Legislative Branch
Term used to refer to a Congress with two houses.
What is bicameral?
Minimum age to be President of the United States.
What is 35 years old?
The ability or authority of a court to hear a case.
What is jurisdiction?
When power is shared between the national and state governments.
What is Federalism?
Name of the Constitutional clause that establishes the laws of Congress as "the supreme law of the land."
What is the Supremacy clause?
The clause of the Constitution that gives Congress/Federal Government implied powers.
What is Necessary and Proper (Elastic) Clause?
The power given to the President to deny the passage of legislation passed by Congress.
What is the veto?
The highest court in the United States.
What is the Supreme Court?
Powers given to the national government by the Constitution.
What are expressed/enumerated powers?
Type of federalism where the state and national government have clear division of their roles, responsibilities, and powers.
What is dual federalism?
One of Congress's strongest powers is said to be the power of the ____________.
What is purse?
Name of the institution that formally elects the President of the United States.
What is the Electoral College?
Power of the Judicial Branch that allows the Supreme Court to determine constitutionality of laws.
What is Judicial Review?
When a power is given to both the state and national government.
What are concurrent powers?
A more modern form of federalism where there are blurred lines between the roles, responsibilities, and powers of the state and national government.
What is cooperative federalism?
The term length of a US Senator.
What is 6 years?
Fraction of Congress needed to override a Presidential veto on legislation.
What is 2/3?
The Supreme Court case that established the power of Judicial Review.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
The constitutional amendment that stipulates powers not given to the national government by the constitution are reserved for the states.
What is the 10th Amendment?
A drivers license from one state being recognized by all of the other states is an example of the ____________________________ clause.
What is Full Faith and Credit clause?
The house of Congress that impeaches the President.
What is the House of Representatives?
The presidential role that gives the President control of the armed forces.
What is the Commander in Chief?
The person/group that confirms appointments of federal judges.
What is the Senate?
The power to grant titles of nobility is considered this type of power in US government.
What are denied powers?
Powers that belong to the National Government because it is the national government of a sovereign nation.
What are inherent powers?