2.1-2.5
A constitutional requirement to serve in the United States House of Representatives
What is must be at least 25 years old and a citizen for 7 years
The principle of stare decisis is fundamental to the common law system
What is it ensures that similar legal cases receive consistent treatment and creates predictability in legal outcomes
Judicial Review
What is the Power to Determine Constitutionality of Laws
A draft or proposed law in Congress
What is a Bill
Stare Decisis
What is the legal doctrine requiring courts to adhere to precedent and follow established legal principles when similar cases arise
A scenario that best illustrates the concept of 'logrolling' in the legislative process
WHat is when a Representative from a farming district votes for an urban transit bill in exchange for a city Representative's vote on a farm subsidy
This article of the U.S. Constitution establishes life tenure for Supreme Court Justices
What is Article III
Some Examples of Federal Bureaucracy
What are
Departments (e.g., Department of State, Department of Defense)
Agencies (e.g., Environmental Protection Agency)
Commissions (e.g., Federal Trade Commission)
Government corporations (e.g., U.S. Postal Service)
A tactic to prolong debate and delay or prevent a vote on a bill
What is a Filibuster
22nd Amendment
What is it established presidential term limits and demonstrates concern about the expansion of presidential power
The 'power of the purse' serves as a check on the executive branch's policy agenda
What is Congress can refuse to fund specific executive programs, effectively halting their implementation
Hamilton's argument that when laws conflict with the Constitution, courts must choose the Constitution, relies on the principle that
What is the Constitution represents the supreme will of the people
This Department was Created in 2002 in Response to the 9/11 Attacks
What is Department of Homeland Security
Funding for a local project in a larger appropriation bill
What is a Pork barrel
Federalist 70
What is offers justification for a single executive by arguing a strong executive is “essential to the protection of the country against foreign attacks, to the steady administration of the laws, to the protection of property, and to the security of liberty.”
Explains why the Senate is often described as more stable and less susceptible to rapid shifts in public opinion than the House
What is the longer, six-year staggered terms allow Senators to focus on long-term policy rather than immediate reelection pressure
Hamilton's argument in Federalist No. 78, the judiciary's lack of 'force' and 'will' actually strengthen its legitimacy in a democratic system
What is it ensures judges rely purely on legal reasoning rather than political power
The Concept of 'Serving at the Pleasure of the President' Affect Agency Head Behavior
What is it Creates Incentives for Agency Heads to Align Their Decisions with Presidential Priorities
Formal power of the President to check Congress, and cannot be overridden with a 2/3 vote of both houses of Congress
What is a Pocket Veto
Article III
What is the foundation for powers of the judicial branch ; life tenure for justices allows the court to function independent of the current political climate
Trustee
What is a member of Congress is deciding how to vote on a bill that would increase the national debt ceiling
The post-9/11 expansion of executive power in national security demonstrate about the interpretation of presidential power
What is Historical circumstances continue to influence how presidents justify broad power usage
Iron Triangles Potentially Undermine Democratic Accountability
What is because they Create Exclusive Relationships that May Ignore Broader Public Interests
An outgoing politician or group of politicians who continue to serve until the assumption of their elected
What is a Lame Duck
Federalist 78
What is the argument for how its independence checks the power of other branches ; life tenure for justices allows the court to function independent of the current political climate