The executive agency responsible for promoting leadership on food, agriculture, and natural resources.
What is the Department of Agriculture?
100
The President's duty to be his/her party's top political official.
What is the chief of party?
100
The Supreme Court decision of Korematsu v. United States set the precedent of ________.
What is the internment of Japanese during WWII as constitutional?
100
The Supreme Court was created by_______.
What is the Constitution?
100
This form of local government is characterized as having an elected city mayor as the chief executive and an elected council as the legislative body.
What is mayor-council?
200
The executive agency responsible for promoting job creation, economic growth, sustainable development and improved standards of living for all Americans.
What is the Commerce Department?
200
The President's duty to be the representative of all the people.
What is the chief citizen?
200
the Supreme Court decision of Miranda v. Arizona set the precedent of ________.
What is the right to remain silent?
200
The federal court system was created by ________.
What is Congress?
200
A court order which prevents unjust arrests and imprisonments.
What is a writ of habeas corpus?
300
The executive agency responsible for enforcing the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law.
What is the Attorney General?
300
The President's duty to be the ceremonial head of the government.
What is the chief of state?
300
The Supreme Court decision of Marbury v. Madison set the precedent of _______.
What is judicial review?
300
The pwer of a court to hear a case first.
What is original jurisdiction?
300
A process by which a certain number of qualified voters sign petitions in favor of a proposed statute or constitutional amendment, which goes directly to the ballot.
What is initiative?
400
The executive agency responsible for securing the nation from the many threats we face.
What is the Department of Homeland Security?
400
The President's duty to be the director of the executive branch.
What is the chief administrator?
400
The Supreme court decision of Brown v. Board of Education set the precedent of __________.
What is overturning segregation?
400
The power of a court to review the decisions of inferior courts.
What is appellate jurisdiction?
400
An order by a higher court directing a lower court to send up the record in a given case for review.
What is a writ of certiorari?
500
The agency responsible for managing America's vast natural and cultural resources.
What is the Department of the Interior?
500
The President's duty to be the primary law enforcer in the US.
What is the chief executive?
500
the Supreme court decision of Plessy v. Ferguson set the precedent of _______.
What is affirming segregation as long as facilities are equal?
500
The federal court system existing side-by-side with the state court system.
What is dual court system?
500
The most powerful committee in Idaho's legislature.
What is the Joint Finance Appropriations Committee?