.
What is the 10th Amendment?
This is the formal charge brought against a public official.
What is impeachment?
This amendment clarifies presidential succession.
What is the 25th Amendment?
The belief that judges should use their own views to shape policy is called this.
What is judicial activism?
This amendment guarantees both due process and equal protection under the law.
What is the 14th Amendment?
The Supreme Court’s authority to interpret the Constitution comes from this power.
What is judicial review?